A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan paid a working visit to the US from September 10 to 13.

 Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio Lopez Diaz has been honoured with the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” for his contributions to cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.

 The good relationship between Japan and ASEAN provides an impetus for Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership, Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh said following the ninth Japan – ASEAN Deputy Defence Ministerial Meeting. 

 President Tran Dai Quang has sent his greetings to the upcoming 38th General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-38), which will take place in Manila, Philippines, from September 14 to 20.

 Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh and his Japanese counterpart Ro Manabe agreed at a meeting on September 12 that the China-ASEAN Code of Conduct (COC) on the East Sea should be effective and legally binding. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh stated that bordering Guangxi province plays a very important role in cementing and developing the friendship and cooperation between China and Vietnam.

 Vietnam and Azerbaijan will employ measures to boost cooperation via party, government and parliamentary channels, covering economy-trade, investment, energy, transport, culture and education-training.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded the close coordination of the Japanese embassy and ambassador in promoting the bilateral relations over the past years during a meeting with Japanese Ambassador Kuinio Umeda in Hanoi on September 12.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the upcoming visit to Vietnam by Hungarian PM Orban Vicktor is an important event that will open up many cooperation opportunities for the two countries.

 Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception for French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary in Hanoi on September 12.

As an active member of the ASEAN Community, Vietnam supports ASEAN-China cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh stressed at an event in Nanning on September 12.

 Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Truong Hoa Binh had a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli in Nanning city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on September 11.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received outgoing Slovak Ambassador to Vietnam Igor Pacolak in Hanoi on September 11.

 Both Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira have expressed their hope that more and more Vietnamese and Brazilian would invest in each other’s countries.

Lawmakers convening today in Hanoi for 14th session of the National’s Assembly’s Standing Committee are scheduled to discuss an amended Law on Corruption Prevention and Control.

 The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly (NA) will convene its 14th session in Hanoi from September 11-20, with a number of issues high on the agenda to prepare for the NA’s fourth meeting scheduled for next month. 

 Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang led a defence delegation to visit Cuba from September 8-11 at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Alvaro Lopez Miera.

 Samdech Say Chhum, acting head of state of Cambodia and President of the Cambodian Senate highly valued the support of Hanoi for Phnom Penh during his meeting with Secretary of the Hanoi Party’s Committee Hoang Trung Hai on September 9. 

 Vietnam is consistent in the employment of multilateral and multifaceted diplomacy to enhance traditional partnerships with Balkan States, including Serbia, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh’s visit to the Republic of Korea from September 6-9 was fruitful, contributing to enhancing defence cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK as well as regional countries.