The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on April 14 held an opening ceremony for its second training course for UN staff officers with the support of the US’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI).

The Presidential Office signed new regulations on its coordination with the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy on April 14.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino on April 13, during the host highlighted the trade ties between the city and Argentina.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on April 14.

The People's Court of south-central Khánh Hoà Province on Wednesday sentenced seven former provincial officials to between 30 and 66 months in prison for violating land management regulations after a six-day trial.

The Central Emulation and Commendation Council held its second meeting in the 2021 - 2026 tenure under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the council, in Hanoi on April 14.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính received visiting Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly in Hà Nội on Wednesday, asking his guest to help enhance the two countries’ cooperation in different aspects.

The 10th session of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on April 14.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue on April 13 chaired a working session with the steering committee on making a plan on continuing to reform and improve the quality and efficiency of the parliament’s supervisory activities.

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

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly in Hanoi on April 13, asking his guest to help enhance the two countries’ cooperation in different aspects.

The second meeting of the political affairs sub-committee of the Joint Committee under the EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA) took place virtually on April 13.

The 10th session of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to begin on April 14 and conclude on April 26.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that Vietnam’s partnerships with Belarus and Egypt will grow while receiving the countries’ new ambassadors who came to present their credentials on April 13.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly discussed measures to further deepen the Vietnam-Canada partnership during talks in Hanoi on April 13.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Wednesday met his Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly in Hà Nội during her official visit to Việt Nam.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on April 13.

A delegation of Vietnamese representative agencies in France, led by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang and his spouse, on April 12 visited and congratulated the Embassy of Laos in Paris on the occasion of Bunpimay Festival (traditional New Year of Laos) which will take place from April 14 – 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had separate phone talks with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts, extending his best wishes to them and the two peoples on the occasion of Laos’ Bun Pi May and Cambodia’s Chol Chnam Thmay new year festivals.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has sent greeting letters and flowers to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen on the occasion of the traditional New Year of Laos (Bunpimay) and Cambodia (Chol Chnam Thmay).