VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of the 29th National Diplomatic Conference which took place in Hanoi last week, VietNamNet talked with Mr. Tran Viet Thai, Deputy Director of the Strategic Research Institute of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. 

 The expansion of the Vietnam-China Land Border Joint Committee cooperation mechanism has improved immigration and export-import management, contributing to socio-economic development in border localities. 

 Vietnam and Nepal have a fruitful relationship with potential for development. 

 The People’s Committee of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on October 24 hosted a reception for the crew of three Chinese naval ships which have been on a visit at Cam Ranh International Port since October 22. 

  The Government has conferred the strongest and most radical authority at the local level on HCMC, associated with the supervision of the responsibilities of its leadership, stated Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

  Manila will not dismiss the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China, affirmed spokesman Martin Anadar of the Philippine President Palace on October 23. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to work closely with and support Vietnam to effectively cope with climate change. 

  President Tran Dai Quang proposed Japan's Nagano prefecture support Vietnamese localities to develop human resources training in hi-tech agriculture while receiving Governor Shui Chi Abe in Hanoi on October 24. 

 Vietnam and Thailand are hoped to soon reach an agreement on labour cooperation given the recent establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). 

The Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has proposed types of discipline to the Party Delegation to the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the 2011-2016 tenure and former Minister Vu Huy Hoang.

 National Assembly (NA) deputies scrutinised the draft laws on property auction and belief and religion on October 24 as the 14th NA’s second session is taking place in Hanoi. 

 Vietnam is ready to dispatch forces to take part in the UN peacekeeping missions whenever requested, an officer has said.

 The Prime Minister has agreed with the Ministry of Public Security’s proposals to host the 38th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Drugs in 2017 and the 6th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drugs in 2018.

 Minister of Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich had talks with his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen, during which he affirmed that promoting friendship and cooperation with Singapore is one of the priorities of Vietnam’s external policies. 

 Vietnam calls on all countries to make constructive contributions in line with international law to maintaining peace, stability and the rule of law at sea and in the ocean, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

 Vietnam’s Consulate General in Nepal went into operation on October 23 after an opening ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city. 

 The plan on mid-term public investment for 2016-2020 was among the topics put on the table during group discussions as part of the 14 th National Assembly’s second meeting on October 22 afternoon.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on October 23 to scrutinise preparations for three regional summits that will convene on October 24. 

 Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung talked to DTiNews about the ministry's policy to cut state-owned car budget and what civil servants think about the move.

 Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam, H.E. Lee Hyuk, delves deeper into the relationship between the two countries.