A meeting to mark the 110th birth anniversary of late Party General Secretary Lê Duẩn was held in Đông Hà city in the central province of Quảng Trị yesterday.

Viet Nam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân and Speaker of the Swedish parliament Urban Ahlin agreed to enhance their countries’ parliamentary relations during talks in Stockholm on April 6.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng asked the central province of Quảng Trị to fully tap all available resources to further step up its development during a working session with provincial officials on Thursday.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou valued the co-operation between the State Audit Organisation of Laos (SAL) and the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) while meeting SAV officials on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) to expand investment to more fields in Việt Nam while receiving SCG President and CEO Roongrote Rangsiyopash in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

President Trần Đại Quang attended a grand ceremony held in the northern midland province of Phú Thọ on Thursday (the 10th day of the third lunar month) to commemorate the death anniversary of Hùng Kings - the legendary founders of of the nation. 

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday extended his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the St Petersburg subway blast. 14 people were killed and more than 50 others injured by an explosion inside a subway train in St Petersburg on Monday.

Việt Nam wants to reinforce traditional ties with Mongolia – an important partner in its external policy, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh Orgil during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng has highlighted Việt Nam’s achievements in tackling inequality and ensuring justice at the plenary session of the 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh.