National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on May 6 sent a message of congratulations to Maulen Ashimbaev on his appointment as Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam, who is also Chairman of the ASEAN Committee in Canberra (ACC), and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke co-chaired a working session between the ACC and the Australian Department of Home Affairs on June 29, with the participation of heads of ASEAN diplomatic missions and senior officials from the department.