State President Nguyen Minh Triet congratulated Prof. Ngo Bao Chau for winning the top mathematics award, describing it as a national honour, during his meeting with the Fields laureate in Hanoi on Sept. 1.

On the occasion of the 65^th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day (September 2), on September 1, leaders from the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) laid a wreath and paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum, and burnt incense to commemorate heroic martyrs.

The 1945 August Revolution and the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) is a victory of intelligence, spirit and the indomitable struggle of the whole Vietnamese nation under the right and creative leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by President Ho Chi Minh.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung, during the Government’s regular meeting for August, urged relevant ministries to keep close eye on macro-economic stability and price management.

Party, State and National Assembly senior officials on August 30 received foreign delegations who are in Vietnam to attend a programme entitled “Meeting International Friends”, an activity to mark the 65th National Day.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received visiting Cambodian Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana in Hanoi on August 30.

On the occasion of the 65^th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day (September 2), on August 30, the Government’s leaders burned incense to commemorate the great President at the President Ho Chi Minh relic in the Presidential Palace.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has expressed expectation that the young generation would follow the Fields winner to devote themselves to the science.

President Nguyen Minh Triet has highlighted visiting Kalmyk President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s activities to boost the cooperation between Vietnam and Kalmykia.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet arrived in Phnom Penh on August 26 afternoon, beginning a State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) politburo has asked the army to strengthen the army’s combat capacity as a key force in national defence, putting it as core element in the next term of the Party Congress.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet and the high-level delegation of Vietnam left Laos on the afternoon of Aug. 26 for a State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Aug. 25 sent a message of condolences to his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao over great losses in lives and property caused by the serious plane crash that occurred in Yichun city.

The Party Political Bureau held working sessions with the Party committees of northern provinces of Hai Duong, Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho provinces to give comments on draft documents and personnel plans for their upcoming provincial Party congresses (term 2010-2015).

The 42nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM-42), the 4th ASEAN Economic Council Meeting and other related meetings began in the central city of Da Nang on August 25.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet left Vientiane for Luang Namtha province on August 25, continuing his official visit to Laos.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet, being on an official visit to Laos, on August 24 cabled a message of congratulations to General Vo Nguyen Giap on his 100th birthday (August 25).

PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng just issues an article on social security and welfare, one of main contents in Việt Nam's Socio-economic Development Strategy 2011-2020. The following is the full article.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the transport industry to draw up long-term strategies and grasp opportunities available to meet the country’s demand for economic development.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet left Hanoi on August 24 beginning an official two-day visit to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Chummaly Sayasone.