PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to draw lessons and seek ways to improve the poor management of the farm produce market.

 Eight inspection teams have been set up to inspect and supervise the investigation, prosecution and trial of serious corruption and economic cases related to the standing boards of 20 provincial party committees.

 Negotiators from 11 member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement gathered for a meeting in Toronto, Canada on May 2 to explore the possibility of putting the trade pact into force without the US. 

 Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Oshima Tadamori began a three-day official visit to Vietnam on May 4.

 Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ms.Ulla Tørnæs will pay an official visit to Vietnam on May 4-5, hosted by Minister of Planning and Investment Mr. Nguyen Chi Dung.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh has affirmed Vietnam’s desire to tighten its comprehensive partnership with the US at recent meetings with elected US officials in Washington DC.

 Representatives from ASEAN and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have met to discuss stronger cooperation in managing border areas and preventing border issues. 

 Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Oshima Tadamori and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 4 – 6, said the Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations’ statement.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Nguyen Duc Hoa has affirmed that the Vietnamese embassy in Ottawa and Vietnamese Consulate General in Vancouver will always link the overseas Vietnamese up with the home country.  

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had important contributions to the success of the 30th ASEAN Summit, which took place in the Philippines on April 29-30.

 Despite nearly 7,000km separating Azerbaijan and Vietnam, the two countries share several cultural similarities, said experts at a recent conference entitled The Parallels of Azerbaijani and Vietnamese Cultures.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte have agreed to soon conduct a meeting of the two countries’ Joint Committee to ratchet up their cooperative ties.

 Researchers and students from the University of National Autonomy of Mexico said they have admired Vietnam’s renovation achievements and its growing role in the region and the world.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse, and a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation arrived in Hanoi on April 30 morning after participating in the 30th ASEAN Summit, which took place in Manila, the Philippines, from April 28-29.

 President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte issued a Chairman’s statement on April 30, one day after the 30th ASEAN Summit closed.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa hosted the “ASEAN Sports and Family’s Day 2017” in Pretoria, the capital city of South Africa on April 29.

 Southeast Asian leaders renewed the resolve to build ASEAN into an example of regional cooperation at the freshly finished 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines, according to ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh.

 The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has recommended disciplinary action be taken against Mr. Dinh La Thang, Politburo member and Party Chief in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held separate meetings with top diplomats of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on the sidelines of the 30th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Manila on April 28. 

 Vietnam resolutely protests against China’s recent moves in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago which violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and complicate the situation in the East Sea.