Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, attended a quarterly meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Geneva on September 23.

Standing deputy head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Lai Xuan Mon on September 24 received Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee and Minister of the State Council Information Office Sun Yeli.

The relations between Vietnam and Cuba are very special, far beyond all diplomatic and political levels, said Secretary General of the National Assembly (NA) of People’s Power and the Council of State of Cuba Homero Acosta Alvarez.

Since the establishment of a strategic partnership a decade ago (September 25, 2013-2023), Vietnam-France ties have been growing rapidly both in width and depth, Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang told the Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of bilateral strategic partnership.

Over the past 34 years, relations between Vietnam and Brazil have continuously been developing, with enhanced political trust and mutual understanding, according to an article posted on the website reporteasia.com.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for President of theCommunist Party of Brazil Luciana Santos and its leadership in Brasilia onSeptember 24 as part of his official visit to the South American country.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had meetings with the Chairman of the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association, several Vietnamese Ambassadors to European countries, and representatives of Vietnamese communities in Europe in Sofia on September 24 (local time) as part of his ongoing visit to Bulgaria.

It is very rare to find such special relations as the ties between the Parties, States, and people of Vietnam and Cuba, set up by Cuban national hero Jose Marti, President Ho Chi Minh, and President Fidel Castro and nurtured by generations of leaders of both countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for President of the Communist Party of Brazil Luciana Santos and its leadership in Brasilia on September 24 as part of his official visit to the South American country.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had meetings with the Chairman of the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association, several Vietnamese Ambassadors to European countries, and representatives of Vietnamese communities in Europe in Sofia on September 24 (local time) as part of his ongoing visit to Bulgaria.

It is very rare to find such special relations as the ties between the Parties, States, and people of Vietnam and Cuba, set up by Cuban national hero Jose Marti, President Ho Chi Minh, and President Fidel Castro and nurtured by generations of leaders of both countries.

Japan and representatives of State members of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) valued the preparations of Vietnam in hosting the Competency Evaluation Programme for Prospective UN Peacekeepers (CEPPP) as well as outcomes of the programme, according to Matsuzawa Tomoko, Director for Defence Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region at the Japanese Ministry of Defence.

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

President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez arrived in Hanoi on September 24, beginning a five-day visit to Vietnam to attend a ceremony to mark 50 years of leader Fidel Castro’s trip to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam (September 1973-2023).

President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez arrived in Hanoi on September 24, beginning a five-day visit to Vietnam to attend a ceremony to mark 50 years of leader Fidel Castro’s trip to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam (September 1973-2023).

The official visit to Bulgaria, starting on September 23, by Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue is set to further intensify the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, including their parliamentary ties.

The Vietnam visit by Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko on the 50th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations is an opportunity for Da Nang to promote the bilateral ties and its cooperation with Japanese localities, affirmed Secretary of municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang while hosting the royal couple in the central city on September 24.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on September 23 to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the National Day of China (October 1, 1949-2023).

President Vo Van Thuong on September 24 offered incense and flowers in commemoration of late President Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modern Vietnam, at Na Nua tent within the Tan Trao special national relic site in the northern province of Tuyen Quang.

Two ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy, frigate HMNZS Te Mana and sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa, arrived at the international port of Ho Chi Minh City on September 24, starting a five-day friendship visit to Vietnam.