The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisation (VUFO) has presented the “For Peace and Friendship Among Nations” insignia to Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Jehanne Roccas.

 President Tran Dai Quang on August 7 hosted separate receptions for the new ambassadors from Chile, the UK, Poland, Gambia, Uganda, Nepal, Jamaica, Guatemala and Botswana.

 Vietnam always attaches importance to promoting the friendship and cooperation with traditional friends in Africa, including Rwanda and Guinea, said President Tran Dai Quang. 

Vietnam has actively got involved in the realisation of ASEAN commitments since the country joined the association on July 28, 1995, according Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung.

 The draft law on special administrative and economic units, also known as special economic zones, will not be put on the agenda of a National Assembly Standing Committee session set for August 8 to 13.

 Vietnam has contributed to the diversity of the International Law Commission (ILC) via information and arguments towards increasing benefit balance, objectivity, fairness and justice, said an official. 

Foreign ministers attending AFF emphasised the importance of non-militarization and self-restraint in the conduct of all activities by claimants and reaffirmed the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation in and overflight above the East Sea.

 Vietnam is committed to closely coordinating with the ASEAN Secretariat and other member states in building a strong ASEAN Community, said Vietnam’s new Permanent Representative to ASEAN Tran Duc Binh on August 6.

 Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. To Lam on August 6 hosted a reception for Secretary-General of the National Security Council (NSC) of Thailand Gen. Wanlop Rugsanaoh.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has engaged in a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings as part of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related events in Singapore

 The recent 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-51) and other related meetings hosted by Singapore have secured many important outcomes, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung told the media recently.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 19th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the eighth East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore on August 4.

 Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings on August 4 with the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and foreign ministers of the 

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 11th Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh co-chaired the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3.

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh led a delegation to attend the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference sessions with its partners, held in Singapore on August 2.

 Vietnam has moved up one place to rank 88th among the 193 countries in the United Nations E-Government Survey 2018.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had separate meetings with Foreign Ministers Taro Kono of Japan and Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran on August 2.

 Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), hosted a reception for Major General Tony Davies, Vice Chief of New Zealand’s Defence Force, in Hanoi on August 2. 

 Vietnam is willing to cooperate with the Czech Republic to address difficulties in granting long-term visas for Vietnamese nationals for the purposes of employment or business in the European country.