State President Nguyen Minh Triet will attend an annual session of the UN General Assembly in New York, starting on September 23. He is expected to meet with leaders of several participating countries, including US President Barack Obama.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked Vietnamese nationals in Hungary to unite and assist each other to integrate well into the local community while turning their hearts to the homeland.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on September 19 to mark the 36th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on September 19 presented the Ho Chi Minh Order to the Ho Chi Minh Relic Complex in recognition of its substantial contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called on Hungarian businesses to explore opportunities and expand investment in Vietnam, while delivering a speech at a business forum in Budapest on September 18.

State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has said that Vietnam is willing to create favourable conditions for enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to do business in the country.

A high-level Vietnamese delegation led by State President Nguyen Minh Triet will attend the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Summit on nuclear disarmament and the general debate of the 64th UN General Assembly in New York from September 23-25.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has allowed Vietnam’s participation in the second phase of the Regional Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance (R-PATA) project on infectious disease control in the Greater Mekong Sub- region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 18 sent a message of congratulation to Jose Manuel Barroso on his re-election as the European Commission (EC) President for the 2009-2014 term.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Hungarian counterpart Bajnai Gordon affirmed their determination to develop a stable, long-term and mutually beneficial relationship between the two countries during talks in Budapest on September 18.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has praised the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations for its efforts to overcome difficulties and become one of the two leading UNESCO organisations in Asia.

The legislative bodies of Vietnam and Portugal should increase the exchange of delegations to share experiences in legislation and promote mutual understanding.

A welcoming ceremony was held in Budapest on September 18 for Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who is on a two-day visit to Hungary at the invitation of Prime Minister Bajnai Gordon.

Vietnam appreciates the government of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s efforts to increase women’s role in the national development process, said Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) is willing to further boost cooperative relations with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), said KPRF Chairman Ghenady Ziuganov. 

Vietnam highly appreciates the Thai Government and local authorities’ assistance to the Vietnamese community to develop and integrate into the local society, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Thanh Son.

Vietnam has completed preparations for its second time assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in October this year, said an official from the Foreign Ministry.

The first conference of Vietnamese and Japanese university rectors took place in Hanoi on September 17, attracting more than 300 delegates from over 100 educational institutions in the two countries.

Vietnam will create incentives for Danish businesses to expand trade and investment in the country with the goal of raising two-way trade to US$1 billion and Danish investment in Vietnam to the same amount in the next few years.

The 2009 Asia Women Entrepreneurs Conference opened in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on September 17.

The Vietnamese government and people would like to warmly congratulate H.E. Yuki Hatoyama for his election as Prime Minister of the Japanese Cabinet, the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga.

On September 16, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem received Polish Ambassador Miroslaw Gajewski and Bangladeshi Ambassador Maroof Zaman in Hanoi to mark the end of their terms of office in Vietnam.

Vietnam and Denmark have agreed to raise their existing relationship to a stable, long-term and mutually beneficial partnership for development.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet praised the Ministry of Public Security for its efforts to implement the judicial reform programme during a working visit on September 16.

A delegation from the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, led by Vice chaiman Son Phuoc Hoan, paid a visit to Mexico from September 7-15.

A delegation from the Vietnam State Audit led by State Auditor General, Vuong Dinh Hue, has paid a visit to the Ukraine.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Copenhagen on September 16 for a two-day official visit to Denmark at the invitation of his Danish counterpart Lars Lokle Rasmussen.

Vietnam wishes to boost relations and all-round cooperation with Timor-Leste, deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has said. 

Formosa Plastics, a leading industrial conglomerate in Taiwan (China), plans to build one of the biggest deepwater ports in Southeast Asia and a nearby steel mill as part of a multi-billion US$ project in Vietnam.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet directed officers, soldiers and defence workers of the Artillery Army to be alive to the task of building a strong, modern, standing army during a visit in Hanoi on September 15.