Việt Nam and Cambodia have agreed to enhance co-operation in the fight against drugs by instructing agencies and border localities to exchange information and co-ordinate in investigating drug trafficking.

Việt Nam wants to see continued sharing of experience, human resources, capital resources and technologies from the Netherlands to help the Asian country deal with pressing environmental issues.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc lauded orientations to the development of the southern coastal province of BìnhThuận for the sake of a green, clean and sustainable economy during a local investment promotion conference on April 19. 

A writing contest, themed ‘The history of Việt Nam-Laos ties: A special relationship," was launched today, to celebrate the 55^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Laos (September 5, 1962-September 5, 2017) and the 40^th anniversary of the signing of the Lao-Vietnamese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (July 7, 1977-July 18, 2017).

The Government is encouraging made-in-Việt Nam internet platforms to replace international giants like Google and Facebook as part of its long-term efforts to strengthen cyber security, the communications minister said yesterday. As part of its efforts to ensure accurate information, the ministry has also convinced YouTube to remove 1,500 clips with "illegal content", he added.

President Trần Đại Quang pressed a button yesterday to start a countdown to the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit in Đà Nẵng. The city will host a heads of state summit and CEOs from 21 member nations during the week of November 5 to 11.

South African Honourary Consul Đỗ Thị Kim Liên and VASS Assurance Corp today donated five houses worth VNĐ350 million ($15,418) to social welfare beneficiaries of the Navy.

The Prime Minister recently issued Decision 477/QĐ-TTg, which annuls previous Decision 48/QĐ-Ttg, issued in 2010, on awarding the PM’s certificate of merit to Trịnh Xuân Thanh, former state official found guilty of several wrongdoings.

Việt Nam and China agreed yesterday that they would work to strengthen the focal points of their strategic partnership.