Senior leaders from the northern port city of Hai Phong and the Lao capital city of Vientiane discussed measures to strengthen ties in the future, especially in economics, trade and tourism sectors.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has always attached importance to strengthening its ties with the Communist Party of France (PCF).

The Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Nikolai Dmitrievich Ubushiev, has said that several programmes to expand cooperation between regions and cities in Russia and Vietnam have been exceptionally successful.

The Angolan National Assembly, Government and people always wish to further develop cooperative relations with Vietnam, said Angolan NA President Fernando da Piedade Dias Dos Santos.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has stressed the need to adjust regulations on labour management and carry out projects on vocational training for young people, while being questioned by National Assembly deputies in Hanoi on June 11.

Vietnam highly values the role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East as well as in the world, State President Nguyen Minh Triet said at a meeting with Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ali Ibrahim Al Naimi in Hanoi on June 11.

The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) and the Association of War Veterans of the Hanoi legal community have expressed their strong support for the conclusions of the International People’s Tribunal of Conscience.

The Prime Minister has received 23 questions from National Assembly (NA) deputies while the largest number of questions for a sitting minister is 28 and the lowest number of questions for another minister is one.

Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Thanh Son concluded a four-day working visit to the Republic of Korea on June 10.

A Vietnamese diplomat has applauded the remarkable progress in Burundi’s peace process, especially the rebel group FNL’s disarmament and the establishment of a roadmap for the peace process in Burundi.

Vietnamese entrepreneurs have played a leading role in national economic development and actively participated in boosting external relations in general and cultural diplomacy in particular.

More than 500 followers of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sect gathered at An Hoa pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on June 10 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the sect and the success of its recent 3rd national convention.

Vietnam wants to cooperate with Saudi Arabia on the basis of equality and mutual interest, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while receiving the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Abrahim Al Naimi in Hanoi on June 10.

The Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, Nguyen The Doanh, is leading a senior-level delegation to Cambodia from June 8-12.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has awarded two arms of the State Bank of Vietnam with the title “People’s Armed Forces Heroes” for their contributions during the past wars of resistance against American imperialists.

Vietnam has made remarkable progress in integrating the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into the country’s socio-economic development goals, thus helping improve the welfare of different ethnic groups.

Vietnam will host a Senior Officials Meeting on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Drug Control among Greater Mekong Subregion countries by 2010.

Vietnam’s State auditors need to increase co-operation with domestic and counterpart organisations overseas to develop the sector, said President Nguyen Minh Triet on May 8.

The new El Salvador government is interested in establishing diplomatic ties with Vietnam, said Medardo Gonzalez, General Coordinator of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN).

Leaders from the Central Highland province of Kon Tum met with a visiting Lao delegation from Attapeu led by Khammoune Vongphachanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial party committee.

Deputies to the current National Assembly on June 8 discussed amendments to some articles of a number of laws governing capital construction investment.

Donors will continue to help Vietnam boost economic development and ride out the global financial storm as soon as possible to ensure its citizens will fully benefit from the development process.

A three-day cultural exchange between Mong Cai city of Vietnam and Phong Thanh port city of China has successfully concluded on Bac Luan bridge, which links the two countries.

Vietnam appreciates the Sri Lankan Government’s efforts to help civilians, and particularly those displaced by the conflict to return to a normal life.

The Vietnam-China friendship festival 2009 opened in Guangxi province, China on June 5 as part of practical activities leading up to the Vietnam-China Friendship Year to be launched in 2010.  

The State of Vietnam respects and supports the programmmes of the international progressive lawyers’ circle, working for peace, justice and development, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.  

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on June 4 extended his condolences to the Presidents of France, Brazil, Germany and Italy over the June 1 crash of an Air France plane with 228 passengers aboard.

The State of Vietnam respects and supports the programmmes of the international progressive lawyers in the world who always act for peace, justice and development, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Measures to increase cooperation between Vietnamese and Cambodian border provinces were discussed at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on June 5.