A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Duy Ngoc is attending the third United Nations Chief of Police Summit (UNCOPs) in New York from August 30 – September 3.

Vietnam wishes to collaborate with the UN on digital transformation in both policy formulation and implementation, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the international organisation has stated.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described Vietnam as an important factor contributing to peace and stability in the region, which showed the country’s increasingly high international role and position.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has highlighted the value of Ho Chi Minh Thought legacy, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of UNESCO’s Resolution honouring the late leader as a Hero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture of Vietnam.

The Lao ambassadors to Thailand, Australia, and Germany visited the Vietnamese embassies in the three countries on August 31 to offer congratulations on the 77th National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

The event was attended by cabinet members, Party officials, and Hà Nội officials, along with foreign diplomats and heads of international organisations.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in memory of late President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 inside the Presidential Palace complex on September 1 on the occasion of the 77th National Day and also the 53rd year since the late President passed away.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 1 sent greetings to his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Caputova on the occasion of Slovakia’s Constitution Day (September 1, 1992 – 2022).

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the President, the National Assembly, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on September 1 on the occasion of the 77th National Day (September 2, 1945-2022).

Deputy Minister Peñalver Portal is paying an official visit to Việt Nam from August 28 to September 1 to co-chair the 7th political consultation between the two foreign ministries.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse chaired a ceremony in celebration of Vietnam’s 77th National Day (September 2, 1945 - 2022) in Hanoi on August 31.

Nguyen Van Hieu, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee has suggested the Cuban Party and State to further push for cooperation and delegation exchange with the Vietnamese city in areas of mutual interest, including youth exchange, healthcare, biology and education.

Ha Tinh should step up regional connectivity, especially with the localities in the central key economic region, while proactively expanding economic ties with the provinces in the northern and coastal parts of the central region.

The Vietnam – Germany Friendship Association’s Hanoi chapter plans to further push for cooperation and exchange between the two countries in various areas in the 2022 – 2027 period, heard at its 11th Congress for the next five-year tenure held on August 31.

A delegation of the Ministry of National Defence led by Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, attended the Defence and Security 2022 exhibition in Thailand from August 29 to 31.

Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver Portal has highlighted the comprehensive and close-knit cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba through different channels, including between the two countries’ Parties, States, Governments, and foreign ministries.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 31 cabled a congratulatory message to King of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah on his country’s 65th National Day (August 31, 1957 – 2022).

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 31.

The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan should make the most of its outstanding potential and competitive advantages by developing sea-based economy and tourism, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told provincial leaders at their meeting on August 31.