Vietnam and the US reiterated their commitments to deepening cooperation in energy security during their second energy security dialogue in Washington D.C on April 12.

The draft law on alcohol harm prevention was discussed at the ongoing 33rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee yesterday.

The Vietnamese Government hopes to receive consultancy from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to better its security market, price regulation and macro-economic policies, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with HCMC leaders yesterday on implementation of special policies and procedures to shorten times for compensation, resettlement, and handover of land during ground clearance for infrastructure development.

Vietnam and other United Nations member nations discussed women’s active role in peacekeeping during an open debate of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York on April 11.

Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora Van Nieuwenhuizen has said that the Netherlands is ready to boost all-round ties with Ho Chi Minh City, especially in smart urban development, high-tech zones, and technology.

HCMC hopes to cooperate with Thuringia state of Germany in vocational training and in improving the quality of tertiary education, HCMC Party Chief Nguyen Thien Nhan said in his reception for the state’s Minister-President Bodo Ramelow.

Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung appreciated the USAID increasing its support for Vietnam over the past years during a working session with the agency’s leaders in Washington DC, the US, on April 10.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a cabinet meeting on April 11 to discuss controversial issues of a draft decree on the use of public property to pay investors in build-transfer (BT) projects.

The 33rd meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) officially opened at the NA Building in Hanoi on April 10 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Vietnamese people have a friend in Europe that is the Netherlands, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said at the end of his one-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam is one of the Netherlands’ most important partners in the region, visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong. 

The Head of the NA Committee for External Relations talked the outcomes of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s recent working visits to Morocco, France, and the European Parliament, and her participation in the 140th IPU Assembly in Qatar. 

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and Dutch Vice Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Marjolijn Sonnema discussed ways to boost partnership in sustainable agriculture and food security in Hanoi on April 9.

Head of the NA Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau talked the outcomes of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s recent working visits to Morocco, France, and the European Parliament.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will convene its 33rd meeting from April 10-18, according to a NA statement.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan returned to Hanoi on April 9, concluding her tour to Morocco and France, working with the European Parliament and attendance at the 140th IPU from March 28 to April 8.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay official visits to Romania from April 14-16 and the Czech Republic from April 16-18, according to a Foreign Ministry’s announcement.

 A state-level funeral will be held on April 10 for Lt. Gen. Dong Sy Nguyen, former Vice Chairman of the Ministers’ Council and former Commander of Truong Son Corps, who passed away on April 4.

 Vietnam is Kazakhstan’s important partner in Southeast Asia, affirmed Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin.