VOV.VN - The country nominated Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, director general of the East Sea Institute of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, to run as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026 to 2035 term at the 34th meeting of States Parties to the UNCLOS (SPLOS-34) held in New York from June 10 to June 14.

The Price Management Steering Committee, led by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, convened in Hanoi on June 12 to assess inflation control efforts in the first half of 2024 and directions for the remainder of the year, aiming to achieve inflation control as targeted by the National Assembly.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, attended the Senior Officials' Meetings of ASEAN+3, the East Asia Summit (EAS), and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Vientiane, Laos, on June 7-8.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on June 6 approved a resolution ratifying the appointment of Justice Minister Le Thanh Long as Deputy Prime Minister in the incumbent government of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the 2021-2026 term.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai held phone talks with US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on June 5, noting that her Vietnam visit in July 2023 paved the way for the upgrade of bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during US President Joe Biden’s official visit to Vietnam two months later.

The Ministry of Justice held a meeting to appraise the draft resolution of the National Assembly on VAT reduction, which was chaired by Deputy Minister Tran Tien Dung.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang is taking part in activities within the framework of the 27th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) which is getting underway in St. Petersburg, Russia, from June 5-8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will not export raw rare earth elements, affirmed Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at the question-and-answer session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on June 4.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam starts its two-and-a-half-day question-and-answer session on June 4, focusing on four groups of issues in the fields of natural resources and environment, industry and trade, auditing, culture - sports and tourism.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for Chief Operations Officer of the Denmark-based LEGO Group Carsten Rasmussen who is on a working visit to Vietnam.