The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the National Council of Solidarity Front for Development of Cambodia (SFDC) held the fifth international conference on building a Vietnam-Cambodia border of peace, friendship, cooperation and development for the 2017-2020 period, in Phnom Penh on August 16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed their satisfaction at the strong development of Vietnam-Thailand cooperation over the past 41 years since they established diplomatic ties in August 1976, during their talks in Bangkok on August 17.

General Secretary of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Hanh Phuc on August 15 held talks with General Secretary of the Office of the Mongolian Parliament Tsend Tsolmon who is on a working visit to Vietnam from August 14-18.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for the President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand PornpetchWichitcholchai in Hanoi on August 14.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay an official visit to Thailand from August 17-19.

President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation from the National Legislative Assembly will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 13-16.

The VAVA held a ceremony in Tokyo on August 10 to present the Friendship Order to Masako Sakata in recognition of her dedication to the campaign "Actions for Vietnamese AO victims".

President of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF) Tran Thanh Man held a meeting with Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou on August 11 as part of his working visit to Laos.

Vietnam has made substantial contributions to the success of the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM 50) and related meetings, held in the Philippines from August 4-8, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that Vietnam and Cambodia should strengthen their solidarity and friendship, and support each other's legitimate interests amid complicated developments in regional and global situations.

The foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China officially approved the draft framework of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) on August 6 in Manila, the Philippines.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has affirmed the Vietnamese Government's determination to protect the environment, with a viewpoint of prioritising the environment over economic development.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh participated in the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM 50) opened in Manila, the Philippines, on August 5.

Vietnam regrets the statement by the German Federal Foreign Office's spokesperson on August 2 pertaining to Trinh Xuan Thanh, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters on August 3.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM), and other related meetings, held in Manila, the Philippines, on August 3-4.

Vietnam's Party and Government always create the best possible conditions for the Vietnamese and Lao defence ministries to promote cooperation for political stability, social order and safety in both nations, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnamese leaders are always willing to back stronger trade and economic ties with the US and have vowed to create a transparent and favourable business climate for foreign firms, including those from the US, said a top lawmaker.

China's construction and opening of a cinema on Phu Lam island in Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago violate Vietnam's sovereignty over the archipelago, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Vietnam is among ASEAN's largest and most dynamic economies with robust growth reflected by its GDP in recent years, said Singaporean Ambassador to France Zainal Arif Mantaha on July 29.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held phone talks with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on July 28 in relation to allegations that an Indonesian naval ship chased and fired at a fishing boat of Vietnam, injuring two fishermen.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) must become an open, innovative and inclusive region, with a long-term vision to creating sustainable and inclusive growth, heard the third APEC Business Advisory Council meeting (ABAC III) held in Toronto, Canada.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his delight at the growing relations between Vietnam and Malaysia during a reception for visiting Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman in Hanoi on July 27.

Vietnam wishes to strengthen partnership with Russia in an extensive and effective manner to bring benefits to both countries.

Head of the Central Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh has appreciated cooperation between the ROK government and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on high-quality personnel training over the past years while addressing a meeting with KOICA Vice President Sul Kyung-hoon.

The Embassy of Vietnam has fulfilled its missions of increasing the role and position of ASEAN in Italy while chairing the ASEAN Committee in Rome (A​CR) in the first half of 2017.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien valued the cooperation between the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) and the Board of Audit of Japan while receiving a delegation of the Japanese board in Hanoi on July 24.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum and Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Minister of the Royal Palace Samdech Kong SomOl on July 22 cut the ribbon to inaugurate a Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Preah Sihanouk province.

Vietnam always attaches importance to and has continuously enhanced the solidarity, traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Cooperation between localities of Vietnam and Cambodia will help deepen ties between the two countries, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told Governor of Preah Sihanouk province Yun Min on July 21.

On the afternoon of July 19, Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Nghia received the Incheon city People's Council led by the Chairman of the Incheon city People's Council Jegal Won Young.

Vietnam treasures and wishes to further enhance comprehensive cooperation with Mexico, both bilaterally and multilaterally, President Tran Dai Quang told visiting former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari in Hanoi on July 17.

On July 18 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh and President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Hidetoshi Nishimura, who are currently in Hanoi for a talk on measures to boost intra-bloc links.

The central province of Quang Tri along with the two bordering Lao provinces of - Savanakhet and Salavan - have signed an agreement on cooperation in border affairs and border marker planting for 2017-2018.

The embassies of Vietnam and Laos in the Republic of Korea (ROK) organised a friendship exchange in Seoul to celebrate 55 years of bilateral diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will direct relevant agencies to work with Vietnam to facilitate the signing of an agreement on fishery cooperation while meeting Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on July 13.

Vietnam and Singapore have shared concern over terrorism in the region and the world and affirmed willingness to fight terrorism and extreme violence.

Vietnam and Malaysia have agreed to increase visits at all levels and through all channels along with exchanges between their citizens in order to advance the bilateral strategic partnership.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte reiterated their determination to deepen the relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands in a sustainable fashion during their talks in The Hague on July 10.

The Vietnamese Government will create the best possible conditions for investors from the Netherlands to conduct business in Vietnam, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions for leaders of several economic groups and organisations, in Amsterdam on July 9, as part of his on-going official visit to the Netherlands.

The adoption of the first-ever global treaty to ban nuclear weapons at the recent United Nations conference has great historical, ethical and legal meaning.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed Hessen state's important role in developing Vietnam-Germany ties, especially in economy and trade with two-way trade between Vietnam and Hessen reaching almost EUR700 million in the first quarter of 2017.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Berlin's Mayor Michael Muller, in Berlin on July 6, as part of his ongoing official visit to Germany.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh received Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong Siow Ping in Hanoi on July 6, expressing his hope that she will continue to contribute to the bilateral relations.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) convened their sixth dialogue in Berlin on July 3, talking opportunities and challenges in a changing world and Vietnam-Germany-EU cooperation.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu started his working visit to Japan from July 3.

President Tran Dai Quang valued the close cooperation and mutual support between the two legislatures of Vietnam and Russia during his meeting with Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin in Moscow on June 30.

As part of their trip to Russia, President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, visited Saint Petersburg, considered as the "northern capital city" of Russia, on July 1.

President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a Vietnamese delegation left Saint Petersburg city on July 1, concluding a four-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.