Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh received a high-ranking delegation from the Lao People’s Army in Hanoi on March 4 to discuss the implementation of signed agreements.

A high-level delegation, headed by State President Nguyen Minh Triet, visited Yen Bai province on March 3-4 to appraise the local socio-economic and security situation, and urge greater efforts.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, agencies, provinces and cities to work closely together to speed up decentralisation and capital disbursement for eligible projects.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Ngo Anh Dung has presented Vietnam’s schedule of major political events for 2010 to other ambassadors to Cambodia and representatives from Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised Ambassador Im Hong-jae for his positive and practical contributions to cooperative ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

General Gary North, Commander of the US Pacific Air Forces, who is on a working visit to Vietnam, was received at the headquarters of the Defence Ministry on March 4 by Tran Quang Khue, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army.

The Director of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for Foreign Affairs, Nguyen Van Son, has talked about the results of NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong’s visits to India and Indonesia.

This was confirmed by Thai deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, who is in charge of the public security sector, during talks with Minister of Public Security, Le Hong Anh on March 3.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and his staff returned to in Hanoi on March 3, wrapping up their official visits to India and Indonesia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries and localities to closely watch prices, especially for essential goods, to prevent the return of high inflation and speed up economic recovery.

On March 3, the Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong, presented the peace and friendship insignia to the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Ambassador to Vietnam Im Hong Jae at the end of his term of office.

Thai Nguyen province should take various measures to promote socio-economic development in addition to the steel industry, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet during a visit to the province on March 2-3.

After three days’ hard work, the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on March 3.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Khac Nghien, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, on March 3 received Major General Richard Rhys Jones, Land Component Commander of New Zealand.

A high-ranking delegation from the Ministry of Public Security, led by Minister General Le Hong Anh, met on March 2 with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

The Arabic-language Al Jazeera TV, headquartered in Qatar, on March 2 broadcast a short documentary film on the late President Ho Chi Minh – a hero of national liberation and an outstanding cultural activist.

The northern province of Son La has joined hands with the Lao province of Houaphan to erect an additional five border markers numbered 145 to 149 on the Vietnam-Laos border.

War veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia will tighten their cooperation in a myriad of fields under a friendship and cooperation agreement signed between the two countries’ war veterans associations in Phnom Penh on March 2.

The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) opened in HCM City on March 2 with Pham Quang Vinh, Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, in the chair.

Vietnam is consistent with its policy to promote human rights through dialogue and cooperation, said a Vietnamese diplomat at the 13th UN Human Rights Council (HRC) session in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 2.

Vietnam wants to promote friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Indonesian localities, including Bali, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong told Bali Governor Made Mangku on March 2.

Vietnam wants to strengthen cooperation with the European Union (EU), said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung

Delegations from more than 80 countries attended the annual session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which opened its annual session in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the Government’s regular February meeting in Hanoi on March 2.

Vietnam and China should coordinate closely in friendship activities to further promote their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in line with their shared motto and guidelines, Vietnam’s party chief said.

Vietnamese lawyers have fulfilled tasks assigned by the Party and the State, helping uphold the law and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the State and people.

Vietnam and Laos have agreed on measures to accelerate the implementation of the border marker planting project in 2010.

The legislative bodies of Vietnam and Indonesia will increase visit exchanges and cooperation to strengthen friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two counties.

The central highland province of Dak Lak should tap into its potential and advantages to promote socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his working visit to Dak Lak on March 1.

Vietnam’s newly-appointed ambassador to the Czech Republic, Do Xuan Dong, on February 24 presented his credentials to the country’s President Vaclav Klaus.