Việt Nam strongly condemned the terror attacks in Ankara, Turkey and Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, on March 13-14, which took dozens of lives and left over 150 injured.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng visited the Mekong Delta province of Long An yesterday to inspect its performance in socio-economic development, security-defence and Party building.

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Nikolai Patrushev emphasised the need for regional countries to maintain peace and stability, and heighten the role of multilateral co-operation mechanisms and international law in addressing the region’s issues.

Hungary is willing to share its experience and wants to learn from Việt Nam’s experience in justice, thus deepening links between the two countries’ judicial sectors, said Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice, Laszlo Trocsanyi.

President Trương Tấn Sang held meetings with Speaker of the Iranian National Consultative Assembly Ali Larijani and Chairman of the Expediency Council of Iran Rafsanjani on March 14.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc had two busy working days in the northern province of Điện Biên to check the province's preparations for upcoming elections and review local socio-economic situation.

ASEAN defence chiefs stressed the need for building a peaceful environment in the East Sea to promote stability, growth and prosperity in the region at the closing ceremony of the 13th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM – 13) in Vientiane, Laos, yesterday.

A foreign ministry's spokesperson said Việt Nam welcomed China’s plan to release water from Jinghong Hydropower Station reservoir into lower Mekong River from March 15 to April 4 to deal with drought in Việt Nam.

President Trương Tấn Sang and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani have agreed to increase the exchange of high-level delegations and meetings between the two countries.