Việt Nam always attaches importance and prioritises the consolidation and development of good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable, long-term cooperation with Cambodia, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has said.

The President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, Trần Thanh Mẫn, met in Vientiane yesterday with top leaders to discuss future cooperation, including infrastructure development at their border and regulations regarding Vietnamese living in Laos.

The Việt Nam National Assembly (NA) will continue its close co-operation with the National Assembly and Senate of Cambodia, Standing Vice Chairwoman of the NA Tòng Thị Phóng said.

Defence Minister Gen. Ngô Xuân Lịch held talks with US Secretary of Defence James Mattis in Washington DC on Tuesday following a welcome ceremony the same day.

The Party’s Central Committee yesterday recommended firing Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hồ Thị Kim Thoa and decided to strip her of her role as a Party representative for various violations when she served as head of the Điện Quang Lamp Joint Stock Company.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his spouse chaired a ceremony in Ha Noi today to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 22 years of Việt Nam’s accession to the bloc.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a flag-hoisting ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and 22 years of Việt Nam’s membership in the bloc.
 

Việt Nam is committed, along with other member countries, to build an ASEAN Community united and self-reliant, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) today.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng met Director of the UN Environment Programme Erik Solheim Hà Nội yesterday, during which he proposed the UN programme continue supporting Việt Nam in reviewing, revising and completing laws and policies on environmental issues.