The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum should focus on developing commercial agriculture, applying high technologies, building a trademark for Ngoc Linh ginseng, and speeding up administrative reform, said the top legislator.

Minister of Planning and Investment and Chairman of the Vietnam – Germany Friendship Association Nguyen Chi Dung on March 17 presented gifts and Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State to German individuals and organisations who contributed to bilateral traditional friendship and cooperation.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba on March 16 presented the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State to Jehanne Roccas, former Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held a working session with authorities of south central Binh Thuan province on March 16 to discuss socio-economic situation, Party building and key tasks for the near future.

Vietnam and South Africa have agreed to work together to bolster comprehensive cooperation at the fourth Vietnam – South Africa inter-governmental partnership forum.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has been praised for its creativity in implementing the Party’s Statutes (supplemented in 2011) and the Resolution of the Party’s 12th National Congress, thus making achievements in many fields.

Vietnam strongly condemns the terrorist attacks on March 15 that caused great fatalities to innocent civilians in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said the same day.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh have sent messages of sympathy to New Zealand over the shooting incidents in Christchurch on March 15.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 15 for Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Lukas Kaucky, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other senior leaders cut the ribbon to kick off the National Press Festival 2019 in Hanoi on March 15.

A representative from the Argentine Foreign Ministry has underscored the country’s commitment to step by step lifting cooperation with Vietnam, both bilaterally and multilaterally.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 15 chaired a meeting on the plan to set up the district-level town of Sa Pa in the northwestern province of Lao Cai, highlighting the establishment’s necessity to local development.

Vietnam’s honorary consulate office has been opened in the Andorra la Vella city, the Principality of Andorra.

The Hungarian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City recently celebrated Hungary’s national holiday (March 15), which commemorates the nations’ 1848 revolution and the following War of Independence in 1848 – 1849.

Vietnam has always prioritised and implemented many policies aiming to create a favourable environment for women to equally participate in socio-economic activities.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on March 14 called on Vietnam to help Cambodia complete a national cyber information safety monitoring centre in 2019, saying it is very essential to the country. ​

The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) has worked as an important bridge helping US firms invest in Vietnam and enhancing cooperation between the two nations, said Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese Natio

Vietnam has sufficient legal grounds and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos, foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has affirmed.

The 2018 annual human rights report of the US Department of State does not reflect the true situation in Vietnam, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang in response to reporters’ queries during a regular press conference in Hanoi on March 14.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the head of Japan’s Chiba prefecture for its policies towards helping Vietnamese guest workers with Japanese language learning and housing in the locality.