Vietnam follows a consistent policy to protest against war, promote disarmament and preserve peace, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet at the United Nations Security Council summit in New York on September 24.

Nearly 200 scientists from Vietnam and the US attended a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24 to discuss the possibility of scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries.

The Vietnam Study Encouragement Association held its second national congress in Hanoi on September 24 to highlight educational achievements and honour those who have made important contributions to study encouragement movements and the building of an educated society.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda will visit Vietnam from September 28-30 to attend a major international conference on the social impact of the global economic crisis.

Tran Dac Loi, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on September 24 presented the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia to Algeria’s ambassador to Vietnam, Naceur Boucherit, as he had ended his term of office in Hanoi.

Vietnam was elected to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Coordination Committee at the 47th session of the WIPO General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

A delegation of the High Command of the Border Guard of Vietnam, headed by its Deputy Commander Nguyen Phuoc Loi, is paying a friendship visit to Cambodia from September 22-25. 

Vietnam and China are set to increase transport cooperation not only bilaterally but also within the ASEAN-China framework, especially after a recent China visit by a delegation from the Vietnamese Transport Ministry.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said he was pleased with the growing relationship between Vietnam and Spain while receiving the new Spanish ambassador to Vietnam in Hanoi on September 23.

Further efforts are needed to turn the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) into a truly democratic and united organization for the sake of the country’s development, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

A delegation from Thailand's Senate led by Tunyaratt Achariyachai, head of the Senate Committee on Tourism, paid a working visit to the central province of Quang Tri on September 23.

A delegation from the Hanoi City People’s Committee visited to Bucharest from September 16-20.

A delegation from the Thai parliament have proposed closer cooperation between Thailand and Vietnam in the field of agriculture. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 22 sent a message of condolences to his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk over a deadly explosion in a coal mine in the European country. 

On the morning of September 23, State President Nguyen Minh Triet left Hanoi for New York to attend the UN Security Council’s Summit and the general debate of the 64th UN General Assembly from September 23-26.

Vietnam is willing to cooperate with Timor-Leste in oil and gas exploration and exploitation, food production, and human resource development.

Nearly 500 leading Vietnamese economists gathered for a seminar in Hanoi on September 22 to discuss the overall economic model in the transitional process to socialism.

The Prime Minister has agreed on the contents of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the management and development of forestry resources between the Vietnamese government and the government of the Republic of South Africa.

The Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi on September 21 launched a special publication designed to provide enterprises and policy makers in Vietnam with information on business opportunities with Danish partners.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has agreed in principle to the organisation of the first ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Summit in Ho Chi Minh City on April 2010.

Vietnam attaches great importance to promoting friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Kuwait, especially in economics, trade, investment, science-technology , tourism and labour.

A high-level Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong began an official visit to Cambodia on September 21 to step up bilateral cooperation in preventing and combating drugs and HIV/AIDS.

The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA), Uong Chu Luu, on September 21 received in Hanoi a delegation from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of the Cambodia Supreme Court at the NA office.

The national assemblies of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia held a workshop in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on September 21 to exchange their experiences in legislation and supervision in the context of the global economic crisis.

A Vietnamese delegation led by State President Nguyen Minh Triet will attend the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York from 23-26 September. He will consolidate Vietnam’s bilateral and multilateral relations with other countries, international organisations and deal with a number of issues of international concern.

The Vietnam-Iran Friendship Association (VIFA) met in Hanoi on September 20 for its first congress in the 2009-2014 term.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visits to Kazakhstan, Denmark and Hungary have tightened Vietnam’s traditional ties with these countries and opened up new prospects for bilateral cooperation.

PetroVietnam should establish operation procedures, prepare human resources and solve technical errors together with contractors before taking over the Dung Quat Oil Refinery.

The Chairman of the Council of the National Assembly of Belarus, Boris Batura, has said that Belarus always regards Vietnam as its strategic partners.

The Hung Temples complex, which is dedicated to the legendary founders of Vietnam - the Hung Kings, in the northern midland province of Phu Tho province has been designated a Special National Historical Relic.