Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will assert the role of domestic firms as a driver behind economic growth through his upcoming meeting with entrepreneurs nationwide.

President Tran Dai Quang asked for Japan’s continued assistance in responding to climate change, especially drought and saline intrusion, while receiving Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Fukada Hiroshi.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted a warm reception in Hanoi on April 19 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov, assuring his guest that Russia is a high priority in Vietnam’s diplomatic policy.

 Women take 24.2 percent of the seats in Vietnam’s National Assembly in the 13th tenure (2011 – 2016), ranking the country 54th among the 190 surveyed nations and fourth among the 10 ASEAN member states.

 Key Party officials from ministries, central agencies, organisations and provinces and cities are gathering at a national conference in Hanoi to study the Resolution and documents issued by the 12th National Party Congress.

 Vietnam will host a conference promoting the Asia-Europe partnership in the 21st century on April 20, representing one of the country’s significant efforts to deepen relations between the two continents.

The Vietnamese Permanent Representative to the UN has affirmed Vietnam’s support for the peaceful settlement of the protracted Israel-Palestine conflict in accordance with relevant UN resolutions while calling for an end to all acts of violence.

 Newly-appointed Transport Minister Truong Quang Nghia said that the transport sector will continue to face major infrastructure development issues given the country's sharply increasing public debts.

 Overseas Vietnamese in Switzerland and the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association held an exhibition and a forum on Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea in Geneva on April 16.

 Four out of 25 self-nominated candidates running for seats in the HCM City’s People’s Council for 2016 – 2021 were approved to the shortlist of 175 qualified candidates during the third consultative conference organised in HCM City on April 17.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi met with Secretary of Shanghai Party Committee Han Zheng and Vice Governor of Zhejiang province Liang Liming as part of his working visit to the Chinese localities from April 10-14.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin discussed how to boost cooperation between the two countries across the fields during their annual meetings in HCM City and Phu Quoc (Kien Giang province) from April 16-17.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for visiting Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17.

 Central agencies and localities across the country have completed the third consultation round, approving 1,121 eligible candidates to run for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA).

 The standing board of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption convened a meeting in Hanoi on April 18 under the chair of its head, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 18 extended their condolences to President of Ecuador Rafael Correa over the substantial human and material losses caused by the April 16 earthquake.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC)’s Presidium held the third consultation meeting yesterday to approve the official list of 1,146 candidates for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly.

Viet Nam attaches importance to its role as a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucat his reception for WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo in Ha Noi April 15.

 Vietnam should be more active in proposing specific areas with which the WTO can support the country, WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo said during his visit to Vietnam, the first ever trip made by a WTO chief to the Southeast Asian nation.

 Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said one of the priorities of his country is further developing its traditional cooperation with Vietnam in various fields.