Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong on September 15 received a delegation of dignitaries from the Vietnam Pure Land Buddhist Home-Practice Association who are on a visit to Hanoi. 

More effort is needed to turn the National Defence Academy into Vietnam’s leading centre for research into military science as well as for training in military skills, said National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong on September 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on the evening of September 15 for Copenhagen, beginning an official visit to Denmark at the invitation of PM Lokle Rasmussen.

Vietnam and Kazakhstan have agreed to increase cooperation in economics, trade and investment, particularly in oil and gas, considering this a long-term and strategic cooperation for the future.

The seventh National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will convene on September 28 with a view to enhancing the role of the VFF, building on democracy, strengthen social consensus, and construct a great unity bloc for the sake of a prosperous people, a strong country and an equitable and civilized society.

The third APEC Senior Officials' Meeting on management of natural calamities and states of emergency opened in Hanoi on September 15.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has called for continued efforts to build the Academy of National Assembly into a leading national centre for military science research and military art training on par with other countries’ counterparts.

The Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee, Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, and Vietnamese Ambassador to UNESCO Van Nghia Dung held a reception for foreign diplomats in Paris on September 14.

On September 14, the Secretary of the Central Party Committee (CPC) and Head of the CPC’s Mass Mobilisation Committee, Ha Thi Khiet and representatives from a number of the CPC’s agencies met with Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)'s leaders to discuss preparations for the seventh National Congress of the VFF.

The twelfth regular session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) starting in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 14 will consider Vietnam’s report on its protection and promotion of human rights.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Astana capital on September 14, beginning a two-day official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of his counterpart Karim Masimov.

Vietnam wants to receive additional support and advice from the World Bank to help its economy develop steadily, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung.

The Chairman of the Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Van Nen, on September 14 signed an agreement with the governor of Prey Veng province, Ung-Sa Mi, to open a pair of subordinate border gates at Cra Bao and Kompong Roca in Komchaimia district, Prey Veng province.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Communist Party’s Commission for Overseas Party Affairs made a fact finding trip to Japan from September 11-14 to get to know more about the Party’s work as well as what the Vietnamese community there thinks of its efforts.

Further efforts are needed to boost the exchange of visits by parliamentary delegations between Vietnam and South Africa as well as the exchange of working experiences among the two legislative bodies, a Vietnamese legislator has said.

An awards ceremony for 852 top pupils and students from 27 northern provinces and cities was held in Hanoi on September 13 in the presence of State President Nguyen Minh Triet and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s upcoming visits to Kazakhstan, Denmark and Hungary will deepen co-operative relations between Vietnam and these countries and make them more effective.

The German state of Brandenburg wants to promote cooperation with Vietnam, not only in economics, but also in other areas, said Director General Reinhard Oehler from the Brandenburg Ministry of Economics.

Vietnamese and Lao politicians, war veterans and historians have recalled common hardship experiences during two major wars 60 years ago, when soldiers from the two neighbours shared “every grain of salt and every stalk of vegetables”.

A workshop on President Ho Chi Minh and Doi moi (renewal) was held in Tokyo on September 12 by the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association (JVFA).

On the afternoon of September 12, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and his entourage left Auckland for Vietnam, successfully concluding an official visit to New Zealand.

Son La should capitalise on its agriculture and hydropower industry to achieve sustainable development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his working visit to the province on September 11.

Singapore’s high-level military delegation, headed by the country’s deputy prime minister and minister of defence, Teo Chee Hean, left Vietnam on September 10.

Further efforts are needed to support the Haitian authorities to implement targeted social and economic programmes in a bid to address the extreme vulnerability of the country, said Ambassador Le Luong Minh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the Untied Nations.

Vietnam has called on every party in Liberia to work together to promote national reconciliation and hold constructive talks to find a long-term solution to its internal conflicts.

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key and Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh agreed to upgrade the New Zealand-Vietnam relationship to a comprehensive partnership during their talks in Wellington on September 10.

Vietnam and Israel should increase cooperation in science-technology, energy, transportation and hi-tech for mutual benefit, said Nguyen Duc Kien, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly.

Party leader Nong Duc Manh arrived in Wellington on the evening of September 9 (local time), beginning an official visit to New Zealand at the invitation of Prime Minister John Key.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay official visits to Kazakhstan, Denmark and Hungary from September 14 to 19, the Foreign Ministry said on September 9.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on September 9 sent a message of greetings to Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Yong Nam, on the occasion of the DPRK’s 61st National Day (September 9).