Vietnam and Mongolia should exert more efforts to increase political trust, expand economic cooperation and closely coordinate at multilateral forums, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh during a meeting with his Mongolian counterpart.

 Vietnam and Japan should join hands to equip their UN peace-keeping forces with sufficient knowledge and experience to complete tasks in various area around the world.

 Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Tong Thi Phong attended the Governing Council meeting and the General Debate of the 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 2.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc directed taking measures to promote the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) during the Government’s March meeting in Hanoi on April 3. 

 ASEAN could connect countries to address tensions in the East Sea, heard a recent international workshop in France.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted Top 10 socio-economic indicators in Q1, 2017 at the Government’s regular meeting for March.

 Some provincial departments might be merged in keeping with the Government’s commitment to streamline its notoriously clunky and bloated bureaucracy, according to a new draft resolution circulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

 A Vietnamese parliament delegation led by National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong attended the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) that was held in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, from April 1-5. 

 Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will make official visits to Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic from April 6-14, according to the NA’s External Relations Committee. 

 Vietnam will make every effort to effectively implement the work plan of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), which helps narrow the development gap within the ASEAN bloc and between the community and other regions.

 Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau highlighted the significance of gender equality and women’s rights at the 275th meeting of IPU Assembly.

The Vietnamese and Australia governments on March 31 held their High-Level Consultations to discuss results of their long-term development co-operation and the importance of its transformation into an economic partnership.

 The Vietnam State Audit will host the 14th congress of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in September 2018, with major events held in four days, heard a press conference in Hanoi on March 31.

 The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam received office equipment, worth 2 million Chinese yuan (nearly 290,200 USD), as a gift from the Chinese Government at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 31.

 Vietnam is ready to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration to maintain the impetus for the development of bilateral ties, President Tran Dai Quang told US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius on March 31. 

 The Australia and Viet Nam governments on Friday held their High-Level Consultations on Development Co-operation to discuss results of their long-term development co-operation and the importance of its transformation into an economic partnership.

 President of Council of States of Switzerland Ivo Bischofberger left Hanoi on March 31, concluding his four-day official visit to Vietnam  at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

More than 40 influential corporate executives, including billionaires from countries and territories worldwide, attended an event entitled “Vietnam – hidden beauty 2017” at the Temple of Literature on March 30. 

  Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission on Economic Affairs Nguyen Van Binh had a meeting with a delegation of specialists from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Hanoi on March 30.

 Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga had a meeting with President of the Swiss Council of States Ivo Bischofberger on March 30 in Hanoi to compare notes on information on education cooperation between the two countries.