Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with representatives of the diplomatic corps in Vietnam on July 31 to brief them on the reorganisation of administrative units and two-tier local administration of the country.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Yorrys Raweyai, Deputy Speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of Indonesia, had a meeting in Hanoi on July 10, expressing satisfaction with the progress in their countries' parliamentary cooperation in recent years.

Vietnam is steadfast in its adherence to international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Permanent Representative of Vietnam in Geneva Ambassador Mai Phan Dung told Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reporters there.

The new Law on Teachers is a major step forward that will have a lasting impact on the care and education of children in Vietnam, said Silvia Danailov, UNICEF Representative in Vietnam.

A delegation of the Ministry of Public Security led by Minister General Luong Tam Quang attended the plenary session of the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow on May 28.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia Tan Sri Dato’ Johari Bin Abdul in Kuala Lumpur on May 25, part of his official visit to the country and participation in the 46th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings.

Party General Secretary To Lam on May 11 emphasised the important role of the Vietnamese community abroad, saying that those in Russia in particular and around the world in general are developing, affirming its position in host countries and increasingly becoming an important resource for Vietnam’s development.

VOV.VN - The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has hailed the outcome of the recent virtual meeting between USTR representative Jamieson Greer and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, acknowledging Vietnam’s goodwill toward addressing trade issues between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam, Kobayashi Yosuke, has pledged to further enhance cooperation and promote dialogue and links between the partners of Vietnam and Japan.

Vietnamese diplomatic representatives in Cyprus and their local partners have organised a series of cultural events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.