The 32nd session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to take place from March 11 to 13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 8 chaired a government meeting which focused on building laws.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s state media on March 8 acknowledged for the first time the fruitless summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump last week.

 Permanent Vice Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a visit to Romania from March 6-7 as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Acting President of Mauritius Kheshoe Parsad Matadeen received Vietnamese Ambassador Le Huy Hoang in the country’s capital Port Louis on March 6, voicing his hope for more substantive strides in the two countries’ cooperation.

 Vietnam attaches importance to friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Belgium and member countries of the European Union (EU), said National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on businesses, individuals, social organizations and international organizations to partner with VN in implementing the goals for women’s and children’s safety, gender equality and sustainable development.

 Meetings between senior Vietnamese leaders and US President Donald Trump, DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, Argentine President Mauricio Macri are among key diplomatic events in February.

Introduced for the first time in 2017, the pilot e-visa program is now applicable to citizens from 80 countries around the world until February 1, 2021.

 Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, has called on the law enforcement forces and navies of ASEAN countries to enhance cooperation in settling incidents at sea, especially those related to fishermen.

 The National Assembly’s Justice Committee on March 6 asked relevant ministries to analyse shortcomings in road and railway transport.

 The Government has issued a programme on practising thrift and fighting wastefulness in 2019, with one of the measures requiring cutting 10 percent of regular budget spending. 

 HCM City authorities have instructed to tighten control over municipal official’s overseas travel using the state budget.

 Member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a visit to France on March 4 and 5 as a special envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in protecting and promoting civil and political rights will be shared at the 125th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 11-12.

 Vietnamese Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin co-chaired the ninth meeting of the Vietnam-Philippines Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation in Manila on March 6.

 Two training vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) arrived at Tien Sa port on March 6, beginning a visit to the central city of Da Nang.

 Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou in Hanoi on March 5.

A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army led by Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang is attending the 16th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces' Meeting that is being held in Thailand on March 6-7.

 Vietnam has not calculated the detailed cost for hosting the recent North Korea – US summit but it is 'not much', according to Mai Tien Dung, minister and chairman of the Government Office.