Việt Nam and Uzbekistan need to enhance connections between their ministries and sectors to explore possibilities and seek new cooperation opportunities.

Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc answered questions about the management and monitoring of insurance business raised by lawmakers at the Q&A session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on March 18.

Foreign affairs and diplomacy have played a pioneering role in mobilising external resources to serve the country's socio-economic development, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told a question and answer session at the National Assembly Standing Committee’s 31st sitting on March 18.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, on behalf of the Party and State of Vietnam, on March 18 sent a congratulatory letter to Vladimir Putin over his re-election as President of Russia

Addressing the event, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến described the book as a handbook for Party Committees at all levels in building and promoting the great national solidarity bloc in the current period.

As the National Assembly Standing Committee continues its 31st sitting in Hanoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is set to face questions regarding legal violations committed by both Vietnamese citizens abroad and foreign nationals in Vietnam on March 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked localities to set up task forces in charge of inspecting and urging localities with low rabies vaccination rates for dogs and cats and those with high human rabies deaths to expand the vaccination coverage.

The National Assembly Standing Committee started a Q&A session on finance and foreign affairs on March 18 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, as part of its ongoing 31st sitting.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has told Minister of State at the Department of Justice of Ireland James Browne that Vietnam hopes to further expand and promote cooperation with Ireland in trade and investment, especially in the fields of agriculture, IT and pharmaceuticals.

Ban flowers have become a symbol of Dien Bien province and Vietnam’s Northwest region. This year’s Ban Flower Festival is associated with National Tourism Year - Dien Bien 2024, which officially kicks off on the evening of March 16 at 7-5 Square in Dien Bien Phu city.

In 2024, Việt Nam and Brazil will organise various activities to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the diplomatic relations and the 17 years of comprehensive partnership.

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

Leaders of Việt Nam on March 17 sent separate greetings to leaders of Ireland on the occasion of its National Day.

State President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on March 17 sent separate greetings to leaders of Ireland on the occasion of its National Day.

Vietnam is one of the most important partners of Brazil in Southeast Asia, Eduardo Paes Saboia, Secretary for Asia and the Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, has stated at the Vietnam-Brazil meeting recently held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Brasilia.

The area will rise to prominence internationally and serve as a hub for historical, cultural and ecological tourism in the country, according to its master plan.

The North-South Expressway Project in Quảng Bình comprises three component projects, stretching more than 126km.

They paid homage to the fallen soldiers at the temple dedicated to them as part of Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà's official visit to the northwestern province of Điện Biên.

Affordable housing is one of the three pillars of social security, and Vietnam does not pursue mere economic growth at the expense of social equality, security or the environment, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the conference on social housing development on March 16 in Hanoi.