The 14th National Assembly will convene its first session in Hanoi from July 20-29, Vice Secretary General of the NA Le Minh Thong told a press conference in the capital city on July 19.
Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to develop agro-forestry toward industrialisation and modernisation.
Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon on July 12 called on parties concerned in disputes in the East Sea to abide by international law and avoid taking actions that could fuel tensions.
A delegation from the National Hospital of Acupuncture (NHA) paid a working visit to Mexico from June 18-24 to seek the possibility of expanding cooperation in this traditional medical treatment.
UN organisations will assist Vietnam in improving its national system for child protection and changing social attitudes towards violence against children, following the One UN Strategic Plan for 2017
National Assembly Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc has declared that the election of deputies to the 14th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for 2016-2021 has been a success.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thanh stated that Vietnam is ready to send police officers to United Nations peacekeeping operations.
UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson has pledged to do his utmost to encourage more support for Vietnam to deal with difficulties related to climate change.
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson made a fact-finding trip to the southern province of Ben Tre on May 5 to find out about the impacts of ongoing drought and saline intrusion.
President Tran Dai Quang reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to joining the United Nations’ efforts for a peaceful world and sustainable development during a reception for UN Deputy Secretary General.
About 50 Vietnamese and people from other nations in Switzerland on April 23 protested in Zurich against Chinese violations of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty and international law in the East Sea.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong is participating in the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS).
Newly-accredited Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN Kazuo Sunaga has voiced his hope to work closely with ASEAN member states and the ASEAN Secretariat to further enhance ASEAN-Japan relations.
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has called on the country’s government to reduce dependence on foreign employers, said MTUC Secretary-General Gopal Kishnam on February 10.
Hungary on February 5 expressed its strong interest to forge closer ties with the Southeast Asian region and said it recognised the immense potential of the ASEAN Community.
Laos officially took over the chairmanship of ASEAN’s Committee of Permanent Representative (CPR) in 2016 from Malaysia at a ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 8.
It is the “unity in diversity” that forms the common identity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh in an interview with Vietnam News Agency
Pakistan vowed to work closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to deepen cooperation between the two sides, said new Pakistani Ambassador to ASEAN Mohammad Aquil Nadeem.
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