Four northwestern border provinces of Vietnam, namely Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien, and China’s Yunnan province on March 27 convened the 3rd annual conference between secretaries of their provincial party committees.

President Vo Van Thuong appreciated former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s special sentiments on consolidating and promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Chile, at their meeting in Hanoi on March 27.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received outgoing Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam Office Shimizu Akira in Hanoi on March 27.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

The Government convened a thematic meeting on law building under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on March 27.

Politburo member and State President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with the Party’s civil affairs board and leaders of the Supreme People’s Court in Hanoi on March 27.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the importance of creating an open legal corridor that is suitable to the country's conditions and circumstances while chairing the Government’s monthly law-making session in Hanoi on March 27.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil and Guyana Pham Thi Kim Hoa recently presented credentials to President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held a working session with the standing board of the Party Committee of the south central province of Binh Thuan on March 26, during which he congratulated the province on successfully holding the opening of the National Tourism Year themed “Binh Thuan – Green Convergence” a day earlier.

Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai has expressed wish to boost ties between Mexico and Vietnam, and between Mexico and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, stressing that the city always welcomes Mexican delegations and offers all possible support for Mexican enterprises.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to strive to become a major cultural and tourism hub with distinctive features, considering that the province holds ample development potential, especially in marine-based economy and cultural-historical-ecological tourism.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) organized a ceremony in Hanoi on March 25 to mark 52 years of the diplomatic relationship between Vietnam and Chile.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 25 inspected a number of works and projects in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

A ceremony in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and 10 years of strategic partnership between Vietnam and France was held in Poitiers city on March 24.

Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) has greatly contributed to Vietnam’s cause of socio-economic development, poverty reduction and infrastructure building over the past 30 years, said Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu. ​

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnamese Association of Oudomxay province in Laos’s northern region on March 23 evening held an incense offering ceremony to commemorate four Vietnamese martyrs who laid down their lives when performing international missions there.

Russia’s Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) clearly understands the relationship with Asian partners, sees opportunities for new mutually beneficial ties, and actively promotes relations with many ASEAN member states, including Vietnam, its head Aisen Nikolaev told foreign reporters during a press conference on March 23.

Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long and the UK Home Office’s Secretary of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick have discussed the possibility of expanding legal immigration opportunities for workers in a number of industries that Vietnam has strengths and the UK is in great demand.