The Vietnamese province of Lao Cai and the Chinese province of Yunnan will promote exchanges in various fields to mark Vietnam-China Friendship Year.

Pakistani President Asip Ali Zardari has expressed his respect for late President Ho Chi Minh, who led the Vietnamese nation to victory.

A Vietnamese delegation will attend the eighth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 8)’s counter-terrorism conference in Brussels, Belgium from June 10-11. 

Bac Giang province needs to make full use of its land, transport and human resources to narrow the development gap with other provinces and cities nationwide.

More than 800 representatives from 90 member countries of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) gathered in Hanoi on May 25 for its 78th annual meeting on irrigation, hydropower and the environment.

The Vietnamese province of Quang Tri and the Lao province of Salvan have erected border markers to strengthen their time-honoured special friendship.

Vietnam has always voiced its strong support for the Palestinian people’s just war, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Communist Party Committee Le Thanh Hai met with the outgoing Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Nikolay Dmitrievich, on May 24.

The President of the Palestinian National Authority and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Mahmoud Abbas, is paying an official three-day visit to Vietnam from May 24-26 at the invitation of State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Vietnam always attaches importance to friendship and cooperation with China and is ready to work with the latter to strengthen bilateral cooperation, said State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

President Nguyen Minh Triet has extended his condolences to his Indian counterpart Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Pratil over the recent crash of an Air India plane.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assured Microsoft that Vietnam will seriously and fully implement regulations on intellectual property protection and asked the group to continue with preferential policies on software and IT development in Vietnam.

A national conference will be held on September 9-10 to review the operation of people’s councils and people’s committees at all levels, the Government’s Office has announced.

Vietnam considers social development as its first priority target in the sustainable development strategy.  

The National Assembly (NA) will spend the whole day of May 27 discussing socio-economic issues and the NA budget, which will be broadcast live on VOV.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, led by its Deputy Head Nguyen Manh Hung, is on visit to Laos. 

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) concluded the seventh round of negotiations for the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Brussels on May 21.

While visiting Japan, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on May 21 had talks with the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, State Minister for National Strategy, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and leaders of other organisations and businesses.

At a UN meeting on human security, Vietnam reiterated its policy that considers the human factor the driving force and ultimate goal of its national development.

Senior officials of the communist parties of Vietnam and France on May 21 expressed the wish to increase exchanges of theoretical studies and practical knowledge on issues of common concern.

ASEAN members have expressed their support and solidarity with the Thai people and government in the search for a peaceful solution to the current situation in the country through dialogue and respect for democratic principles and the rule of law.

On the night of May 21 (Hanoi time), State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Finland.

At the ongoing 7th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) on May 21 many deputies said that it is essential to use basic interest rates as a tool to ensure the State’s role in managing the market and implementing relevant legal regulations.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by Hoang Binh Quan, Politburo member and Head of the Party’s Central Committee's External Relations Commission, visited the Ukraine on May 16-21 at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.

The Senior Officials’ Meetings (SOM) of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the ASEAN+3 and the Informal Consultations among East Asian Summit (EAS) Senior Officials took place in the central province of Quang Nam from May 19-20.

Vietnam consistently supports peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula as well as the settlement of every issue through peaceful dialogue. 

Top leaders of Vietnam and Finland have agreed to raise two-way trade and Finnish investments in the Southeast Asian country to US$1 billion, respectively within the next few years.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 24-26. 

“We should take full advantage of all opportunities and weather all difficulties to ensure sustainable development in the near future", said Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Phu Trong at the seventh session of the 12th NA, which opened in Hanoi on May 20.

The 7th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) officially opened in Hanoi on May 20. The NA deputies and voters nationwide paid a lot of attention to working out ways of ensuring stability in the macroeconomy.