PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to set up a task force responsible for monitoring and accelerating the deployment of tasks, conclusions and directions that the Government and the PM assign to ministries, agencies and localities.

 Hanoi and Seoul leaders expressed their willingness to boost bilateral cooperation during a visit of a Hanoi delegation to the capital city of the Republic of Korea from August 17-21. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the government always values ideas and suggestions contributed by overseas Vietnamese experts as the country is in the process of restructuring the economy and seeking deeper international integration.

 The government has identified the roles and tasks of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers, with Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh to act as Permanent Deputy Prime Minister.

Vietnam acknowledges several adjustments in the US Department of State’s 2015 annual report on international religious freedom, however it still contains several subjective assessments and cites incorrect information about Vietnam.

 The Government’s Committee for Religious Affairs hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 19 for Muslim dignitaries from Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Ninh Thuan.

 Chairman of the National Assembly’s Commi​ttee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 19 for Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Xieng Khouang province. 

 Politburo member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked for help from the Republic of Korea in training personnel in information technology for Vietnam during his friendship visit to the RoK.

 Former Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam Lieutenant-general Tran Van Do said that an independent anti-corruption agency should be set up to deal with the increasingly complicated corruption in Vietnam.

 Vietnam and Indonesia will set up a hotline to handle emerging incidents at sea as agreed during a visit to Indonesia by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.

 External activities need to be further improved in order to defend the country’s supreme interests, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said in an interview granted to the media.

 The participation of Vietnamese officers in the United Nations’ peace-keeping missions has helped improve the image of Vietnam and its soldiers in the hearts of international friends, heard a conference in Hanoi on August 18. 

One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitration proceedings against China on interpretation and application of 1982 UNCLOS, public shows concern over implementation of the ruling.

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 Participants at an international workshop in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, once again underscored the necessity of maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea. 

 The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) hopes to increase cooperation and experience exchanges with the Vietnam Air Force, a Malaysian official has said.

The shared and consistent goal of international integration and external defence relations is to safeguard the country’s independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, stated Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Chinese Ambassador Hong Xiaoyong at the Government’s headquarters in Hanoi on August 17, noting that Vietnam has consistently given the greatest import to its relations with China. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said he hopes China’s Hong Kong will establish friendly cooperative ties with Vietnamese localities and promote affiliation in investment and trade.