The third Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange will be held from March 28 to 31 between the northern province of Lang Son and the Chinese southern province of Guangxi.

  National Assembly deputies on March 24 agreed on the essentials of a law on information access rights during their ongoing session in Hanoi.

The Vietnam delegation had engaged productively in discussions, resolutions and decisions of the month-long 31st regular meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which wrapped up in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 24.

 Chief Justice of the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh is paying a working visit to China from March 23-25.

 Hanoi wishes to receive Amsterdam city’s assistance in building an environment monitoring system, clean energies and sharing of experience in climate change adaptation, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

 Vietnam welcomes the official visit to Cuba by US President Barack Obama, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh on March 24 in reply to a reporters’ query on this visit.

 Asia should take innovation and creativity as key driving forces for sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened in China’s Hainan province on March 24.

 Vietnam requests Taiwan (China) to respect the country’s sovereignty and not to repeat any action that escalates tensions and complicates the situation in the East Sea, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on Mach 24.

 The first Mekong-Lancang Cooperation leaders’ meeting is a significant landmark in the cooperation among countries in the sub-Mekong region in general and MLC in particular.

 National Assembly deputies discussed in groups a draft working report of the legislature’s 13th tenure and its agencies for 2011-2016 during the ongoing 11th session in Hanoi on March 23.

 President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 23 for Governor of Kaluga, Russia, A.D.Artamonov.

 The Mekong-Lancang Cooperation should promote its important role in boosting efforts by member states to scientifically and sustainably manage and use the water resources of the Mekong River, known as the Lancang in China.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has thanked China for responding to Vietnam’s call to release water from Jinghong hydropower plant in Yunnan province.

 The second defence strategy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Russia has helped reinforce bilateral trust in military and defence cooperation.

 President Truong Tan Sang has requested the Ministry of National Defence’s department of military supplies enhance its performance in serving the special task forces which are safeguarding the country’s sacred sovereignty.

 About 14.7 percent of the State budget revenue, or 150 trillion VND (6.7 billion USD), will be spent on paying debt in 2016, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) revealed on March 22.

The performance of the court, procuracy and audit sectors during the 2011-2016 tenure was reviewed during the ongoing 11th meeting of the 13th National Assembly on March 22.  

 Lao Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith affirmed that support provided by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs for the Liaison Committee for Overseas Laotians has helped deepen the Vietnam-Laos relationship.

 Most voters have lauded the candid and responsible spirit reflected in the working reports presented by the National Assembly Chairman.

  Vietnam vehemently condemns a series of bloody bomb terror attacks in Belgium on March 22, Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said.