Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang met with Phouvong Ounkhamsane, member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and Director of the Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration, and several Lao scientists in Vientiane on July 11.

Vietnam wants to promote comprehensive relations with Bhutan, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for visiting Chairman of the National Council (Upper House) of Bhutan Tashi Dorji in Hanoi on May 13.