• 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
• FM spokesperson rejects US human rights report
  FM spokesperson rejects US human rights report
  

  Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga has rejected a US human right report, saying it provides biased information about the real situation in Vietnam.
  13/03
• Polish diplomat visits Vietnam
  Polish diplomat visits Vietnam
  

  

  Vietnam is an important partner of Poland in Asia, says Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Wojciechowski.
  13/03
• Vietnam, France boost national defence cooperation
  Vietnam, France boost national defence cooperation
  

  Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen Nguyen Khac Nghien received Laurent Bili, co-president of the Vietnam-France joint committee on National Defence Cooperation in Hanoi on March 12.
  13/03

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• Vietnam calls for national reconciliation in Guinea Bissau
  Vietnam calls for national reconciliation in Guinea Bissau
  

  A Vietnamese representative at the UN Security Council has called on “all parties in Guinea Bissau to accord utmost priorities to national interest.
  06/11
• Prime Minister Dung leaves for Mekong- Japan summit in Tokyo
  Prime Minister Dung leaves for Mekong- Japan summit in Tokyo
  

  On November 6, a Vietnamese government delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi for Japan to attend the first two-day Mekong-Japan summit in Tokyo, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
  06/11
• Int'l community hails Vietnam’s contribution as UNSC President
  Int'l community hails Vietnam’s contribution as UNSC President
  

  

  A senior diplomat has highlighted international recognition of Vietnam’s successful presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in October.
  06/11
• Vietnam supports UN call for compliance with int’l law
  Vietnam supports UN call for compliance with int’l law
  

  Vietnam supports the United Nations report’s calls for compliance with international law as part of efforts to avoid the recurrence of reprehensible violations and contribute to efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  06/11
• Party leader visits flood-hit Binh Dinh province
  Party leader visits flood-hit Binh Dinh province
  

  

  Party Secretary General Nong Duc Manh asked authorities in the central province of Binh Dinh to ensure food, drink and medicine for flood-stuck local people while visiting the province on November 5.
  06/11