
A string of cultural activities were held in the capital city of Hanoi to welcome New Year 2018.

The Government opened a teleconference on December 28, the biggest annual meeting with provinces and cities, to discuss measures to implement the Party and National Assembly’s socio-economic resolutions and State budget estimates for 2018.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 27 received Choi Young Joo, President of the Republic of Korea (RoK)- Vietnam Friendship Association and Chairman and CEO of the Panko Corporation- a Korean business is carrying out garment and textile projects in central Vietnam.

The National Council for Financial and Monetary Policy Consultation convened its fourth-quarter meeting in Hanoi on December 26 under the chair of Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh held a working session with the central province of Khanh Hoa on building the Special Administrative-Economic Zone (SAEZ) in Bac Van Phong (Northern Van Phong) on December 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded the effective cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese businesses while receiving Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hanoi, on December 23.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is on a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos, Bounnhang Vorachith, arrived in Hanoi on the morning of December 19, starting an official friendly visit to Vietnam.

Parliamentary cooperation is one of the effective channels to boost the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Morocco, said the heads of the legislative bodies of the two countries at their talks in Hanoi on December 18.

The fifth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to take place from May 21 to June 18, 2018, heard the December 13 sitting of the NA Standing Committee as part of its ongoing 19th meeting.

President of the Moroccan House of Representatives Habib El Malk and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 16-22.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh highlighted Vietnam’s commitment to promoting the multilateral trading system while addressing a plenary session of the 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Argentina on December 11.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 19th session in Hanoi on December 11 to review the outcomes of the fourth sitting of the 14th NA and discuss preparations for the next meeting.

The 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10 drawing the participation of more than 400 delegates from 164 member countries.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with a delegation of the Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN) in Hanoi on December 8.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung on December 5 received Premier of Canada’s Ontario state Kathleen Wynne.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi, on December 5, for Jan Zahradil, Vice Chair of the Committee on International Trade under the European Parliament (EP) and Chairman of the Friends of Vietnam Group at the EP.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is taking part in a high-level dialogue between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and world political parties in Beijing from December 1-3.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Canberra on November 29, starting her official visit to Australia.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has assured President of Poland Andrzej Duda that Vietnam always treasures traditional friendship with Poland as well as its position and role in Europe.

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and his spouse begin their four-day State visit to Vietnam, on November 27, at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for visiting Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, during which he expressed his delight at the growing ties between the two countries in all fields, including politics, diplomacy, trade and investment, as well as at bilateral and international forums.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received the Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong Siow Ping in Hanoi, on November 23, to discuss her upcoming visit to Singapore.

The upcoming official visit to Australia by a high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is expected to bolster the Enhanced Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries.