VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. effort to build the image of a ‘benevolent hegemony’ has helped it achieve soft power, thereby balancing the "hard power" of China in Southeast Asia, said Dr. Le Hong Hiep.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has highlighted the UN Charter’s significance in maintaining international peace and security.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held bilateral talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the ASEAN-US Summit in Sunnylands, California, on February 15 (US time).

 Candidate preparations are a key part of preparations for the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council elections, slated for May 22, said NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha have agreed on measures to boost the bilateral cooperation in various fields.

 The 13 th National Assembly Standing Committee will convene its 45 th session in Hanoi on February 17. 

PM Nguyen Tan Dung is attending the special ASEAN-US summit, which is taking place in California, the US, on February 15 and 16. Some pictures of the PM's activities in the US.

 The special ASEAN-US Summit kicked off in Sunnylands, California, the US, on February 15 (US time) with the presence of US President Barack Obama and leaders of the 10 ASEAN member countries.

 Vo Van Thuong, the youngest member of the 12th -tenure Politburo, has been appointed as head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission.

 Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh has been named head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission for the 2015-2020 tenure. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese high-level delegation arrived at Palm Spring airport in California on February 14 (US time), beginning a visit to attend the special ASEAN-US summit slated for February 15-16.

 Vietnam steadfastly pursues the policy of ensuring full enforcement of basic rights and freedom for each citizen, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has written in an article on the occasion of World Human Rights Day.

 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) wishes to foster long-term cooperative ties with Vietnam, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin has said.

 PM Nguyen Tan Dung participated in an array of significant diplomatic activities in 2015.

A senior US security official said that President Barack Obama will spend time to discuss the recent developments in the East Sea with ASEAN leaders at the US-ASEAN Summit in the US this week.

Over the past 70 years, the National Assembly’s external activities have become an integral part of external relations of the Party and State, contributing to the effective enforcement of Vietnam’s foreign policy.

  Multilateral diplomacy deserves to have a higher place among priorities of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the coming time, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in a recent article. 

 2015 is a successful year for the relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), particularly with breakthroughs in bilateral economic ties, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Pham Huu Chi.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the ASEAN-US Summit slated for February 15-16 at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, in the United States.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Minh Tri has asked the host’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to actively work with relevant agencies to address the raid and arrest of Vietnamese citizens in Odessa.