Opinion

The National Assembly’s decision to extend visas for US citizens to one year has been welcomed by businesspeople and analysts who say it will boost bilateral trade and tourism.

"Vietnam is on track". This is confirmed by Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevedo, when assessing Vietnam`s efforts in the process of international integration and trade liberalization, on the threshold of the official visit to Vietnam on April 14-15.

On March 21, the 13th National Assembly (NA) convened its 11th meeting – the last one – in Hanoi and will last until April 12.

​The Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) is a golden opportunity for foreigners living, working and touring this time of year to gain a better understanding of the country’s customs, traditions, and people.

When Tet (Lunar New Year) rolls around, ships begin to make the trip across the sea, bringing along with them necessities and spring warmth from the mainland to soldiers stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

On the afternoon of January 13, the 14th meeting of the 11th Party Central Committee was wrapped up, completing the entire content of the program proposed, after 3 working days, in urgent, serious, truly democratic way and with high responsibility. Although the work is still very chaos to complete the preparations for the coming National Party Congress.

The ASEAN Community is set to formally take effect on December 31. It includes the three pillars which are economics, politics and security and socio-cultural components. The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will play the most important role in establishing ASEAN as a region of tremendous opportunity.

Hanoi People’s Committee has decided to use Facebook to disseminate management information to the public. Accordingly, the news will be posted on Facebook at the page “Thu do Ha Noi – Viet Nam” (Ha Noi Capital – Viet Nam).

In the capital of France, there is an international conference of the world`s most voluminous vision, and the purpose of this event is to save the world.

At the invitation of Vietnam`s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 14-17.

During the workshop just held in Quang Ninh Province, solutions were proposed to strengthen the partnership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for natural disaster response and reduction to ensure a sustainable community.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received outgoing Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen on June 18.

Overseas Vietnamese intellectuals and experts gathered at a forum in Hanoi on June 7, contributing their opinions to the country’s economic development and integration during 2016-2020.

The Azerbaijani history and culture research center and the Azerbaijan Embassy in Vietnam on April 10 first co-hosted a seminar featuring parallels of Azerbaijani and Vietnamese culture.

Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev has highlighted prospects for cooperation between his country and Vietnam in an interview granted to Vietnamese media ahead of his official visit to the nation from April 5-7.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held a reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Vnukov Konstantin Vasilievich on April 1.

New Ambassador from Qatar Abdullah Sultan Al-Hamar told Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 25 that he is tasked with further developing bilateral ties while working in Vietnam, a significant country in Qatar’s diplomatic policy.

On The Diplomat website, Vietnam’s new ambassador to the United States reflects on the state of the U.S.-Vietnam relationship.

State President Truong Tan Sang welcomed new Ambassadors of Guinea, Luxembourg and Portugal in Hanoi on March 19, who all vowed all possible support to nurture bilateral ties during their tenure.

Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Torda Eszter has been honoured with the insignia for the cause of culture, sports and tourism in recognition of her contribution to promoting friendship between the two countries.