Asia needs to maintain its recovery growth and with economic restructuring on a more balanced, greener, qualitative and effective development model.

On June 6, a high-level Vietnamese delegation led by State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan left Hanoi for the third Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from June 7-8 at the invitation of the Kazakhanstan and Turkish Presidents.

Vietnam is a typical illustrative example of a growing economy and dynamic development of the Asian economies, said the Head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Asia, Sushant Palakurthi Rao.

A grand meeting was held in Quang Binh province to mark World Environment Day (June 5) in the presence of State President Nguyen Minh Triet, Party officials, provincial leaders, and representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the Fatherland Front Central Committee.

Vietnam is resolved to turn into a rich and powerful country based on its sea-born economy, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Vietnamese government and people congratulate Naoto Kan on his election as Prime Minister of Japan.

An international seminar entitled “Vietnam-Laos solidarity in the construction and development of the resistance base in the northwestern part of Laos” took place in Lao on June 4.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Pham Tien Van has been awarded the RoK’s Order of Diplomatic Service Merit, Gwanghwa Medal.

A high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence Phung Quang Thanh is on a working visit to Singapore for the 9th Asian Security Summit.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Vinh Trong has urged relevant agencies to continue building a solid legal framework for the fight against HIV/AIDS, drug trafficking, and prostitution.

As many as 255 media workers from 92 local and foreign news agencies have registered to cover the 19th World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 6-7.

A group of ambassadors and staff of aid agencies are scheduled to visit Can Tho City and An Giang Province of Vietnam, and Cambodia on June 6-8.

There remain a number of snags in the disbursement of official development assistance (ODA), said delegates at the first forum to review the efficiency of ODA for Vietnam in 2010 held in Hanoi on June 3.

A high-ranking conference on the United Nations (UN) Delivering as One (DaO) initiative will take place in Hanoi from June 14-16, the UN and the Ministry of Planning and Investment announced at a press briefing on June 3.

At the invitation of the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentinean Deputy Foreign Minister Victorio Jose Taccetti visited Vietnam from June 2-3 as part of a mechanism for political consultations between the two foreign ministries.

The 19th World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia in 2010 will take place in HCM City on June 6-7.

No forces can set obstacles to the traditional solidarity, friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba, said Vietnamese and Cuban officials.

President Nguyen Minh Triet received Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Lal T. Muana at the Presidential Palace on June 2, as he prepared to end his term in the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to better perform its role in improving employees’ living conditions and protecting their legitimate rights.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a meeting in Hanoi on June 2 to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Myanmar.

A delegation headed by To Huy Rua from the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Commission for Communication and Education has begun a four-day visit to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has highlighted Vietnam’s achievements over the recent past, especially its successes in overcoming the impact of the global financial downturn.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Duong Thanh Bac, deputy head of the Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee attended the 8th congress of Moroccan Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) from May 28-30 in Rabat, the Morocco’s capital city.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet received a delegation of US writers, poets and researchers of Vietnamese culture led by poet Kevin Bowen, Director of the William Joiner Centre under the Massachusetts University in Hanoi on June 1.

Vietnam strongly condemns Israeli attack on the convoy of aid ships heading for the Gaza Strip on May 31, spokesperson of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Nguyen Phuong Nga said on June 1.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem participated in the second official ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Singapore from May 31 to June 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted separate receptions on June 1 for the visiting Swiss Secretary of State, Martin Dahinden, and the outgoing Indian Ambassador to Vietnam, Lal Thala Muana.

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration, led by its Director Le Huu Nghia, paid a working visit to Mozambique from May 25-28.

A high-level delegation from the Lao People’s Army led by Chief of the General Political Department, Lieutenant General Sengnouane Sayalat began an official visit to Vietnam on June 1 at the invitation of General Le Van Dung, the Director of the Vietnam People’s Army General Political Department.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has encouraged the William Joiner Centre under the US University of Massachusetts to introduce Vietnam’s culture and literature to the American public to strengthen bilateral friendship.