Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had fringe meetings with his Japanese and New Zealand counterparts on September 7 at the 28th & 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings now underway in Vientiane.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Directors of state departments, chairs of districts, towns and communes in Hanoi will receive smart devices to work online.

 Vietnam pledges continued efforts to foster the Mekong-Japan cooperation for the sustainable development, peace, stability and prosperity in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed.

 Vietnam topped the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships, which closed in Singapore on September 6.

The Vietnam Top Publishers Summit 2016 opened in Hanoi on September 7, drawing more than 100 delegates who are leaders and chief editors of 100 leading electronic newspapers and websites.

 ASEAN leaders continue to voice deep concerns about the East Sea situation in the Chairman’s Statement of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits, which was issued on September 7 afternoon. 

 Ho Chi Minh City’s officials pledged to work with France on measures to bolster bilateral trade and investment, as well as to facilitate market access for each other’s products.

Lao Party Secretary General and President Bounnhang Volachith hailed the practical and effective cooperation between the Lao and Vietnamese legislatures during a reception for Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty.

 French President Francois Hollande left Ho Chi Minh City on September 7 afternoon, concluding a successful State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

President Tran Dai Quang appreciated the cooperation between the two supreme procuracy bodies of Vietnam and Bulgaria at a reception on September 7 for Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov in Hanoi.

 The Foreign Ministries of Vietnam and Mexico agreed to take measures to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations in an intensive, practical and effective manner.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the significance of strengthening cooperation between ASEAN and external partners to the building of the ASEAN Community and realisation of the 2025 Vision.

 China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted a set of guidelines for their senior diplomats' hotline to address emergencies at sea at the 19th meeting of their leaders in Vientiane, Laos on September 7. 

 Germany has regularly exchanged high-ranking delegation visits and dialogues with Vietnam to promote ties, stated Vice President of the German Bundestag Edelgard Bulmahn on September 6.

 The Governments of Vietnam and Myanmar attach importance to preserving and further developing the time-honoured friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.

Cambodia will do its utmost to work together with Vietnam in promoting the traditional bilateral relations, stated Tep Ngon, the Cambodian Senate’s Second Vice President.

The ongoing State visit to Vietnam by French President Francois Hollande was covered by various French press outlets on September 6.

President Tran Dai Quang received out-going Ambassador of Canada David Devine in Hanoi on September 7, during which he discussed the diplomat’s contributions to bilateral relations. 

Vietnam always gives the top priority to the special solidarity with Laos, considering this an invaluable asset in need of being preserved and developed, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 The Prime Minister has just issued an instruction asking for strengthened discipline at all State apparatuses.