The publication of a book on President Ho Chi Minh was launched in Moscow on May 14 to celebrate his 120th birthday.

Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong received Raymond Aubrac, former member of the French parliament and a close friend of President Ho Chi Minh, in Hanoi on May 14.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on May 13 sent his condolences to the Dutch Queen Beatrix and the families of the victims of the recent plane crash in Libya.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh received foreign delegations which are in Hanoi to attend an international seminar on President Ho Chi Minh’s heritages on May 14.

Vietnam attaches importance to boosting economic-trade and investment relations with Belarus with a view to raising two-way trade to US$1 billion next year.

Over the past 30 years, the VN1 Radio Transmitter station (Radio VN1) has broadcast more than 600,000 hours worth of programmes, including both internal and external programmes.

The central border province of Quang Binh on May 13 reburied 50 sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers repatriated from the Lao province of Kham Muon.

Together with Cambodia, Vietnam will do its utmost to deepen bilateral ties to bring practical benefits to people of both countries, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while receiving the outgoing Cambodian ambassador, Van Phon, in Hanoi on May 13.

Vietnam and Belarus have agreed to beef up economic and commercial ties, striving to raise two-way trade to US$1 billion next year. 

State President extends condolences to Libya over plane crash   State President Nguyen Minh Triet on May 13 sent his condolences to Colonel Moammar Al-Gadhafi, leader of the Libyan Al Fateh Revolution, over a recent plane crash. 

Belarus considers Vietnam one of its most important political and trading partners in Asia, said Russia’s ITAR-TASS News Agency on May 13.

The Communist Party of India (CPI) (Marxist), which plays an important role in India’s political arena should continue to promote the two countries’ multifaceted cooperation in the framework of their strategic partnership.

Brazil supports Vietnam’s presence in G-20 meetings as the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 12 sent a message of congratulations to David Cameron, who has been appointed Prime Minister of the UK.

The friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia have been growing in depth with higher efficiency.

Vietnam should boost its export staples – seafood, agricultural products and fine art and handicraft items – to Moscow and promote its image as a tourist destination in Russia.

At 10 pm (Hanoi time) on May 12, State President Nguyen Minh Triet arrived in Minsk for his four-day official visit to the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko.

The International seminar on Ho Chi Minh heritage opened in Hanoi on May 12 to mark the late President Ho Chi Minh’s 120th birth anniversary.

Many Russian press and media agencies on May 11 continued praising the development of Russia-Vietnam relations.

A Court of Appeals on May 11 upheld jail terms for two men convicted of ‘working to overthrow the people’s administration’ and cut another defendant’s sentence after his appeal for clemency.

Truong Tan Sang, politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, has urged immediate action to save the country’s folk heritage and honour elderly folk artists as the nation is in danger of losing its intangible assets.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan says Ha Nam provincial authorities’ efforts to make local voters better aware of Party and State policies and guidelines have led to a consensus on socio-economic development plans.

Lao newspapers continue to run articles marking Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954) and its Great Spring Victory in 1975. 

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on May 11 extended his condolences to Russian President D.Medvedev over the mine blast in the country’s Siberian region.

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and Myanmar held their sixth political consultation meeting in Hanoi on May 11.

The practical and effective defence cooperation among ASEAN members will contribute to the successful building of the ASEAN Community and ensuring peace, security and development in the region.

The province of Hung Yen needs to increase the application of new technologies in production to develop strongly and become a high-tech industrial centre, and a centre of good-quality products and services, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The 4th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM-4), with the theme “Strengthening ASEAN defence cooperation for a region of stability and development” opened in Hanoi on May 11 under the chairmanship of Vietnamese Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh.

On May 10, President Nguyen Minh Triet and his delegation left Moscow to begin a two-day State visit to the Republic of Kalmykia at the invitation of his Kalmyk counterpart Kirsan IIlyumzhinov.

The Party and Government of Vietnam always attach importance to developing comprehensive strategic partnership with China for the benefit of both countries and for regional peace, stability and development.