The Central Military Commission and Defence Ministry convened a conference in Hanoi yesterday to review the implementation of defence and military tasks in the past six months and lay out orientations for the remaining months of this year.

 The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) wants to maintain and enhance relations with the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), creating an important political base for a bilateral rapport.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has described the official visit to Vietnam by Lao Vice President Phankham Viphavanh as a significant contribution to deepening traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting in Hanoi on July 11 with Lao Minister and Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Office Phet Phomphiphack, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

The 50th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on July 11, with the aim to discuss preparations for the first session of the 14th legislature slated for July 20. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance at the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Ulan Bator, Mongolia from July 15-16 aims to push the realisation of ASEM initiatives.

 Vice President Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted an official welcome ceremony for standing member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee Phankham Viphavan on an official visit to Vietnam in Hanoi on July 11.

 Prime Minister of Romania Dacian Ciolos began his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 11.

 Officials from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on July 11 worked with the police in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla on protection procedures for 15 fishermen who have been detained at the provincial police headquarters since July 8.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will rule on the lawsuit between the Philippines and China over the East Sea dispute tomorrow. Whatever scenario takes place, the case will affect the face of the East Sea.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to Mongolia and attend the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in Ulan Bator from July 13-16.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front’s (VFF) chapter in HCM City and the Lao Front for National Construction’s ( LFNC ) chapter in Vientiane should strengthen links, towards promoting their future development.

Vietnam will work hard for closer ties between India and ASEAN, especially CLMV countries, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh during the fifth India-ASEAN Economic Forum in India’s capital city of New Delhi on July 8.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of reinforcing all-around ties with Thailand during a reception in Hanoi on July 8 for Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.

After the division in 2012, ASEAN members have allied for common goals. Now the bloc is again challenged by the East Sea dispute. VietNamNet would like to present an article by Dimas Muhamad, from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 The Swiss Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on July 7 to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Switzerland (October 11, 1971).

 Vietnam and Thailand agreed to enhance their economic connectivity through the action plan on bilateral trade and investment cooperation, to augment their trade to 20 billion USD by 2020.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and US-based Microsoft on July 7 inked a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation in cloud computing, cyber security and smart city.

Members of the 12th Party Central Committee passed a number of important documents that lay the foundation for the stronger reform of the Party’s administration and renovation of leadership.

 Vietnamese military officers and partners from northern Laos have reiterated their solidarity and close-knit relations when meeting to review connections between local military units.