The National Assembly passed a resolution on a law and ordinance building programme for 2018 and adjustments to the programme for 2017 on June 8 during its third plenary session. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Japan from June 4-8 has contributed to consolidating the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will speak and directly answer questions from the National Assembly’s deputies from 16:05 to 16:45pm on June 15 during the NA’s Q&A session.

 The high-level talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, and the joint statement issued after the talks  has been highlighted on Japanese media.

 Ho Chi Minh City pledges to support and cooperate with new Vietnamese ambassadors and consul generals in developing cooperation with countries around the world.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy delivered a speech on the third day of the UN Ocean Conference in New York on June 7, stressing that UNCLOS 1982 is a legal basis for the realisation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

A draft resolution on the settlement of bad debts at credit institutions and a bill on amendments and supplements to the Law on Credit Institutions were high on the agenda of the National Assembly (NA)’s sitting on June 7.

 Vietnam and the Czech Republic should maintain delegation exchanges at all levels and increase cooperation between their ministries, sectors, localities and businesses to carry out the signed agreements, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 The ongoing visit to Cuba by a high-level Vietnamese military delegation from June 1-7 is a chance for the two countries to strengthen ties in various fields, including defence.

 The 13th Lodz East Asia Meeting (LEAM) themed “Power shifts in East Asia: Prospects for Developing Asian-European Ties” took place recently in Poland.being held for the first time.

 Public Administration Reform Index 2016 announced

 Public citizens will soon have chance to access National Assembly meetings, said Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Chairman of National Assembly Office.

 Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam’s permanent delegation to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation and other international organizations in Geneva, is attending the UN Human Rights Council’s 35th session in Geneva.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed into issuance three resolutions adopted at the 12th Party Central Committee’s fifth plenary meeting that took place in early May.

 A treaty supplementing the Border Delimitation Treaty between Vietnam and Laos regarding the revision of the starting point of the two countries’ border line was the focus of the National Assembly’s plenary session in Hanoi on June 6 morning. 

 Prime Ministers Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Shinzo Abe reached high consensus on major orientations and specific measures to push forward the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan. 

 A string of new government policies come into force in June, including the exemption of land use fees for housing projects, and specific financial mechanisms for HCM City.

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) will carry out question and answer (Q&A) sessions from June 13 to 15 as part of its ongoing third session.

Vietnam always give top priority to cooperative relations with Japan and will do their best to elevate the ties to new heights for interests of the two countries’ people, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman arrived in Hanoi on June 6 to start his three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.