• Five ministers attend NA Committee session
  Five ministers attend NA Committee session
  

  Five ministers will be questioned at a week-long session of the National Assembly Standing Committee which opened in Hanoi on March 15.
  15/03
• Deputy PM Nhan visits Moscow
  Deputy PM Nhan visits Moscow
  

  

  Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 14 visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community there.
  15/03
• Vietnam wins int’l left-wing community’s support
  Vietnam wins int’l left-wing community’s support
  

  The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) representative won standing ovations with the participation of 102 left-wing parties from Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
  15/03
• US National Geographic Society asked to correct mistake
  US National Geographic Society asked to correct mistake
  

  

  The world map published by the US National Geographic Society is wrong with a note of ‘Paracel Is. China’ in the Hoang Sa archipelago area of Vietnam, said the spokesperson of the Vietnamese foreign ministry on March 13.
  14/03
• Deputy PM Nhan visits St. Petersburg University
  Deputy PM Nhan visits St. Petersburg University
  

  

  Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has expressed his hope that Saint Petersburg State University will become an important partner for Vietnam to increase cooperation in new areas such as nuclear power.
  13/03

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• Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam exchange legislative experiences
  Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam exchange legislative experiences
  

  The national assemblies of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia held a workshop in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on September 21 to exchange their experiences in legislation and supervision in the context of the global economic crisis.
  21/09
• State President Triet to attend UN General Assembly’s 64th session
  State President Triet to attend UN General Assembly’s 64th session
  

  A Vietnamese delegation led by State President Nguyen Minh Triet will attend the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York from 23-26 September. He will consolidate Vietnam’s bilateral and multilateral relations with other countries, international organisations and deal with a number of issues of international concern.
  21/09
• New friendship association to boost Vietnam, Iran ties
  New friendship association to boost Vietnam, Iran ties
  

  The Vietnam-Iran Friendship Association (VIFA) met in Hanoi on September 20 for its first congress in the 2009-2014 term.
  21/09
• PM concludes visits to Kazakhstan, Denmark and Hungary
  PM concludes visits to Kazakhstan, Denmark and Hungary
  

  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visits to Kazakhstan, Denmark and Hungary have tightened Vietnam’s traditional ties with these countries and opened up new prospects for bilateral cooperation.
  20/09
• PM inspects Dung Quat Oil refinery
  PM inspects Dung Quat Oil refinery
  

  

  PetroVietnam should establish operation procedures, prepare human resources and solve technical errors together with contractors before taking over the Dung Quat Oil Refinery.
  20/09