Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng yesterday called for comprehensive deepening of ties between Viet Nam and Laos in all areas, saying it would promote nation-building and security for both countries.

 A ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 18 to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Laos and 40 years of the signing of the Việt Nam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. 

Việt Nam has pledged efforts to promote the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in poverty reduction and sustainable development, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Thế Phương.

The relationship between Việt Nam and Laos has seen as a good sample of faithful friendship between the two countries over past century.

Former Cuban military officer Julio A. García Oliveras, who served as the first Cuban ambassador to Việt Nam, has died at the age of 86.

High-ranking leaders of Vietnam and Laos on Monday exchanged messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (September 5) and 40 years of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the two countries (July 18).

Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from July 20-24.

Việt Nam treasures and wishes to further enhance the comprehensive cooperation with Mexico, both bilaterally and multilaterally, President Trần Đại Quang told visiting former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari in Hà Nội yesterday.

At the nursing centre for meritorious people in the south-central province of Quảng Nam, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on Monday presented 106 saving accounts with deposits of VNĐ2 million (US$88) each to Việt Nam Heroic Mothers and policy beneficiaries, part of activities in preparation for the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Việt Nam War Invalids and Martyrs (27/7/1947 – 27/7/2017).