Vietnam is always a reliable partner and an active member in promoting cooperation between Mekong River countries and Japan as well as ties between ASEAN and Japan, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said at the end of the first Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo.

On November 7, the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations hosted a ceremony to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution.

The Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers have affirmed their determination to promote bilateral cooperation in international and regional organisations and forums of which they are both members.

Local authorities and Party members must help people to overcome the consequences of disasters quickly, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said at a meeting with leaders and flood victims of the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 7.

Danish Queen Margrethe II has expressed her pleasure at the current Vietnam visit, saying that it brought about a profound view about a new and dynamic Vietnam for her.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on November 6 inspected rescue work in the south-central province of Phu Yen which was severely ravaged by recent tropical storm Marinae.

National Assembly deputies on November 6 approved by an overwhelming vote a resolution on socio-economic development targets for 2010.

A high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation led by Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh on November 5 began an official visit to India at the invitation of Indian Defence Minister A.K Antony.  

Vietnam will continue to improve its business environment to attract more foreign investors, including those from Japan, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his wife will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 12-13 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung. 

A Vietnamese representative at the UN Security Council has called on “all parties in Guinea Bissau to accord utmost priorities to national interest.

On November 6, a Vietnamese government delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi for Japan to attend the first two-day Mekong-Japan summit in Tokyo, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

A senior diplomat has highlighted international recognition of Vietnam’s successful presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in October.

Vietnam supports the United Nations report’s calls for compliance with international law as part of efforts to avoid the recurrence of reprehensible violations and contribute to efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Party Secretary General Nong Duc Manh asked authorities in the central province of Binh Dinh to ensure food, drink and medicine for flood-stuck local people while visiting the province on November 5.

A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by State President Nguyen Minh Triet will attend the 17th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and the ASEAN-US summit in Singapore on November 14-15.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 12-13 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

The Vietnamese and New Zealand Ministries of Foreign Affairs have jointly held their seventh political consultation in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.  

Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese nationals abroad have registered for their first conference to be held in Hanoi on November 21-23, said Nguyen Phuong Nga, spokesperson for the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on November 5.

President Nguyen Minh Triet on November 5 held a reception for Andre Menras, a French friend who maintained a strong attachment to the Vietnamese people during Vietnam’s war against imperialism.

A senior military delegation led by Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh has attended the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 1-5.

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark left Hanoi on November 4 to continue their trip to other cities and provinces in the central and southern regions.

A high-ranking delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, headed by its President Huynh Dam, is currently on a visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from November 1-7.

Representatives of Vietnamese veterans who had been sent to Cambodia as voluntary soldiers and specialists in the past two decades met with those of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association in Hanoi on November 4.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to be well prepared for the resettlement of local people who have given their land for the Lai Chau hydro-electric power plant, a key national project.

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia agreed to intensify activities to combat cross-border drug trafficking at the ministerial level meeting on anti-drug cooperation which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 4.

The National Assemblies of Vietnam and Cambodia should foster their ties to help promote the friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the two countries, said Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Tong Thi Phong.

Hanoi was among the 10 Asian cities taking part in the eighth conference for the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21), which took place in the Thai capital of Bangkok from October 31 to November 4.

Vietnam expects to join efforts with Cambodia to develop bilateral relations in a bid to bring practical benefits to both sides, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

A high-ranking military Vietnamese delegation led by Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh attended the ASEAN defence ministers retreat, which opened in Bangkok on November 3.