The Chinese province of Sichuan attaches great importance to increasing comprehensive and mutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnam, said Liu Qibao, Secretary of the Sichuan provincial Party Committee.

The 10th General Assembly of the ASEAN Law Association (ALA) opened in Hanoi on October 15, bringing together more than 300 delegates from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The 10th General Assembly of the ASEAN Law Association (ALA) is taking place in Hanoi from October 15-18, attracting 320 delegates from ASEAN member countries.

With 156 out of 178 votes, Vietnam has been elected to the Executive Council of the United Nations Cultural, Scientific, and Educational Organisation (UNESCO) at the 35th UNESCO General Assembly held in Paris on October 14.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on October 15 for Sichuan, China at the invitation of the leaders of Sichuan province and Chongqing City.

A personnel management training course opened in Hanoi on October 14 for members of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

Vietnam continues to support the role of United Nations agencies, the African Union, the West African Economic Community and the international community in helping Ivory Coast promote national stability and reconstruction.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has asked Hanoi voters to be more focused on the operations of the NA and make constructive proposals on its renewal.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem paid a working visit to the northern province of Tuyen Quang on October 14.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on October 14 conferred the Labour Hero title on the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUD) to mark its 20th founding anniversary (October 10).

The President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Myung Bak, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 20-22.

The 17th conference of the HCM City’s Party Committee opened on October 14 to assess socio-economic development over the past nine months and come up with solutions to reach their targets in the remaining months.

Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden have pledged to fund around US$13.2 million to help Vietnam strengthen the capacity of its inspectorate system from now through 2014. 

Legal documents on combating corruption in areas such as taxation, land management, public spending and investments should be finalised to improve the efficiency of the fight.

President Nguyen Minh Triet on October 13 received the credentials presented by foreign ambassadors who have been appointed to work in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan discussed educational cooperation with Canada’s newly accredited ambassador to Vietnam Deanna Horton in Hanoi on October 13.

The 25th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee will take place in Hanoi on October 15-16 to make preparations for the 5th session of the legislature, which is scheduled to open on October 20.

A delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) on October 13 held talks with a visiting delegation from the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (NCTU), headed by its President Roar Flathen.

Sub-committees under the National Committee for ASEAN 2010 have nearly fulfilled their assigned tasks of preparing for Vietnam’s assumption of the bloc’s rotating chairmanship. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung praised the contributions made by the Academy of the People’s Security at a ceremony on October 12 to mark the academy’s 40th anniversary and the implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s vision.  

A get-together was held in Hanoi on October 12 to mark the 79th anniversary of the Party’s Mass Mobilisation Day (October 15).

Malta will do its utmost to help Vietnam expand cooperative ties in various areas with the European Union, said President Giorge Abela at a reception for ambassador Dang Khanh Thoai in Valletta capital on October 8.

A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the Ba Dinh Hall in Hanoi on October 12 to start the construction of a new National Assembly building, which will be the headquarters of the top legislative agency.

Vietnam will work closely with the Republic of Korea to build a strategic cooperation partnership between the two countries in the near future, for mutual benefit and for peace, stability and development in the region and the rest of the world.

Serbia wants to develop the friendly and traditional partnership in various areas with Vietnam, especially in economics, says Serbian President Boris Tadic.

The Government of Vietnam and France are determined to establish a French Science and Technology University in Vietnam, said a Vietnamese government official.

A delegation from the Vietnam-ASEAN Friendship Parliamentary Group led by its president Ngo Duc Manh paid a working visit to Thailand from October 8-11.

“Vietnam is ready to join in international efforts to enable the peaceful settlement of Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, and achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East,” said the Vietnamese Ambassador to the UN.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 10 to celebrate the 999th anniversary of the capital and announce the National Tourism Year 2010.

The Party Central Committee convened its 11th conference in Hanoi from October 5-10 to discuss a number of key issues in preparation for the 11th National Party Congress scheduled for January 2011.