The Communist Party of Vietnam always attaches great importance to fostering ties with traditional friends in Latin America, said Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 23 asked Ho Chi Minh City to prioritize construction and achieve a big breakthrough in shaping a synchronous and modern urban infrastructure system.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on behalf of Party and State leaders of Vietnam, will attend the state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Tokyo, Japan, from September 25-28.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi has affirmed Vietnam’s importance to the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, and expressed his wish that both nations boost bilateral cooperation in fields of mutual strengths such as oil and gas, agriculture, and apparel.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium has collaborated with the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) to hold a series of activities in honour of late President Ho Chi Minh at the party’s recent Manifesta (solidarity) festival in Ostend.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on September 17 issued a detainment and prosecution decision against former Secretary of the Party Committee of Hai Duong province Pham Xuan Thang and former director of the provincial health department Pham Manh Cuong.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference on September 16 in order to provide information to the press regarding international integration this year.

Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh has hailed the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for its effective operations and active contributions in Vietnam, including providing financial support for projects.

The first joint rescue exercise of the militaries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia took place in Vientiane on September 15.

Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang paid courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and the country’s Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane on September 13.