Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Bounthong Chitmany, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection and Chief Inspector of the Government Inspectorate of Laos, in Hanoi on May 22.

Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, received Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, Commander of the Indian Naval Eastern Fleet, in Hanoi on May 22.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defence Minister received Brigadier Andrew Charles Peter Kennett, deputy director of the UK Royal College of Defence Studies, in Hanoi on May 22.

Lao Prime Minister Thongsin Thammavong received a delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, led by its President Chau Van Minh, in Vientiane on May 22.

Nhan Dan/VNA – A memorial service was held on May 21 in the northwestern province of Dien Bien to reinter the remains of 32 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and specialists who were killed in the battlefields of Laos.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended the 48th Congress of Bulgaria’s Socialist Party (BSP) in the country’s capital Sofia, on May 19-20.

Nhan Dan – State President Truong Tan Sang has asked people, officials, and soldiers across the country to unite with relevant industries to prepare for and prevent natural disasters and minimise their damage, and also protect State assets, people’s lives and property.

The National Assembly heard several important reports on the country’s socio-economic situation in 2011 and the first quarter of this year.

Vietnam wishes to have Hungary’s support in its relationship with the European Union, President Truong Tan Sang told the outgoing Hungarian ambassador Vizi Laszlo in Hanoi on May 21.

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to promote friendly co-operation between the two armies in many fields, including human resource training, search and rescue, and building a border of peace, co-operation, friendship and development.

Nhan Dan – Thai Nguyen province should promote the citizens’ role in implementing democratic regulations to utilise all available resources and seek appropriate creative solutions.

Nhan Dan/VNA - The third session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) officially opened in Hanoi this morning.

Two ships of the Indian navy, the INS SHIVALIK INS and the KARMUK, on May 19 docked at Chua Ve port in the northern port city of Hai Phong for a five-day friendship visit.

A number of activities took place in the central province of Quang Tri on May 19 to mark the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) diplomatic ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with the authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on May 19 to discuss the province’s socio-economic development tasks over the first four months of this year.

Nhan Dan - Numerous events have been held across the country to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung called on the Farmers' Association to continue promoting effective production and farming models, thus contributing to push the country's agriculture sector to the next level.

A delegation of leaders of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and Vietnam Fatherland Front on May 18 laid a wreath in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on the occasion of the 122nd anniversary of his birth.

A workshop on Russian-Vietnamese relations took place in Moscow on May 17 to review the outcomes of bilateral cooperation and discuss ways of boosting the relationship.

The All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation and the Vietnamese Embassy in India got together on May 17 to celebrate the 122nd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.