Senator La Nyalla Mattalitti was elected President of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), Indonesia’s upper house, for the 2019-2024 tenure on October 1 evening, local media reported.
Independence, self-reliance, promotion of cooperation and observance of international laws are fundamental to security, peace and development, said Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich at the 17th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
US Secretary of Defence James Mattis urged Vietnam and the US to enhance cooperation in defence industry and consider signing suitable documents to create a foundation for the collaboration.
The Shangri-La Dialogue 2018 is set to last from June 1-3 in Singapore with the participation of defence ministers and officials from 50 countries worldwide and representatives from international organisations.
The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) engaged in an important discussion on regional cooperation and development issues in the third plenary session on January 20.
The President Office hosted a press conference on July 12 to announce six laws that were adopted during the third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly.
The third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) closed in Hanoi on June 21 after one month of sitting, making decisions on the country’s important matters.
The National Assembly passed a resolution on a law and ordinance building programme for 2018 and adjustments to the programme for 2017 on June 8 during its third plenary session.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called on the Party, people and army to strengthen solidarity to overcome challenges to fulfilling 2017’s socio-economic development missions.
The third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on the morning of May 22 with the opening ceremony broadcast live on national television and radio channels.
Building a preventive mechanism with severe punishments is proposed a measure aimed at deterring corruption, head a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.
The Vietnamese delegation has held several meetings with foreign
partners on the sidelines of the 13th IISS Asia Security Summit,
better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, after their arrival in
Singapore on May 30.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was involved in a telephone
call with General Secretary of the Communist Party China Central
Committee Xi Jinping.
Vietnam has been elected as a member of the inter-governmental
committee of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the
Diversity of Cultural Expressions of the UNESCO.
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