Vietnam and Laos reviewed the border and border gate management at the 25th meeting of their border delegations in the central city of Da Nang on June 20.

 The Prime Minister has signed a decision to establish a 39-member National Financial and Monetary Policy Consultation Council led by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

 The Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) delineated Vietnam’s territory spanning from the mainland to sea and islands, and continuously exercised the country’s maritime sovereignty.

 More than 67 million eligible Vietnamese voters across the country elected 496 deputies to the 14th National Assembly on May 22. Hereafter is the major structure of the new National Assembly in the 2016-2021 tenure.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on June 17 held separate meetings with newly-accredited ambassadors of the EU, the UK and Germany.

 Vietnam and Laos need to promote the efficiency of the Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation while enhancing collaboration to facilitate Vietnamese enterprises’ operations in Laos.

 Vietnam’s new National Assembly (NA) is expected to hold its first session on July 20, with the major focus being on electing a new leadership for the legislative body, the State, and the government.

 A working delegation from the Royal Cambodian Army’s High Command of Guards led by Deputy Commander General Dieng Sarun visited the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region on June 17 in Can Tho city.

The tour of Poland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has been a success in both bilateral and multilateral aspects.

President Tran Dai Quang has proposed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) continue to provide soft loans to Vietnam to realise its socio-development goals. 

The visits to Laos and Cambodia of President Tran Dai Quang delivered the new leadership’s determination and wishes to continually cement and develop the time-honoured friendship and comprehensive cooperation with the two neighbouring countries.

Vietnam treasures ties with ADB, considering the lender one of the top donors in the supply of capital, technical assistance and policy consultation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told ADB President Takehiko Nakao.

 The provinces of Quang Tri in the central region of Vietnam and Savannakhet and Salavan in Laos have reviewed the progress of a joint project to increase and upgrade border markers along the shared border.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Vietnam and Thailand to redouble their efforts in order to bring bilateral trade to 20 billion USD in 2020.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met with Chairman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) of the Czech Republic Vojtech Filip on June 16 as part of her working visit to the European country.

The special meeting of ASEAN and Chinese Foreign Ministers has achieved positive results in a friendly, straightforward and constructive spirit, contributing to strengthening mutual understanding and trust.

 Vietnam and Cambodia have issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of President Tran Dai Quang’s State visit to Cambodia on June 15-16.

 President Tran Dai Quang and his encourage concluded their two-day State visit to Cambodia in the afternoon of June 16.

 Hanoi should take strong measures to remove barriers which inhibit the city from developing and integrating, stressed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Despite running PetroVietnam Construction Joint stock company (PVC) into gigantic losses, Trinh Xuan Thanh was still appointed to the key positions at the Ministry of Industry and Trade and then vice chair of Hau Giang People’s Committee.