VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong touched down in Hanoi on the morning of July 29, thereby concluding his State visit to Italy and his visit to the Vatican at the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis, respectively, from July 25 to July 29.

The Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat on July 28 imposed disciplinary measures on the Standing Boards of the Party Committee of Thanh Hoa in the 2010-2015 and 2015-2020 tenures, and a number of the central province’s former leaders for violating the Party’s regulations and State laws.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his wife attended a state banquet hosted by Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter on July 26 evening (local time) as part of State visit to the European nation.

President Vo Van Thuong on July 27 held separate meetings with General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party Mauro Alboresi, Vice President of the Italian Democratic Party Chiara Gribaudo, and General Secretary of the Italian Communist Refoundation Party Maurizio Acerbo, as part of his State-level visit to the European nation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on July 25 congratulated Cambodia on successfully organizing its recent parliamentary elections for the seventh term.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong praised and thanked domestic artists and members of the Alliance of Arts and Literature Associations of Vietnam (VULA) for their contributions to the country over the past 75 years during a ceremony marking the VULA’s 75th founding anniversary (July 25) in Hanoi on July 25.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said he believes that ample room remains for Vietnam and Malaysia to expand their cooperation while receiving Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Hanoi on July 20.

Former Secretary of the Party Central Committee and former Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh passed away after a period of illness at 8:57 pm on July 19 at Military Central Hospital 108 in Hanoi, according to the board in charge of health care for senior officials.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Phi Long, secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, affirmed his province’s readiness in order to welcome and support Thai investors for common development on July 17 at the Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Conference.

VOV.VN - The comprehensive co-operative ties between Vietnam and Laos have been continuously consolidated and developed across the board following the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation on July 18, 1977.