As many as 2,600 delegates will make it to the third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings (SOM 3) expected to open in HCM City next Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said yesterday.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee yesterday protested against a proposal to abandon a criminal records form, stressing its irreplaceable role in assisting criminal investigation.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on August 11 sent sympathies to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyễn Xuân Phúc over heavy human and property losses caused by recent floods triggered by prolonged rains in the north of Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the health sector to continue improving the quality of human resources and focusing on improving medical ethics, while enhancing the quality of the country’s population.

The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) opened its 13th session in Hà Nội yesterday with a debate on the revised law on national defence.

President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation from the National Legislative Assembly will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from August 13-16.

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.