President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man had a working session with a delegation from the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 22.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave an interview to The Nation newspaper of Thailand while attending the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on June 22 and 23, highlighting Vietnam’s willingness to join other members to build a strong and resilient ASEAN.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Uong Chu Luu on June 22 attended the ASEAN Leaders' Interface with Representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) on the occasion of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined other ASEAN leaders at the plenary session of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 22, discussing orientations and measures to build a sustainable ASEAN Community for the people.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on June 22.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly’s Judicial Affairs Committee Le Thi Nga held working sessions with Russian officials in Moscow on June 20-21 to discuss bilateral cooperation in parliamentary activities and judicial supervision.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Hong Nam Ki co-chaired the first dialogue on economic cooperation at deputy prime minister level in Seoul on June 21.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung paid a working visit to the European Union and Belgium on June 20-21 to speed up the signing of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) and reaffirm Vietnam’s efforts to realise international commitments on labour.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse and entourage arrived in Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 22 for attending the 34th ASEAN Summit.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse left Hanoi on June 22 for the 34th ASEAN Summit scheduled for June 22-23 in Bangkok, Thailand at the invitation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.

Vietnam will continue working closely with Indonesia to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership toward effectiveness, practical outcomes and win-win benefits, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan visited Ústecký region and had a working session with local officials on June 21 in an effort to promote this region’s cooperation with Vietnamese localities.

Visiting Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and host Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yeon on June 21 agreed to try to lift two-way trade to 100 billion USD by 2020 from 65 billion USD in 2018, together with reducing Vietnam’s trade deficit.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on June 21 cabled a message of sympathy to Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi over recent natural disasters causing human and property losses.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s presence at the upcoming 34th ASEAN Summit will contribute to tightening ASEAN solidarity, promoting the central role of the bloc, expanding and deepening relations with its partners, and facilitating sustainable development of each member state.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh had a working session with Italian Undersecretary for Economic Development Adrea Cioffi in Rome on June 20 to discuss measures to promote economic partnership between the two countries and in the region.

The 8th defence policy dialogue at deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea was held in Seoul on June 20 under the co-chair of Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and his RoK counterpart Park Jae-min.

More than 100 senior military officers of Cambodia visited Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Phuoc on June 20 to mark 42 years of “the path to overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime”.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the G20 Summit and pay a visit to Japan from June 27 to July 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke highly of Japanese retail giant AEON’s activities in Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on June 20 for AEON’s Executive Director and General Director of AEON Mall Vietnam Y. Iwamura.