In 2018, the year marking the halfway point in the National Assembly (NA)’s 14th tenure, the body completed a great deal of work and received compliments from voters nationwide.

 The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and the Swedish Embassy held a ceremony in Hanoi on January 11 marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam – Sweden diplomatic ties. 

 Vietnam will further step up its partnership with Asia-Pacific parliaments and perform its active participation in multilateral parliamentary diplomatic activities at the 27th annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF 27).

 The promulgation of Resolution 36-NQ/TW on the marine economic development strategy illustrates Vietnam’s broad strategic vision of turning the country into a strong maritime nation.

 Secretary of the Party Delegation of Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations’(VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga has been elected as VUFO President for the 2013-2018 tenure, winning all 119 approval votes. 

 Vietnam and Cambodia have reiterated their determination to bolster close cooperation in order to build a shared border of peace, friendship, collaboration, and development.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded its 30th session on Thursday, having completed all items on its working agenda.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee’s 30th session started on January 10 in Hanoi under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Four major state-owned commercial banks in Vietnam have announced that they will lower their lending rates to priority sectors in a move to support enterprises.

 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang underlined Vietnam’s stance on the US vessel USS McCampbell’s passage through Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) waters, while responding to reporters’ questions regarding the case on January 9. 

 The fourth Raisina Dialogue, which kicked off in New Delhi capital city of India on January 8, is dealing with important issues facing the international community at present. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink in Hanoi on January 8, highly valuing his guest’s role in promoting the two countries’ comprehensive partnership.

 The 30th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will be held on January 10 in Hanoi, said a statement of the NA Office.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi highlighted Vietnam’s achievements and the progress of bilateral ties during a New Year meeting with Chinese media in Beijing on January 7. 

 Hanoi and Finland’s South Ostrobothnia region inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation enhancement as part of their leaders’ meeting in Vietnam’s capital city on January 7.

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong had a bilateral meeting in Hanoi on January 7 with Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) Heidi Hautala who is leading an EP working delegation to Vietnam from January 7-9.

In Janurary 7, 1979, the Vietnamese army along with the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation overthrew the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime, ending the long nightmare of Cambodian people.

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired the 41st session of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee in Hanoi on January 6. 

 Major General Luong Tam Quang, head of the office of the Ministry of Public Security, speaking at a press briefing at the ministry on January 4, dismissed as baseless the rumor that Nguyen Bac Son, former Minister of Information and Communications.

 Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will attend and co-chair the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee on January 5-6 in Hanoi at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.