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.

Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 22 – 24.

The Vietnamese tank crew finished second after Uzbekistan in the Tank Biathlon finals of the International Army Games 2019 in Russia on August 15.

Vietnam has always upheld the principles and goals of the United Nations Convention on the 1982 Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) while contributing to the implementation of the convention.

The Vietnamese Government always considers the Mekong Delta a strategic position in term of security, economy, and national defence, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a question and answer session of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on August 15.

Minister of Public Security To Lam fielded questions about the Government’s responsibilities and solutions in stopping criminal gangs and rings involved in loan sharks during a question and answer session of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on August 15.

India’s Larsen & Toubro shipyard near Chennai city of Tamil Nadu State has launched a project to build 12 high-speed vessels for the Vietnam Border Guard Force, funded by the Indian government’s credit package.

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, chaired the final plenary sessions of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on August 14-15 under Vietnam’s presidency of the conference from June 24-30 and from July 29 to August 18.

The Indian Embassy in Vietnam held a banquet to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the South Asian country’s Independence Day in Hanoi on August 15.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has expressed his hope that the city and Japan’s Nagano prefecture will have more specific cooperation programmes in the time ahead.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Philippe Le Houerou, CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank (WB) Group, in Hanoi on August 15.