Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith and Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted separate receptions in Vientiane on Tuesday for a high-level delegation from the National Assembly of Việt Nam led by Vice Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and President Halimah Yacob and PM Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore have expressed their satisfaction with the vigorous growth in the two countries’ relations in recent years, especially since the establishment of a strategic partnership five years ago.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh on Tuesday received Moroccan Secretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mounia Boucetta.

Việt Nam demanded China to immediately end illegal activities in the areas of Việt Nam’s Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, to respect the Southeast Asian country’s sovereignty over the archipelagoes and not to carry out any activity that increase tensions and complicate the situation in the region.

Hoàng Đức Bình from Nghệ An Province was sentenced to prison for a total of 14 years on multiple charges, including anti-State propaganda, causing public commotion, and resisting authorities.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) yesterday declared that China’s temporary ban of fishing activities in Việt Nam’s territorial waters is null and void.

Việt Nam and Sri Lanka have agreed to maintain and intensify the exchange of all-level delegations of their legislative bodies, particularly special committees, in order to share information and experience in parliamentary activities, law making and supervision.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng on April 24 received Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, who is paying an official visit to Việt Nam.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh called on Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) to expand its links with educational institutions in Việt Nam to share experiences, cooperate on scientific research and boost student exchanges.