Vietnam on August 23 demanded that Taiwan (China) immediately cease all live-fire drills on Ba Binh (Itu Aba) Island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and refrain from such actions in the future.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday asked the Government’s Economic Advisory Group to analyse internal and external difficulties to propose mechanisms and policies which will help the country to overcome economic obstacles.

During their talks in Addis Ababa on August 23, President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome described the State visit to his country by President Tran Dai Quang as a particularly important political event.

 President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Addis Ababa on August 23 afternoon, beginning a State-level visit to Ethiopia at the invitation of President Mulatu Teshome. 

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse left Hanoi on August 23 morning for a State visit to Ethiopia from August 23-25 at the invitation of Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome.

 President Tran Dai Quang will pay State-level visits to Ethiopia and Egypt from August 23 to 29. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc thanked Japan for providing Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Vietnam over the past 26 years, aiding the country’s effort to boost the economy, reduce poverty and develop infrastructure.

 Politburo member and Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians on August 21.

 Hosting the World Economic Forum ASEAN in September will enhance Vietnam’s position and show its responsibility to the international community during the process of international integration, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

 The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday confirmed that it was looking into the case of a high-level official in Bình Định Province who was awarded a number of promotions in quick succession.

During his working trip to Vietnam to co-host the 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar, the US Army Pacific Command Commanding General Robert B. Brown and US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink visited the Hai Ba Trung Temple.

 The third Indian Ocean Conference is scheduled for August 27-28 in Hanoi, heard a press briefing on August 21. 

State agencies removed 39,823 officials from the pay list from 2015 to August 2018, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs’ spokesperson Vu Dang Minh.

 The UN peacekeeping sapper units of Vietnam and Japan have been exchanging experiences under a programme that officially kicked off in Hanoi on August 21. 

 The theme “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution” of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) is practical and meets common concern of ASEAN countries and many others around the world.

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse are going to pay State visits to Ethiopia and Egypt from August 23 to 29.

 The Australian Government has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to negotiate a Code of Conduct (COC) in the East Sea without prejudice to the rights and interests of third-party states in the strategic waters.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has promised to create favourable conditions for overseas Vietnamese scientists to participate in scientific and technological projects at home.

 Vietnam and the UK have agreed to set up a mechanism of defence policy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level, with the first event expected to take place later this year. 

 Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi has highlighted the spirit of friendship between his country and Vietnam in an article on the 73rd anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day (August 17, 1945-2018).