The fourth court conference of border provinces of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia is taking place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa from December 20-21, attracting 120 chief judges, judges and court officials. 

 Canada and Vietnam boast a great opportunity to promote their bond, especially in trade, investment, official development assistance (ODA), education-training and people-to-people exchange.

 Vietnam strongly condemns the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on December 20.

 Top government leaders of Vietnam and Cambodia have expressed wishes to cement and develop bilateral ties in the spirit of “good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, all-faceted and long-lasting cooperation”. 

 The Ministry of Finance has asked agencies and enterprises under its umbrella to efficiently use State-owned cars and implement taxi fare subsidies to certain officials instead of offering them State-owned cars.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan held a meeting with Ambassadors of ASEAN member countries on December 20 on the third anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Summit (December 2013).

 An international seminar on the future of maritime activities in Asia after the The Hague’s arbitration ruling took place at the Meiji University in Tokyo, gathering Japanese and regional experts.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung attended an ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat on the situation of Rakhine state, Myanmar, on December 19.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 19 held a meeting with 55 representatives from religious organisations nationwide to listen to religious followers’ opinions and proposals, aiming to better implement the law on belief and religions. 

President Tran Dai Quang has called on the entire Vietnamese people to bring into play the national resistance spirit, step up the national industrialisation and modernisation, while firmly protecting the socialist Vietnam.

 A delegation from the Ministry of National Defence led by Deputy Minister Be Xuan Truong paid an official visit to Cuba from December 12-18.

 Minister of Public Security To Lam has proposed Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha instruct relevant bodies to accelerate the signing of an agreement on criminal extradition as a legal foundation for the two countries’ law enforcement forces.

The National Assembly’s (NA) Standing Committee on December 19 discussed the preparations for the third session, which is scheduled to last 22 and a half days from May 22, 2017.

 VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the talks about Vietnam after 30 years of renovation. 

 2016 has been a successful year for Vietnam’s diplomacy, helping to raise Vietnam’s status globally.

 The Interpol General Secretariat has appreciated the cooperation of Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry in information exchange in the fight against trans-border, drug and cyber crimes, said Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock.

 Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen will pay the second official visit to Vietnam since he was re-appointed as Prime Minister in 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the second part of the talks with VietNamNet, Professor Vu Minh Giang said that the ultimate goal of any country is the people's happiness.

 A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Van Binh, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, visited Angola from December 16-17. 

 Ireland will work to push the Vietnam-European Union free trade agreement, the Irish Ambassador to Vietnam, Caist Moran, told Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting on December 16.