Some industries have achieved positive results; with export earnings hitting more than US$51 billion, triple the set target in the past seven months. This figure was released at the Government’s regular meeting in July to review the socio-economic situation over the past seven months and approve management measures for the five remaining months of the year.

After being elected State President Monday afternoon, Mr. Truong Tan Sang has nominated to the National Assembly Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, the incumbent Prime Minister, for another term.

Deputies at the ongoing first session of the 13th National Assembly on July 25 elected Truong Tan Sang as State President. Sang, who is Party Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, won 487 votes, accounting for 97.4 percent of the NA deputies.

Japan attaches importance to relations with Vietnam and pledges to continue assistance to Vietnam’s economic development, including maintaining official development assistance (ODA) to important cooperation projects.

The Government has completed the 12th tenure, basically fulfilling tasks assigned by the Party, State and people, said the Government Spokesman Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has called for joint cooperation among ASEAN member countries to accelerate endeavours for peace, security, stability and development cooperation development in the region.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised Vietnam’s achievements and the continued development of the partnership between Vietnam and the United Nations.

Senior officials of ASEAN member countries and China have adopted draft guidelines for the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties on the East Sea (DOC) to submit to the ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting.