A Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch will attend the 17th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 31 to June 3. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said Việt Nam treasures its cooperation with the European Union (EU) and expressed his hope that the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will be signed soon.

Việt Nam attaches great importance to the comprehensive partnership with the US and always considers US as an important partner in its foreign diplomacy, affirmed President Trần Đại Quang.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop co-chaired the first Việt Nam-Australia Foreign Ministers Meeting during which, both sides expressed their elation at the strong development of Việt Nam-Australia bilateral relations.

Many state-owned enterprises are not using their resources to the best of their abilities, according to a report discussed at the National Assembly Monday.

The strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Japan is expected to enter a new period of development, especially in the fields of trade, economy, defence-security, health, high technology, locality-to-locality co-operation, and people-to-people exchanges.

The Australian Government considers Việt Nam one of its key partners in the Asia-Pacific region, Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has said.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, visited and extended congratulations to some Buddhist establishments in HCM City on May 27 ahead of Lord Buddha’s 2,562nd birthday.

Việt Nam was selected as the only candidate of the Asia-Pacific region for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021 tenure at a monthly meeting of the Asia-Pacific Group at the UN on May 25.