Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, from April 25-27.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a meeting with Peter Tinley, Minister for Housing, Veterans Issues, Youth and Asian Engagement of West Australia state in the city on April 22.

A high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on April 22 to attend the 8th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS 8) from April 23-25 at the invitation of the Ministry of Defence of Russia.

Two frigates of the Vietnam Navy arrived at Dagang port in Qingdao, Shandong province, on April 21, to attend multilateral naval activities marking the 70th anniversary of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception on April 20 for a US Senate delegation, led by Senator Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Many opinions in the Czech Republic have shared the view that the agreements reached during PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Czech from April 16-17 have opened up new directions for bilateral cooperation in the time ahead.

The 33rd meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee closed on April 19 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has suggested the removal of the lifetime employment policy for state employees and civil servants from early 2020 to boost competition and push them to improve their capacity and better fulfill their duties.

The US Navy is planning two major visits to Vietnam this year as part of efforts to strengthen maritime relations between the two armies.

The Vietnamese Government and the PM issued 10 legal documents in March, including seven Decrees and three Decisions, according to the press conference of the Ministry of Justice.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi at noon of April 18, concluding his official visits to Romania and the Czech Republic.

Vietnam hoped that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue cooperating closely with the country and provide it with more assistance, training and policy consultancy, a senior Party official has said.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan affirmed Vietnam’s external policy of treasuring ties with the US during a reception in Hanoi on April 18 for US Senator Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the US Committee on Appropriations.

Vietnam and the Czech Republic issued a joint statement during the visit to the European country by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 16-17 at the invitation of his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis.

A Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of cooperative and twining relations between Ho Chi Minh City and the Australian state of New South Wales was signed in Sydney on April 17.

Politburo member and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception on April 17 for visiting Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson.

Following the welcome ceremony in his honour in Prague on April 17, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc later the same day held talks with his host Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. 

The seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to take place from May 20 to June 13, according to NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with the Executive Board of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe (UVAE) in Prague on April 16 as part of his visit to the Czech Republic.

Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson in Hanoi on April 16.