With the approval of the Vietnamese Prime Minister, two Australian Navy ships, HMAS Canberra and HMAS Newcastle visited Cam Ranh International Port, Khanh Hoa province on May 7- 10.

The Prime Minister of Nepal, K P Sharma Oli, and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the UN Day of Vesak 2019 to be held in the country from May 9 to 13 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Voters in HCM City’s District 1 expressed their concern over education-training, legislation and the use of alcoholics and drug which lead to many traffic accidents during a local meeting with the city's Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam, who is also deputy head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, has lauded efforts of the Finance Ministry’s Party committee in the reclamation of assets in corrupt and economic cases.

The Dien Bien Phu victory 65 years ago is not only one for the Vietnamese but also for the French people against colonialism, a French sociologist has affirmed.

The official visit to Vietnam by Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiree and her spouse from May 6-8 is expected to foster the traditional friendship between the two countries.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will convene its 34th session in Hanoi from May 8-10, according to the NA Office. 

 Former Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh, 64, who was also former member of the Party Central Committee, was found to have committed violations and shortcomings in the equitization and State capital divestment at SOEs under the Transport Ministry.

Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital which is in South Sudan for a UN peacekeeping mission will finish its duty in October, 2019.

A memorial service for former President Le Duc Anh was held in Hanoi on May 3. After the service, his coffin was taken to the Noi Bai int'l airport to be transported to HCM City where he is burried.

A key goal of of diplomatic activities in April was to accelerate the official signing and ratification of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Viet Nam investment protection agreement (EVIPA).

A series of policies on false denunciations, new emission standards for second-hand vehicle imports, Labor Code on licensing outsourcing services shall take effect from May 2019.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has suggested that administrative agencies across the country open at 8:30 a.m. in a proposed amendment to the Labor Law.

The ASEAN+3 finance ministers have agree to consider adding the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan to currency swap arrangements in addition to the US dollar while rejecting protectionism amid growing US-China trade tensions.

A State funeral was held on May 3 for former President General Le Duc Anh, who was also former Politburo member and former advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

A sailing ship of the Vietnam People’s Navy docked at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta on May 1, beginning a four-day visit to Indonesia that lasts until May 4.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a dispatch requesting all public offices and Vietnamese representative agencies overseas to fly flags at half-staff during the national mourning for former President General Le Duc Anh.

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.