Nhan Dan - The fifth plenum of the Party Central Committee, 11th tenure, completed its program after eight urgent and full days working with the highest sense of responsibility. The conference discussed and drew conclusions on the Party’s leadership and guidance of the study, review, amendment and additions made to the 1992 Constitution.

President Truong Tan Sang paid a working visit to Ho Chi Minh museum on May 16, on the occasion of the 122nd anniversary of the late President’s birthday (May 19).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 16 met with voters in Thuy Nguyen district, in the northern port city of Hai Phong, ahead of the National Assembly’s third session, scheduled to open on May 21.

Nhan Dan – As part of the events during Vietnam – Laos Friendship Year 2012, a workshop to promote the two countries’ agricultural co-operation and a ceremony to present Vietnam’s Friendship Medal to the former Chief Judge of the Lao Supreme People’s Court, Khammy Saynhavong, were held in Vientiane on May 15.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi on May 15 affirmed that Vietnam opposes the Chinese Department of Fisheries' ban on fishing in the East Sea.

The fifth meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) completed its agenda after nine days of sitting in Hanoi on May 15.

The foreign ministries of Vietnam and Israel held the third joint political consultation on May 14 during Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh’s visit to Israel.

Nhan Dan – The Party and State remain committed to improving the living standards of those who contributed to the national revolution.

French and Vietnamese experts and students have discussed issues on the development of energy and nuclear power.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina has organised a workshop to promote the image of Vietnam’s land and people in the country.

Vietnam has presented its way of serving and drinking tea at the Asia-Pacific Heritage Month Festival that opened at Stony Brook University in New York, on May 12.

Nhan Dan – Preparations for activities to celebrate the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Year (VCFY) 2012 were kicked off in Hanoi on May 10.

Nhan Dan – Communication plays a key role in helping the international community to support and understand Vietnam as the country becomes integrated into the world.

Nhan Dan Online - A memorial service was held on May 11 in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue to rebury the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and specialists who were killed in the Lao battlefield.

Nhan Dan – The book set, ‘A History of the Special Relationship between Vietnam and Laos (1930-2007)’ was introduced in Lao capital city of Vientiane on May 10.

Nhan Dan – Party committees, authorities, sectors and branches of Lai Chau northern mountainous province should pay due attention to the mass mobilisation with the involvement of the whole political system in order to help the locality eradicate poverty.

Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 22nd ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting which took place in the Cambodia capital city of Phnom Penh on May 10.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) jointly held a meeting on front tasks in Vientiane on May 10.

A Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has asserted Vietnam’s indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, and demanded a stop to actions violating the country’s sovereignty.

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s (VFF) Central Committee led by Vice President Le Ba Trinh are currently on a visit to Laos, from May 9-15, to boost ties with the neighbouring country.