Vietnam consistently supports efforts towards non-proliferation and general and complete disarmament, the country’s representative said at the general debate of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

 Vietnam’s honorary consulate was inaugurated in New Caledonia on October 5 with Dinh Jean-Pierre as its Honorary Consul General.

President Tran Dai Quang held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani following the welcome ceremony in Hanoi on October 6.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee gave feedback on the draft Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) during their fourth working session in Hanoi on October 6. 

The Independence Order and Friendship Order of Vietnam were presented to collectives and individuals at the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport on October 6.

 Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich received the Thai and Singaporean ambassadors to Vietnam at the ministry’s headquarters in Hanoi on October 6. 

VietNamNet Bridge – As of October 3, six deputy ministers and five chiefs of departments at the Ministry of Finance had travelled to their offices by taxi or their own cars.

 Vietnam welcomes multifaceted cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), particularly in science as well as information and technology, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Thanh Hung. 

 Though complaints and denunciations have tended downward in 2016 compared to last year, the number of complicated cases has increased, and the Government needs to clarify the causes of this situation. 

 Vietnam attaches importance to defence cooperation with Thailand, and the Ministry of Defence will create favourable conditions for Thai military attachés to fulfil their duties in Vietnam, said a Vietnamese senior officer. 

 Vietnam regards South Africa as its leading partner in Africa and wishes to develop all-round cooperation with the country on par with the “partnership for cooperation and development”, President Tran Dai Quang said.

 The UK intends to deepen relationship with countries across the globe and Vietnam plays an important role in that strategy, said Eleanor Laing, Vice Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK. 

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted Iranian Ambassador to Vietnam Saleh Abidi in Hanoi on October 4, saying Vietnam places importance to the upcoming visit by President Hassan Rouhani.

 Cabinet members sought ways for achieving an economic growth target of 6.3-6.5 percent in 2016 during the second working day of the Government’s monthly meeting in Hanoi on October 4.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated Ousmane Dione on his appointment as new Country Director for the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam at a reception at the Government’s headquarters in Hanoi on October 4. 

 Vietnam attaches importance to defence cooperation with Thailand, and the Ministry of Defence will create favourable conditions for Thai military attachés to fulfil their duties in Vietnam, said a Vietnamese senior officer. 

 The Party’s top graft-buster agency has decided to launch court action against six high-profile graft cases involving major State-owned enterprises between late this year and the first quarter of next year.

 A series of policies on people’s welfare shall come into effect in September such as responsibilities of ministers, rewards for sports athletes with high records, and higher allowance for former soldiers.

President Tran Dai Quang requested the business community in Ho Chi Minh City to take a pioneering role in the development of domestic private economic sector, especially SMEs during a meeting in the city on October 3.

  The fourth session of the 14th National Assembly’s Standing Committee opened on October 3, focusing on the draft law on the amendments and supplements to some articles of the Criminal Code.