PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe agreed on major orientations to deepen the Viet Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership during their cordial talks on Saturday.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 30 in Ha Noi presided over a meeting on macro-economic performance in May and the first five months with ministerial and sectorial leaders.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 23 in Ha Noi hosted a reception for visiting U.S. President Barack Obama, seeking to boost the friendly and long-term relations between the two countries.
The U.S. has decided to fully lift its arms embargo for Viet Nam, said Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang. 
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Viet Nam for a three-day official visit beginning on May 23.
Russia considers Viet Nam a priority partner in Asia-Pacific, affirmed Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev while holding talks with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Moscow on Monday.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 3 pressed a button to launch the Block B-O Mon gas project in the southern province of Kiên Giang.
The PM recently released an instruction requesting imperative measures to deal with saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta.
The National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) has recently drawn up three scenarios for Vietnam's economic growth during 2016-20 period.
The 12th Party Central Committee re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong as General Secretary  of the Communist Party of Vietnam during its first plenary session on January 27.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong called for focusing on six central tasks for the next five years while presenting a report at the opening ceremony of the 12th National Party Congress.
The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee offered congratulations to the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) on the 12th National Party Congress, scheduled to take place in Ha Noi from January 20 to 28.
The launching ceremony of a press center of the 12th National Party Congress and a press conference were held on January 18 in Ha Hoi.
A string of socio-economic achievements in 2015 laid a firm foundation for positive outlook in 2016.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on January 17 issued an order to begin construction of a road linking Can Tho and Kien Giang province in the Mekong Delta region.  
The Government has issued a Resolution on major tasks and solutions guiding and directing the realization of the Plan for socio-economic development and state budget estimate in 2016.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on January 8 chaired an inter-ministerial meeting to evaluate the achievements and progress in ASEAN cooperation in 2015 and identify priorities in 2016.
Vietnam has set goals for GDP to grow by 6.5-7 percent and inflation to be kept at around 5-7 percent in the next five years, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), under the Economist Group, forecasted that Viet Nam’s GDP growth will increase 7%, ranking ninth among the fastest growing GDP in the world.
A string of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) made ‘bumper’ debut in 2015, creating a solid foundation for 2016 which is so-called the year of economic integration.
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