PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance in the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing has affirmed Vietnam’s goodwill and role in international economic integration, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh held talks with his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhao in Beijing on the sideline of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), which ran from April 25 – 27.

Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez and Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu have agreed on measures to strengthen traditional cooperation between the two legislative agencies and the two countries in general.

The Communist Party of Vietnam has issued a special communiqué, announcing that former President General Le Duc Anh passed away at 20:10 on April 22, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed wish to raise two-way trade with Singapore from the current level of nearly 8 billion USD during a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on April 26.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on April 26 on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received leaders of a number of foreign enterprises on April 26 in Beijing as part of the activities in his trip to the country to attend the ongoing second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

The Supreme People’s Court and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched a project on improving trial transparency and quality at Vietnamese courts during a ceremony in Hanoi on April 26.

Vietnam assumed the role of the Chair of the Association of Asia-Pacific Peace Operations Training Centres (AAPTC) in 2020 from Thailand during its annual general meeting and workshop in Bangkok on April 26.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 26 held talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the occasion of the Vietnamese Government leader’s trip to China to attend the ongoing second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Phan Van Giang had meetings with senior military officers of Russia and the Philippines on the sidelines of the eighth Moscow Conference on International Security.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Japan coordinated with Kyodo PR company to host the Asia-Africa 20 conference in Tokyo on April 25.

The fruitful cooperation between Vietnamese and Indian Coast Guards will contribute to enhancing mutual trust and promoting collaboration in other spheres between defence ministries of the two countries, said a Vietnamese high-ranking officer.

Vietnam wants the US and Cuba to maintain constructive and cooperative dialogues, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Le Thi Thu Hang.

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has had a meeting with Nathaniel F. McGill, Chief of Staff in the office of the Liberian President, when he attended the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.

Vietnam attaches importance to developing its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with the Chinese Party, State and people, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong will return to work soon after some health issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters at a news briefing today, April 25.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) continued leading the country in E-Government Development Index 2018 in the category of ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

Minister of Public Security, Gen. To Lam held working sessions with US officials in Washington DC on April 24-25 as part of the activities in the framework of his ongoing visit to the US.