The conference “Meet Europe 2018”, organised by the Hanoi People’s Committee in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the European Union Delegation, and the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), was held in Hanoi on May 25. The conference aimed to strengthen cooperation between Europe and Vietnam on issues of mutual interest. In the photo: Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the conference. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

At the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang, Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove and his spouse pay a State visit to Vietnam from May 23-26. The Vietnamese President on May 24 hosted the welcoming ceremony for Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove and his spouse in Hanoi. In the photo: President Tran Dai Quang and Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove review the honor guard of the Vietnam People’s Army. Photo: Nhan Sang/VNA

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 22 hosted a reception in Hanoi for Chairman of the Organisation Commission of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Chansy Phosikham, who has been on a working visit to Vietnam. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

Seven officers from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre will be dispatched to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and South Sudan in 2018. In the photo: Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh handed over the President’s decisions to the officers at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 21. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

The 14th-tenure National Assembly’s fifth session opened in Hanoi on May 21. Besides law making, the National Assembly will devote time to supreme supervision and other important issues. In the photo: Panoramic view of the session. Photo: Nguyen Dan/VNA.