Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will head a delegation to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in the US on April 12-14 at the invitation of US President Barack Obama.

The 16th ASEAN Summit’s preparatory meetings were held in Hanoi on April 6, including the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), the ASEAN Economics Senior Officials’ Meeting (SEOM) and the Meeting of the Senior Officials Committee for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA).

Since 1991, the number of communist party members coming from the local Khmer group has increased by fivefold to nearly 12,000. Many of them have been elected to the National Assembly or People’s Councils at various levels.

The ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFDM+3) opened at the VinPearl Land resort in Nha Trang City on April 6.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has called for a greater effort to strengthen the traditional friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba.

A committee aimed at protecting women and children will make its official debut in Hanoi within the framework of the third conference of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC) slated for April 7.

China has seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos when sending vessels to patrol Truong Sa area.

The southern province of Vinh Long needs to upgrade its infrastructure and adopt measures to attract more investors to the province’s industrial zones, State President Nguyen Minh Triet has said.

Measures to manage interest rates and keep prices under control were discussed at an online conference chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung on April 5.

Party Politburo member Truong Tan Sang on April 5 received Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng on his working visit to Vietnam.

The ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFDM) opened in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on April 5, chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed Vietnam’s strong commitment to working closely with other countries in the Mekong River Basin to use and protect the river’s resources effectively and sustainably.

The Vietnamese Inspectorate General and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) have signed a cooperative agreement against corruption as a result of long-term cooperation between the two agencies.

A professional training course opened in Laos’ province of Luang Prabang on April 5 for information and cultural managers in eight northern Lao provinces.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet will pay official visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Tunisia and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria from April 10-15, according to a Foreign Ministry communiqué released on April 5.

Supporting ASEAN member countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) to narrow the development gap, reinforce unity and promote regional integration is always considered one of the top priorities for ASEAN cooperation.

A number of activities on the sideline of the upcoming 16th ASEAN summit began taking place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on April 5.

On April 4, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his delegation arrived in Hua Hin, Thailand for the Mekong River Commission (MRC) International Conference after successfully concluding their three-day visit to the Union of Myanmar.

The valuable assistance from Russian experts helped Vietnam win a glorious victory in its past struggle against foreign aggressors, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia, Bui Dinh Dinh.

President Nguyen Minh Triet on April 3 attended a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of the victory at Ham Rong in the northern province of Thanh Hoa.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has expressed the hope that businesses from the two countries would be reliable partners and close friends ready to join hands to cope with challenges and share success.

On April 3, the National Assembly (NA) Committee for Foreign Affairs discussed the implementation of propaganda activities for the 31st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31) scheduled in Vietnam for September.

Thailand wants to strengthen relations with Vietnam in all fields, particularly trade, said Thai Ambassador to Vietnam, Pisanu Chanvitan.

The Bim Son Cement Joint Stock Company has become a leader in Vietnam’s cement sector, and the Bim Son cement trademark has won consumer trust, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

A ceremony was held in Da Lat on April 3 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the city’s liberation (April 3, 1975 – April 3, 2010).

The success of the 16th ASEAN Summit (ASEAN 16) with Vietnam as chairman will demonstrate the country’s strength in the initial phase of realising the ASEAN Charter towards building an ASEAN community in 2015 and prove ASEAN’s positive participation in the International community.

The 6th Department-level Diplomatic and Defence Dialogue between Vietnam and Japan took place in Hanoi on April 1.

Representatives from four Mekong River countries gathered in the central resort towns of Cha-am and Hua Hin, Thailand, beginning April 2, to discuss management of the river’s resources.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attaches importance to its traditional relationship with the Hungarian Socialist Party (HSP), said the Secretary of the CPV Central Committee.

Vietnam wishes to develop a comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership with China following the guiding principles mutually agreed upon, of being good neighbours, friends, comrades, and partners, engaging in all-round cooperation, in the interests of long-term stability with a view towards the future.