Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 19 for Chief of Staff of the US Air Force Gen. David Goldfein.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 19 offered incense in tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 inside the Presidential Palace complex in Hanoi, where the nation’s beloved leader breathed his last.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and chief of its office Nguyen Van Nen has affirmed that under any circumstance, Vietnam will, together with Cambodia, develop their fine neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability for the sake of prosperity of each country.

An exchange programme was held in Hanoi on August 19 to honour role models from all over the country in studying and following the ideology, morality and style of late President Ho Chi Minh (1890 – 1969).

The upcoming visit of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to open up new prospects for Vietnam-Australia ties, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on August 18 offered incense to late President Ho Chi Minh at a temple dedicated to him on Ba Vi Mountain in the outskirts of Hanoi.

A flag-hoisting ceremony was held at the Embassy of Indonesia in Hanoi on August 17 to celebrate the 74th Independence Day of Indonesia.

Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) are set to promote the traditional solidarity and friendship among their parliaments and step up joint projects in the CLV Development Triangle Area, according to a joint statement issued on August 18.

The 73rd anniversary of India’s Independence Day (August 15) was marked in a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17.

Vietnam had a successful performance at the International Army Games 2019, which concluded in Moscow, Russia, on August 17.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a working session with leaders of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 17, where she highly evaluated the encouraging outcomes in the province’s efforts to boost green and sustainable economic development.

Officials in charge of external affairs from parliaments of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gathered in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 17 during their seventh conference that focused on the role of parliament in realising agreements reached by the three countries in the Development Triangle.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue celebrated the 30th anniversary of the province’s re-establishment at a ceremony on August 17 with the presence of Politburo member and Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on August 16 celebrating the National Day of Hungary (August 20).

Vietnam has made contact with China to oppose its repeated serious violation and demand the country to withdraw its survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 and escort ships out of Vietnam’s territorial waters, the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on August 16.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh affirmed that Vietnam always wants to develop strategic partnership with Germany, during a reception in Hanoi on August 16 for President of the Organisation for Supporting World University of Germany and member of the Council of Vietnamese – German University (VGU) Kambiz Ghawami.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith received a high-ranking delegation of the Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee in Vientiane on August 16.

High-ranking officials from the central province of Quang Tri and the Lao provinces of Savannakhet and Salavan agreed to sign a cooperation agreement for the 2020 – 2022 period during their talks in Quang Tri on August 16.

The National Assembly Standing Committee concluded its 36th session in Hanoi on August 16 under the Chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Officials of the inspection commissions of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee (LPRPCC) shared experience during their talks in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh on August 16.