Vietnam strongly condemns the deadly bomb attacks that occurred in two Moscow subway stations March 29, said a spokesperson for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

Vietnam and Laos have agreed to strengthen their long-standing friendship and especially in politics and economics.

Vietnamese and Spanish diplomatic passport holders no longer need visas to visit the other’s country.

Morocco wants to share experience with Vietnam in forestry, aquaculture, education and training and cultural exchange.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Tanzanian counterpart Mizengo Peter Pinda have agreed upon measures to boost bilateral cooperation in various fields, particularly in agriculture, health care and education.

The organising board of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and General Assembly 31 (AIPA-31) had their first meeting in Hanoi on March 29.

Da Nang is striving to fully tap into its potential and confirm its important role in the central region and the country as a whole.

Hanoi is putting the finishing touches to several works in preparation for the 16th ASEAN Summit, which will take place in the capital city in a few days’ time.

Vietnam has been elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for a second successive term (2009-2011).

The State Treasury has made important contributions to helping the country overcome the economic downturn last year, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mizengo Peter Pinda, began a three-day official visit to Vietnam on March 29 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The 12th conference of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee (10th tenure) concluded on March 28 after one week.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official working visit to the Union of Myanmar from April 2-4.

Thirty ambassadors, charge d’affaires, heads of diplomatic delegations, representatives of the Untied Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and international organizations in Vietnam took part in an exchange programme titled “friendship spring walk” to visit historical relics in northern Bac Ninh province on March 27.

The National Geographic Society (NGS) of the US will revise the naming conventions of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in its maps, according to the society’s latest statement issued on March 25.

On March 26, the Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy, Dang Khanh, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, signed a tripartite cooperation agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Republic of Chad.

Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh is heading a high-level military delegation to attend the second Japan-ASEAN defence officials’ meeting in Tokyo from March 24-28.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has confirmed the consistent solidarity of the Vietnamese Communist Party and people with the struggle for the just cause of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) and the people of El Salvador.  

The agricultural sectors of Vietnam and Mozambique need to tap their potential and develop long-term projects in the interests of both sides, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The Vietnamese and Cambodian Governments on March 26 started work on planting eight border markers between the two countries.

Vietnam has expressed concern over the increased tension in the Middle East and condemned Israel’s irresponsibility, especially its recent decision to build new settlements in east Jerusalem.

The fifth Mekong-Japan Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) will be held in Hanoi on March 31.

Vice President Bunnhang Volachit will pay an official visit to Vietnam on March 29-30 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Doan, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

The 35th anniversary of Thua Thien-Hue’s liberation was celebrated on March 26 with the participation more than 10,000 cadres, soldiers and local people along with senior leaders.

On March 25, Vietnam’s Consulate General officially opened in Houston city, Texas where more than 450,000 overseas Vietnamese are living.  

The Vietnam Housing and Urban Development Holdings Group (HUD Holdings) must develop faster than the nation’s growth rate, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet at his meeting with the group’s executives in Hanoi on March 25.

Mozambican Minister of Agriculture Soares Nhaca has pledged to create favourable conditions for Vietnam to implement joint agricultural projects in the African country.

Tran Dinh Hoan, former Politburo and Secretariat member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and head of its Commission for Organisation and Personnel, passed away on March 25 at the age of 72.

Vietnam is worried about the rising tension in the Middle East and condemns Israel for its decision to build new resettlement areas in East Jerusalem, said Ministry of Foreign Affair’s spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga on March 25.

The Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania Mizengo Peter Pinda will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 29 to 31.