Vietnam has made remarkable strides in developing a comprehensive, life-cycle, and gender-transformative social protection system.

Cashless parking payment is a key step in managing static traffic, solving parking issues, and serving as the underlying technology for a smart digital map of parking spaces throughout the city.

Hanoi is expected to remain at the forefront of implementing central government policies, driving innovation, and advancing the city’s economic, cultural, and social development.

State President Tran Dai Quang had separatel meetings with Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith and National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou on June 12 in Vientiane during his official visit to the neighboring country.

The visit of the President will be an important contribution to strengthening and developing Vietnam-Laos traditional friendly relationship to new height.

At the invitation of General Secretary and Chairman of the Democratic Republic of Lao People Volachit Bounnhang and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, President Tran Dai Quang and his wife will grant State-level visits to Laos and Cambodia from June 12-16, 2016.

At the meeting with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo in Warsaw, on June 9, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hoped that Vietnam and Poland soon sign a framework agreement on financial cooperation in the credit.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the press and business circles to continue their companionship and mutual support for the common interest of the community, and for national socio-economic development.

On June 9, at the headquarters of the Government, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR Saleumxay Kommasith.

Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh has warmly welcomed Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in his oficial visit to Vietnam from June 8-10, to cement and deepen the growing cooperative relationship between the two countries.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue yesterday hosted a reception in Hanoi for first Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov.

On June 7 in Hanoi, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Ms.Victoria Kwakwa, the Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific.

​Visiting Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrika has pledged to create the best conditions for Indian defence industry firms to cooperate with their Vietnamese peers.

On June 6, State President Tran Dai Quang had separate meetings with French and Indian defense ministers Jean-Yves LeDrian and Manohar Parrika on the occasion of their official working visits to Vietnam.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh has been interviewed by numerous newspapers and international news agencies on the sideline of the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue.

On June 4, two plenary sessions of Shangri-la Dialogue 15 held at Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore totally completed. Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Defence attended both plenary sessions.

Vietnam wants suggestions from its partners, including the World Bank (WB), about how to tackle difficulties in balancing the State budget as well dealing with public and bad debts, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue told the WB Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific Region Victoria Kwakwa.

On May 31, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said Viet Nam highly appreciated the US Senate’s approval of a resolution to abrogate the catfish inspection program.

The Prime Minister has Directive 21 / CT-TTg to require Ministries, Ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, other central agencies, provinces and centrally-run cities, the economic groups, corporations (ministries, central agencies and localities) to focus on directing the plan of socio-economic development and state budget estimated in 2017.

On June 1, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc mentioned the sending of Vietnamese senior experts to helps Laos build and improve its legal and institutional systems, while receiving Lao Minister of Justice Saysi Santivong in Hanoi.

On May 30, at the 22nd Asia Future Conference in Tokyo, Japan, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung made a speech to highlight the enhancement of regional links for Asia’s brighter future.

Yesterday evening, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Tokyo for Hanoi, wrapped up the trip to attend the expanded G7 summit in Japan from May 26-28, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

On May 28, in the visit to Japan, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with the President, Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mr. Takehiko Kakiuchi.