The event was co-hosted by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Foundation (JF). PM receives outgoing Lao ambassadorPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 14 for outgoing Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang. They also vowed to accelerate negotiations and signing of an agreement on the transfer of sentenced persons between Vietnam and China. Meanwhile, President of the Bureau of Women Parliamentarians Cynthia Lopez Castro congratulated Vietnam on its important achievements in empowering women. Vietnam’s National Day marked in UK, MoroccoThe National Day of Vietnam (September 2) has been celebrated in the UK and Morocco.