Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 16 made a fact-finding tour of the construction site of Thu Thiem Tunnel being built in the Saigon River bed.

State President Triet has urged ministries, departments and businesses to help the people of Cao Bang province develop a better economy to improve their living conditions.

Vietnam and Russia will work closely to implement the agreements which were signed during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Russia in December 2009.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong received a European Parliament (EP) delegation for relations with Southeast Asian and ASEAN countries led by Wermer Langen, in Hanoi on March 15.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem received Qatar’s Acting Minister of Business and Trade Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah in Hanoi on March 15.

Measures to speed up major projects, ease traffic jams and prevent flooding in Ho Chi Minh City topped the agenda of a working session between the cabinet and the city’s leaders on March 15.

Five ministers will be questioned at a week-long session of the National Assembly Standing Committee which opened in Hanoi on March 15.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 14 visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community there.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) representative won standing ovations with the participation of 102 left-wing parties from Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The world map published by the US National Geographic Society is wrong with a note of ‘Paracel Is. China’ in the Hoang Sa archipelago area of Vietnam, said the spokesperson of the Vietnamese foreign ministry on March 13.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has expressed his hope that Saint Petersburg State University will become an important partner for Vietnam to increase cooperation in new areas such as nuclear power.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga has rejected a US human right report, saying it provides biased information about the real situation in Vietnam.

Vietnam is an important partner of Poland in Asia, says Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Wojciechowski.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen Nguyen Khac Nghien received Laurent Bili, co-president of the Vietnam-France joint committee on National Defence Cooperation in Hanoi on March 12.

Vietnam hopes it will attract more investors from the Republic of Korea, including the Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. (KOWEPO), says State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Vietnam hopes it will attract more investors from the Republic of Korea, including the Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. (KOWEPO), says State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) on March 12 handed over to Vietnam dossiers concerning remains of 35 Vietnamese soldiers who sacrificed during the American War in Vietnam.

The seventh ASEAN Chief of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-7) will be held in Hanoi from March 24-27.

Lao Prime Minister Bouason Bouphavanh on March 12 received a Vietnamese delegation from the Ministry of Justice led by Minister Ha Hung Cuong, who is on a working visit to Laos from March 7-12.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on March 12 to discuss issues related to gender equality and women’s rights.

Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan began a working visit to Saint Petersburg and Moscow on March 12.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is expected to conduct a question time during its upcoming session in Hanoi from March 15-19.

A delegation from the Presidential Office led by Nguyen Van Chien, head of the Office, visited Laos from March 9-12.

A delegation from the Presidential Office led by Nguyen Van Chien, head of the Office, visited Laos from March 9-12.

A delegation from the Presidential Office led by Nguyen Van Chien, head of the Office, visited Laos from March 9-12.

On March 12, the Political General Department’s Party Committee under the Ministry of National Defense presented a 60-year Party insignia to former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu in recognition of his contributions to the Party’s revolutionary cause.

Vietnam and the UK have signed joint statements on the establishment of an international standard state university in Vietnam and enhancement of cooperation in developing public-private partnerships.

Vietnam’s commitment to continual negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) reflects its determination to go ahead with its renewal process and in-depth international economic integration.

Under the government’s leadership, Ho Chi Minh City will do its utmost to bring the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia 2010 to success.

The Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly, Tong Thi Phong, paid a visit to Buon Ma Thuot city on March 11.