A Vietnamese delegation is attending the 4th plenary session of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), which opened in Bandung, Indonesia on Dec. 8.

A delegation from the Communist Review, headed by its editor-in-chief Ta Ngoc Tan, paid a visit to Mexico from December 3-8 to learn about the Central American country’s political system and societal structure as well as how the state manages the media.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung flew to Vientiane, Laos, on December 9 to attend the opening ceremony of the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) at the invitation of Lao PM Bouasone Bouphavanh.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet left Hanoi on December 9, beginning his four-day official visit to Italy at the invitation of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

Vietnam has provided the latest information about the budget and the total number of troops in its army in its third White Paper on national defence, made public in Hanoi on December 8.

Vietnam supports joint effort by UN agencies, the AU, the ECOWAS, the Facilitator, President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, and the international community to help Cote d’Ivoire boost its national agenda on post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has expressed his wish that the lawyers circle will continue to safeguard the legitimate rights of the country and people and rapidly expand in terms of number and quality to meet the demand of the industrialization and modernization process.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet will pay official visits to Italy, Spain and Slovakia from December 9-18 to seek ways of boosting friendly and cooperative relations with the European countries.

More than 250 policy makers, academics and corporate representatives gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7-8 for the seventh East Asia Conference on the theme “Positioning East Asia in a Post-Crisis World”.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked media agencies to work harder to raise public people’s awareness of climate change and ways to respond and adapt to it.

A training course on advanced political theory for Lao officials began at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HNAPPA) in Hanoi on December 7. 

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Phu Trong paid a working visit to the southern province of Bac Lieu from December 6-7 to examine its preparations for the 11th National Party Congress.

A Vietnam-Myanmar cooperative agreement on State management of religious affairs has been signed by the visiting Myanmar Minister for Religious Affairs Myint Maung and Deputy Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Nguyen Xuan Thanh.  

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan paid a working visit to the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 7.

The 28th ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) was held in Hanoi on December 7.

A delegation from the National Assembly’s Legal Committee, led by its Vice Chairman Phan Trung Ly, is visiting Canada from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. 

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on Dec. 6 sent a message of sympathy to his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, over a recent nightclub blaze that killed at least 109 people.

Senior diplomats of Vietnam and Cuba pointed to a large range of industries in which the two countries can boost cooperation for mutual development at a meeting in Hanoi on December 5.  

The head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Le Luong Minh has confirmed Vietnam’s stance to support the role and contributions of international criminal tribunals.

The Party, State and people of Vietnam always put their utmost confidence in the army, which plays an important role in ensuring the nation’s destiny, said Party leader Nong Duc Manh at a politico-military conference in Hanoi on December 5.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has made remarkable achievements in developing infrastructure, building its electricity network and promoting the education and healthcare sectors, said Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Phu Trong.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his wife are to attend the opening ceremony of the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 25) in Vientiane, Laos on December 9. 

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to sign a number of agreements soon to further deepen their ties for the benefit of their people.

Thailand is ready and determined to be Vietnam’s partner in all fields and at all levels, affirmed Thai Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Somchai Powcharoen.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung praised the State Banks and commercial banks of Vietnam and Laos for strengthening cooperation to serve each country’s socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed that the promotion of economic, trade and investment ties between Vietnam and Japan will contribute to the peace and prosperity of the region.

The Israeli Embassy in Vietnam and the International cooperation Centre of Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs will cooperate with the Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communication to organise a training course on e-government development and implementation.

A Vietnamese Government inspection delegation met with Egypt’s Administrative  Control Authority (ACA) in Cairo on December 3.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet will visit Italy, Spain and Slovakia from December 9-18, according to a communiqué released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 3.

The National Border Committee (NBC) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 3 opened a website containing information on Vietnam’s territorial borders at http://biengioilanhtho.gov.vn.