Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia Tan Sri Dato' Johari Bin Abdul, his spouse, and a delegation from the Malaysian lower house paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on October 23.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on November 23 held talks with President of the Philippine Senate Juan Miguel Zubiri right after the Senate of the Philippines had passed a resolution on further strengthening the parliamentary relations between the two nations.

Vice Chairman of the NA Phung Quoc Hien has urged member countries of the EFTA to continue pushing forward with the negotiation on a FTA between Vietnam and the EFTA.