Vietnam and the US should sustain and strengthen economic and trade links, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said, describing these links as key to bilateral relations.

 Son used to be a correspondent covering Vietnam’s former State President Truong Tan Sang’s activities during his five-year term 2011-2016.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged to assist Laos to develop transport infrastructure at his reception for Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Bounchanh Singthavong in Hanoi on April 20.

 Vietnam calls on involved parties to resume negotiations to seek a peaceful solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict on the basis of United Nations resolutions.

 Countries in and outside the East Sea should act responsibly and in conformity with international law, including the UNCLOS 1982 for peace and stability in the sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has maintained contacts with Japanese relevant agencies and kept close watch on the murder of Vietnamese girl Le Thi Nhat Linh in Chiba prefecture to bring the culprit to trial soon.

Vietnamese and Malaysian lawyers are actively collecting evidence to defend Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese suspect in the death of a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in the next court hearing. 

Vietnamese and Iranian leaders have committed all possible support to their businesses to navigate the respective markets towards a trade value of $2 billion, President Tran Dai Quang said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Hanoi on April 20 Nakamura Norimichi, Governor of Nagasaki prefecture, who is visiting Vietnam with a business delegation.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay official visits to Cambodia and Laos from April 24 to 27.

 US President Donald Trump will attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Vietnam in November together with the US-ASEAN and East Asia meetings in the Philippines as well. 

 Captain Nguyen Quoc Khanh from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre has been assigned to join the UN mission in the Central African Republic.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung had a working session with authorities from the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on April 19 to study the European country’s experience in planning, building and operating seaports.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu suggested the International Cooperative Alliance continue supporting Vietnam in improving its cooperatives’ capacity. 

 Individuals of State agencies and organisations should be banned from using vehicles and other assets that are presented or donated by organisations or individuals, the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed at a debate on April 20. 

 Speaker of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Chung Sye-kyun will lead a high-level delegation to visit Vietnam from April 24-26, the NA Committee for External Relations announced on April 20. 

 National Assembly deputies gave opinions on a list of projects and specific sums of capital allocated for projects under the middle-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period.

 The 20th anniversary of the enforcement of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) will be marked on April 26 in The Hague, an occasion to honour global efforts, including by Vietnam, to eradicate chemical weapons.

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to push ahead with cooperation in the fight against drugs by instructing authorized agencies and border localities to maintain the regular exchange of information.

 The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will play a vital role in Vietnam’s global trade integration, helping the country become a promising business and investment market in ASEAN for European firms.