Vietnam recognises the more positive assessment made in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang told a regular press briefing on June 22.

With support from the majority of legislators, the National Assembly (NA) approved resolutions on the establishment of its specialised supervisory delegations for 2024 on June 22, during the 15th NA’s ongoing fifth session in Hanoi.

The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 25-26.

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

Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Corps General Álvaro López Miera is paying an official visit to Vietnam from June 20-25 at an invitation of Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang.

Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed his hope for stronger multi-sectoral cooperation with Vietnam, while meeting with new Vietnamese Ambassador to the country Nguyen Manh Cuong.

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee arrived in Hanoi on June 22 morning, beginning their three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.

Deputies of the 15th National Assembly (NA) passed the Law on Electronic Transactions (revised) with 468 voting in favour, equivalent to 94.74% of the total number of NA deputies, on June 22 - the 21st working day of the fifth session.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha met with Deputy CEO of the French Development Agency (AFD) Marie Helene Loison in Paris on June 21, during his working trip to France to attend the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact.

A delegation of Vietnam is attending the 32nd session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly which opened at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on June 21.

The Law on Citizen Identification will be the centre of discussion during the 21st working day of the fifth session of the 15th National Assembly on June 22.

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

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay an official visit to China and attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from June 25-28.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, has affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to promoting substantive dialogue and effective cooperation with all member states and human rights mechanisms of the United Nations at the interactive dialogue on the annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) on June 20.

The draft revised Land Law was the centre of disscusion at the 20th working day of the fifth session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 21.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam and Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-Uk discussed cooperation orientations between the two agencies during their talks in Hanoi on June 21.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception for the European Parliament (EP)’s Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Southeast Asia and ASEAN (DASE) in Hanoi on June 20.

President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol expressed his hope that his state visit to Vietnam from June 22-24 will serve as a catalyst for opening a new chapter of bilateral cooperation in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Popularisation and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia has hailed the nationwide press system for overcoming the "dual" challenges posed by internal factors and the global economy to fulfill its assigned tasks during the first half of the 13th National Party Congress’s term.

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