Vietnam and Canada should intensify and expand cooperation in such areas as war consequence settlement, defence industry and maritime security, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh told Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan.

 Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Wesley W. Simina and his spouse Ancelly Simina began their official visit to Vietnam on June 5. 

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung are answering questions raised by deputies at the ongoing Q&A sessionon June 5.

 Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich has lauded the official Vietnam visit made by Defence Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Song Young-moo, saying that it will create stronger changes in bilateral national defence.

 The National Assembly on Friday agreed to remove the master plan on the development of notarisation from a law being drafted to amend planning-related laws.

 A Russian Pacific Fleet detachment comprising destroyers Admiral Tributs and Admiral Vingradov and tanker Pechenga arrived in Cam Ranh International Port on June 3, starting a four-day visit to Vietnam.

 The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission announced on June 2 violations in the purchase of 95 percent of shares at the AVG Audiovisual JSC by the MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation. 

 Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich had bilateral meetings on June 2 with Defence Ministers of Australia, France and Japan on the sidelines of the 17th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

 The 17th Shangri-La Dialogue closed in Singapore on June 3 after three days of sitting, featuring five plenary meetings and four simultaneous sessions. 

 The CPI in May was at the highest level in the past six years, but the Government affirmed its capacity of controlling inflation, as heard at a press conference on the monthly cabinet meeting.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MIP) to update quarterly growth scenarios for each sector during the monthly government meeting in Hanoi on June 2. 

 Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung has stated that the Japan visit by President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse from May 29 – June 2 has been successful with diverse activities. 

 Independence, self-reliance, promotion of cooperation and observance of international laws are fundamental to security, peace and development, said Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich at the 17th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue.

 President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation concluded a five-day State visit to Japan on June 2.

 China’s increasing military presence in the East Sea via the placement of advanced weapon systems in the waters aims to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said.

 The National Assembly yesterday agreed to remove the master plan on the development of notarisation from a law being drafted to amend planning-related laws.

 The 17th Shangri-La Dialogue – an important security forum in the Asia – Pacific opened in Singapore on June 1, gathering over 500 senior defence officials and scholars from more than 50 countries and territories.

 Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich had bilateral meetings with defence officials of New Zealand, the UK and Singapore on June 1 on the sidelines of the 17th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

 The army of Bangladesh and Vietnam can share experience and work together in various fields, especially in United Nations peacekeeping operations and natural disaster prevention and relief, said a Bangladeshi diplomat.

 US Defence Minister James Mattis urged Vietnam and the US to enhance cooperation in defence industry and consider signing suitable documents to create a foundation for the collaboration.