The 24th meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to open on July 12 and conclude on July 14 in Hanoi, the NA Office has announced.

President Vo Van Thuong had a working session with the Department of Internal Political Security under the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi on July 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son called peace, security, and stability the prerequisite for prosperity while addressing the plenary session of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 11.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has asked has worked with representatives of Google to clarify whether it deleted or blur the national flag of Vietnam in Truong Sa (Spratly) on its Google Maps and Google Earth apps, Le Quang Tu Do, head of the authority said on July 11.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son had a meeting with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11 on the sideslines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) and related meetings.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung held a working session with French Minister Delegate for Industry Roland Lescure in Paris on July 10.

Looking back on the 30-year journey of diplomatic relations, Vietnam and Israel, with mutual respect and trust, have achieved prideworthy cooperation achievements in the fields of politics, economy, trade and investment, making the two nations become each other's leading partner in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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

A delegation of Japan's Miyazaki prefecture led by its Governor Kohno Syunji paid a working trip to the northern province of Nam Dinh on July 10.

Vietnam always wishes to deepen the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, Permanent National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man told Lao NA Vice Chairwoman and Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Sounthone Xayachack during a reception in the southern province of Kien Giang on July 10.

Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians Group, received Hagiuda Koichi, member of the Japanese House of Representatives and Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in Hanoi on July 10.

A Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegation led by Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang is on a working visit to China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

President Vo Van Thuong has congratulated outgoing French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery on fulfilling tasks during his tenure in the Southeast Asian country.

Vietnam consistently considers Japan its top important and long-term strategic partner, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told member of the Japanese House of Representatives and Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Hagiuda Koichi during a reception in Hanoi on July 10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Governor of Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture Shiota Koichi in Hanoi on July 10.

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

The 14th meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA Caucus 14) themed “Promoting innovation, transfer, application, and development of science and technology for sustainable growth and development” kicked off in Phu Quoc city of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on July 10.

Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 has completed its UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after more than a year, with a homecoming ceremony held for its staff in Hanoi on July 9.

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

Southern India's Kerala state wants to strengthen cooperation with Vietnamese localities, especially in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, tourism, information technology, start-ups, and education, its Chief Minister Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan has affirmed.