The delegation gathered more than 200 representatives from the banking sector, the Vietnam Academy of Dance, reporters, and naval officers and soldiers.

Over 200 delegates from the Ministry of Health, the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and the Ethnic Art Troupe of Hoa Binh province visited soldiers and people in Truong Sa island district and DK 1 platform in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from April 29 to May 5.

A delegation from Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Prey Veng provinces, led by the provinces' governors Peng Posa and Soun Somalin, visited and extended Lunar New Year wishes to the authorities of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region on February 2.

A delegation from Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province, led by its Governor Vei Samnang, on January 29 visited and extended greetings to the Party Organisation, administration and people of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

A delegation of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) visited the UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay and the Quang Ninh Museum in the northern border province of Quang Ninh on November 29 as part of a friendship exchange programme with the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly led by its Vice Chairman Quang Phuong paid a working visit to Chile from September 23 – 27.

The Vietnamese sports delegate left Vietnam for Hangzhou, China on September 20 to compete at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19).

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the committee’s Commission for Information and Education, paid a working visit to the Czech Republic from April 22-24.

Vietnam is sending a 1,003-strong sport delegation to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32), about 700 of them athletes, together with coaches, doctors and experts.

Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Lumut port in the Malaysian state of Perak on October 4, beginning a visit to Malaysia.

Vietnam’s national flag was hoisted together with those of 10 other Southeast Asian countries at Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia on July 27, marking the official presence of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Malaysia is targeting a top-three finish in the medal tally at the 31st SEA Games held in Vietnam, next month.

A delegation of 33 Vietnamese officers and soldiers from the Vietnam People’s Army are participating in the 29th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM-29) in Bandung city, West Java province of Indonesia.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 19 for a visiting delegation from the French Communist Party (PCF) led by Politburo member Jean Charles Negres.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien welcomed a delegation from the Lao National Assembly in Hanoi on August 1.

Security is ensured at the maximum level in the Melia hotel area where the DPRK delegation stays. Main activities of Vietnam visit by Chairman Kim Jong-un is slated for March 1 afternoon.

There are no longer fishing boats that have committed illegal catching since the beginning of 2018, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on May 5.

The government is making preparations for a planned visit by a delegation of the European Union during April 4-11, 2018.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh arrived in Ulan Bator on May 7 evening, beginning a four-day official visit to Mongolia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte have agreed to soon conduct a meeting of the two countries’ Joint Committee to ratchet up their cooperative ties.