Vietnam and Slovakia have potential for expanding cooperation in many fields such as economy, tourism, nuclear energy, and defence industry.

Chairman of the People's Committee of the northern province of Lai Chau Le Van Luong on May 8 hosted a reception for Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil, during which the host proposed stronger cooperation between the two sides in the coming time.

It is crucial to design special policies for ethnic minority community, especially women, to access equal opportunities, stated head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with key leaders of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, during which he asked for drastic and breakthrough measures to boost the locality’s growth.