Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai will attend the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting from May 23-24 in Davos, Switzerland, at the invitation of WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab.

The important achievements in external affairs last year affirmed the clear-sighted foreign policy of the Party and State, the support and consensus of the entire political system and people, and the close coordination among all-level authorities and sectors.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son spoke to the media about Vietnam's successes and imprints at the United Nations Security Council, which affirmed the sound Party and State's policy of upholding multilateral diplomacy.

Vietnam has for the first time become a member of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), singing up for a six-year term.

The Party Central Committee (the XI^th tenure) closed its 12^th plenum on October 11 in Hanoi after a week-long meeting, putting forth major socio-economic development targets for 2016.