VOV.VN - The Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, led by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, offered many important ideas during the course of several meetings to promote ASEAN co-operation and with other partners, thereby contributing to the overall success of the meetings.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s attendance at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Jakarta on February 3-4 will contribute to enhancing solidarity and consensus in the ten-member grouping, thus elevating Vietnam’s role and position in ASEAN and international forums, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

The Central Committees of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) have sent messages of congratulations to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee on the occasion of the CPV’s 93rd anniversary (February 3).

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son will attend the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat Meeting (AMMR) in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 3-4.

Hai Phong will always accompany with and create optimal conditions for investors, vowed Nguyen Trung Kien, head of the Economic Zone Management Board of the northern port city, during a meeting with foreign-invested businesses in the city on January 31.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively offer advice to the Party and State regarding external policies, as well as suitable measures aimed at optimising opportunities and advantages for national development and defence.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela recently held a presentation on Vietnam's foreign and defence policies with the participation of Ambassador Le Viet Duyen, Defense Attaché in Venezuela, Colonel Vu The Trung, Venezuelan Ministry of Defense representatives, and Defence Attaché of some countries in Venezuela such as Mexico, Russia, China, the Netherlands, Iran, Cuba, and Uruguay.

A key for Vietnam to attract more foreign tourists at this time is to change its visa policy, said Chris Farewell, a member of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued new regulations on cases of purchasing, sending, and bringing foreign currencies abroad for sponsorship and assistance purposes of organizations.

The tourism sector of the northern port city of Hai Phong will focus on developing sports and yacht tourism towards attracting more holiday-makers with high spending power, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.