Vietnam places a high priority on preventing corruption and creating a level playing field for all economic sectors, says Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro on September 28 as part of his official visit to the Caribbean country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem attended an informal ASEAN ministerial meeting in New York on September 26 on the sidelines of the 64th annual session of the UN General Assembly.

On September 28, the Cuban media gave a wide coverage of State President Nguyen Minh Triet’s visit to Cuba.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has called on entrepreneurs from both countries to expand business cooperation to consolidate the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.  

Officials from Laos, China, Cuba and Cambodia have shared joy, warm sentiments and durable friendship with their Vietnamese counterparts while attending the seventh National VFF Congress.

A delegation from the Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children is on a working visit to Cambodia.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet held talks with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro at the Revolutionary Palace in Havana on September 28.

158 naval officials and sailors from the Royal Australian Navy Ship HMAS Darwin docked in Ho Chi Minh City from September 28 to October 2.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on September 28 cabled a message of sympathy to Filipino President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over huge human and property losses caused by tropical storm Ketsana.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on September 28 cabled a message of sympathy to Filipino President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over huge human and property losses caused by tropical storm Ketsana.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) should enhance its role in strengthening national unity, promoting democracy and creating a social consensus to fulfil the tasks of national development, says Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh.

A US interagency delegation led by First Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, paid a working visit to Vietnam on September 26-27 to discuss measures to boost bilateral cooperation.

A Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegation led by its External Affairs Commission’s Permanent Deputy Head, Pham Xuan Son, attended a recent International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP).

The seventh national congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) opened at the International Convention Centre in Hanoi on September 28, with the participation of Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and other high-ranking leaders of the Party and State.

Vietnam follows a consistent policy that protests against arms race and supports multilateral cooperation, especially the United Nations’ role in solving the existing global issues.

A high-level Vietnamese delegation led by State President Nguyen Minh Triet arrived in Havana on September 27, beginning an official visit to Cuba at the invitation of Cuban President Raul Castro.

The 24th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will be held in Hanoi from September 28- 3 October to review the implementation of key national projects.

On September 25, the President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and member of the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Central Committee, Vu Xuan Hong, met with chief of international relations department of the Communist Party of Cuba, Jorge Martinez.

At 10 pm (Hanoi time) on September 26, State President Nguyen Minh Triet was due to leave New York for an official visit to Cuba at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro Ruz, concluding his activities at the United Nations.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh applauded the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HNAPA)’s great achievements and contributions to the nation’s 60-year revolutionary cause, especially in training officials.

A delegation from the National Assembly’s Committee of Culture, Education, Adolescents and Children’s Affairs led by Chairman Dao Trong Thi has visited Laos from September 22-26 to boost bilateral ties.

Vietnam always welcomes US investors to do business effectively in the country for mutual benefit, State President Nguyen Minh Triet said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pham Gia Khiem will pay official visits to the US and Canada from September 28 to October 2 at the invitation of the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence Cannon.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung officially inaugurated Vinh Tuy bridge over the Red River on September 25 as one of the key projects marking the 1000th founding anniversary of the capital city of Hanoi.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with a number of heads of State while attending the United Nations Security Council summit in New York on September 24.

On September 24, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) approved a report on Vietnam’s human rights record as part of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR).  

The Head of the Central Commission of Information and Education has affirmed to assist Laos in all fields, particularly in personnel training.

Vietnamese and Cambodian legislators have met in Phnom Penh to exchange experience in assisting the operations of the National Assembly (NA) and its organs.

Vietnam’s Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh received a delegation from the Cambodian Defence Ministry’s General Department of Logistics and Finance in Hanoi on September 24.