Vietnam has participated in the first meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) Executive Council, which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on October 2.

Cooperation to narrow the gap of development in ASEAN has gained positive strides recently, members of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration Task Force said at their 53rd meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters last weekend.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the Vietnamese Party, Government, and people cherish the relationship with Laos, considering it a valuable asset in the two countries’ revolutionary cause.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has thoroughly examined the preparations for activities of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week that is scheduled for the central city of Da Nang in November.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan made a tour of the Moravian-Silesian Region on September 29-30 to seek locality-to-locality cooperation opportunities. 

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed effective cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao Ministries of Home Affairs, which has made positive contributions to the two nations’ friendly relations.

 US President Donald Trump will visit Vietnam in November to attend the APEC Summit as part of a regional tour, the White House has confirmed, amid growing uncertainty over Washington’s commitment to Southeast Asia.

 A military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich will pay an official visit to Myanmar from October 1-3.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Trong Viet, Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Defence and Security, speaks to Youth newspaper on maintaining national security by defending the border and sovereignty.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the first-ever policy dialogue with leaders of 14 top private corporations.

 The National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs held its seventh plenary session yesterday in Hanoi to discuss health insurance, tobacco control funds and national targets for gender equality.

 The 2017 APEC Women and the Economy Forum (WEF) issued on September 29 a statement which looks to enhance women’s economic inclusion and empowerment in a changing world.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission decided to give a strong warning to Huynh Duc Tho, Vice Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee at its 18th session in Hanoi on September 29.  

 Sound collaboration between the Vietnamese and Lao ministries of home affairs has contributed to fostering the two countries’ friendship, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Ambassador Tran Thi Hoang Mai, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Delegation to the UNESCO, presented her credentials to UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova at the organisation’s headquarter in Paris, France, on September 28.

 Government agencies and the Ha Tinh People’s Committee were assigned by the prime minister to hand in recommendations the Thach Khe iron ore mining project before October 5.

 President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya wants to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam for the benefit of the two nations’ people.

 Vietnam and Kazakhstan should bolster exchanges of delegations at all levels and hold political consultations to enhance the efficiency of bilateral cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.

 Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 28 for Lao Minister of Home Affairs Khamman Sounvileuth.

 Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan hosted a reception for his Lao counterpart Khamman Sounvileuth in Hanoi on September 28, during which the two sides reviewed their cooperation over the past years.