• Japan-Vietnam Friendship Society celebrates 55th anniversary
  Japan-Vietnam Friendship Society celebrates 55th anniversary
  

  The Japan-Vietnam Friendship Society held a meeting in Tokyo on March 20 to mark its 55th anniversary.
  20/03
• NA delegation studies Japan’s experience in policy making
  NA delegation studies Japan’s experience in policy making
  

  A National Assembly delegation visited Japan from March 13-19 to gain its experience in formulating and implementing policies on social affairs.
  20/03
• Google Maps asked to correct mistake
  Google Maps asked to correct mistake
  

  

  Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga has asked Google Maps to correct its description of the land demarcation line between Vietnam and China.
  20/03
• PM meets with Palestinian, Sudanese ambassadors
  PM meets with Palestinian, Sudanese ambassadors
  

  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received the newly appointed Palestinian and Sudanese ambassadors to Vietnam at separate meetings in Hanoi on March 19.
  20/03
• Int’l Francophone Day marked in Hanoi
  Int’l Francophone Day marked in Hanoi
  

  

  A ceremony was held at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on March 19 to mark International Francophone Day (March 20).
  20/03

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• China’s naval ships visit Vietnam
  China’s naval ships visit Vietnam
  

  Two Chinese naval ships left Sanya port in China’s Hainan province to begin the eight joint Sino-Vietnam patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin and visit Vietnam’s Haiphong port.
  02/12
• Vietnam pledges to enhance South-South partnership
  Vietnam pledges to enhance South-South partnership
  

  

  Vietnam, as a responsible member of the family of southern countries, is always willing to join hands with the international community to improve the quality of South-South cooperation.
  02/12
• Memorial service for late Party leader in HCM City
  Memorial service for late Party leader in HCM City
  

  

  Thousands of people joined a memorial service on December 2 for late Party General Secretary Ha Huy Tap, whose remains have been found in Ho Chi Minh City after 68 years.
  02/12
• Vietnam seeks Japanese experiences in policy-making
  Vietnam seeks Japanese experiences in policy-making
  

  

  Vietnam is actively integrating into the world economy and learning from Japan’s experiences in making economic development policies.
  02/12
• Female ASEAN legislators set to create annual forum
  Female ASEAN legislators set to create annual forum
  

  

  Women who serve as ASEAN parliamentarians have agreed to ask for the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)’s permission to create an annual event.
  02/12