The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on December 2 that it will send two integrated nuclear infrastructure review (INIR) missions to Vietnam and Indonesia to review their preparations for introducing nuclear power.

Five newly accredited ambassadors presented their credentials to State President Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi on December 3.

The 16th Consultative Group (CG) Meeting for Vietnam opened in Hanoi on December 3 with the theme ‘Regaining a rapid and sustainable economic growth’.

Vietnam and Japan need to renew regional and global perspectives and get rid of the Western model, said Professor Momoki Shiro from the Osaka National University of Japan.

Two Chinese naval ships left Sanya port in China’s Hainan province to begin the eight joint Sino-Vietnam patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin and visit Vietnam’s Haiphong port.

Vietnam, as a responsible member of the family of southern countries, is always willing to join hands with the international community to improve the quality of South-South cooperation.

Vietnam is actively integrating into the world economy and learning from Japan’s experiences in making economic development policies.

Women who serve as ASEAN parliamentarians have agreed to ask for the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)’s permission to create an annual event. 

Vietnam’s Minister of Defence, General Phung Quang Thanh has had an informal meeting with the US Ambassador in Hanoi on December 1.

The national economy has gradually recovered but it has yet to secure a firm foothold, the Government commented at its November meeting in Hanoi on December 1.

Vietnamese leaders on December 1 sent greetings to their Lao counterparts on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the National Day of Laos (December 2).

The Vietnam War Veteran’s Association (VWVA) has made practical contributions to the tremendous achievements recorded in the Doi Moi (Renovation) process, said Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh at a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of VWVA establishment and receive the Independence Order, first class in Hanoi on December 1.  

Ambassador Hoang Chi Trung, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam at the UN, has urged Israel to immediately stop expanding settlements and dismantle check-points in the Gaza Strip.

Vietnam and Libya agreed to increase bilateral cooperation in all fields at the 11th session of their joint committee in Tripoli from November 21-24.  

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong on November 30 received delegates from the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) who have been in Hanoi for a conference to discuss female parliamentarians’ role in legislation.

Vietnam will make a significant contribution to the success of the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

How to boost cooperation to weather the global recession and promote sustainable development among the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries was the major theme of a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30.

Increasing female parliamentarians’ role in legislation is an important goal of all nations, which has been included in the working agenda of the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) for the past years, says a senior Vietnamese legislator.

Delegations to the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) arrived in Hanoi on November 29 to attend a conference focusing on the role of female AIPA parliamentarians in the legislative process.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 29 issued an order to kick-start the Trung Luong-My Thuan expressway project in Than Cuu Nghia commune, Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has applauded the country’s first Rice Festival for heightening the values of the age-old rice civilization and honouring rice growers.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has sent a message of congratulations to the UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, affirming Vietnam’s support for and solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The executive committee of the Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association Chapter in Hanoi gathered for a consultation meeting on November 28 to discuss activities for the 2009-2014 term.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 28 pressed a button, kick-starting construction of a gas pipeline project that will connect Block B offshore the south-western coast to Can Tho city .  

Vietnam attaches great importance to safeguarding and promoting fundamental human rights, and the people form the core of the driving force behind the process of national construction and development.

A workshop on female parliamentarians’ role in lawmaking will be held in Hanoi by the Vietnam National Assembly from November 29 to December 3.

Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga has reaffirmed Vietnam’s undeniable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has called on fellow Vietnamese to join hands to overcome difficulties and meet goals set for 2010 – the last year of the 2006-2010 development plan.

A forum entitled “Administration reform - situation and orientation” was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of the Interior and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on November 27 to discuss administration reform.