President Truong Tan Sang arrived at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran capital city on late March 13, beginning a State visit to Iran.

 VietNamNet Bridge - China understands that the United States, Japan and other major powers know about its plots in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea.

 A delegation from the Vietnamese People’s Army is attending the 13th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-13) in Laos at the invitation of Lieutenant General Suvon Luongbunmi, Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army.

 Vietnam and Mozambique have agreed to work on concrete measures to boost all-round ties in the time ahead during talks between visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.

 Vietnam and Mozambique have agreed to work on concrete measures to boost all-round ties in the time ahead during talks between visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.

 The 12th Party Central Committee mulled over the socio-economic development scheme for 2016-2020 on March 11, the second working day of its second plenum.

 The National Assembly Committee for National Defence and Security convened its 21st plenary session in the central city of Da Nang on March 11 to sum up its activities during the NA’s 13 th tenure.

 The Vietnamese Navy High Command on March 10 conducted a flag-hoisting ceremony for the first sailing ship of the country’s navy at the Vietnam Naval Academy in Nha Trang city of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen will attend and deliver a speech at the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which will take place in New York from March 14-24.

 President Truong Tan Sang wrapped up his State visit to Tanzania on March 11 after reaching dozens of agreements to elevate the two countries’ wide-ranging cooperation.

The 14th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting took place in Bangkok on March 10, focusing on ways to enhance connection among Asian nations in the future. Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy led a Vietnamese delegation to the event.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy and Malta Cao Chinh Thien presented his credentials to Malta President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca at a ceremony held on March 10 in the capital city of Valetta.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministries of Science and Technology of Vietnam and Laos to maintain experience sharing in managing science and technology activities, while welcoming Lao Minister Boviengkham Vongdara on March 10.

 Vietnam is attending the 33 rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific in Malaysia.

 Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang and Speaker of Tanzania’s National Assembly Job Ndugai have consented to back the enhancement of legislative ties between the two countries.

 President Truong Tan Sang will discuss with his Mozambican counterpart measures to enhance the economic cooperation between the two countries during his State visit to the African nation from March 11-13.

The second meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on March 10 with the focus on the working agenda of the committee’s tenure, the socio-economic development plan in 2016-2020.

 President Truong Tan Sang held talks with his Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli within the framework of his State visit to the East African country on March 9.

 The 46th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on March 9 after three days of sitting, fulfilling a pile of tasks.

 Vietnam’s Defence Ministry on March 9 handed over equipment to Laos, aiming to help the neighbouring country fulfill its role as rotating ASEAN Chair in 2016.