International Cooperation

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Qatar step up investment cooperation with Vietnam in infrastructure development, oil, renewable energy, green technology and digital transformation while hosting visiting Qatari Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on August 15.

Viettel Cambodia (Metfone) and Mineski Global on August 12 signed a cooperation agreement on organising e-Sport events in the neighbouring country.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with T&T Group and SHB Bank; and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with T&Y SuperPortTM - a joint venture between T&T Group and YCH Group of Singapore.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh paid courtesy calls on General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on August 12.

On August 12, the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) held a ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of India (August 15, 1947 - August 15, 2022), in order to show solidarity and friendship between the people of the city and the people of India.

Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has stated that Vietnam is closely keeping a close watch on the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai affirmed that the cooperative relationship between Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore not only benefits Ho Chi Minh City, but also is an important factor contributing to the common development of Vietnam - Singapore relations.

(CPV) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son suggested Norway accelerate the negotiation and signing of the FTA between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh has affirmed that Hanoi always wishes to realize the cooperation goals between the two sides and will stand side by side with Lao brothers and sisters on the path of national construction and development.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 10 for Anouphap Tounalom, Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Vientiane.

The National Assembly (NA), including the NA Standing Committee's Board for Deputy Affairs, stands ready to share experience regarding supervision activities of People’s Councils, the Vietnamese top legislator told a Lao official in Hanoi on August 10.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received in Hanoi on August 10 Ambassador of Kuwait Yousef Ashour Al-sabbagh and Ambassador of Israel Yaron Mayer, who came to present their credentials.

Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Vo Van Thuong expressed his belief that the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Cambodian People's Party will always unite and help each other to win many new victories.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai appreciated the friendly and traditional relationship between Vietnam and Belarus, including Ho Chi Minh City, during a reception for new Belarusian Consul General to the city on August 9.

Talks were held on August 9 between the delegation from Hanoi and the delegation from the Lao capital Vientiane headed by Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the Secretary of the Vientiane Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Anouphap Tounalom.

In the first 7 months of this year, nearly 57,000 Vietnamese labourers went to work abroad under contracts, reaching about 63% of the year's plan, the Overseas Labourers Management Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 9 for Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army.

After 14 days of working with urgency, Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) completed the task of setting up security fencing 380m in length around a UNISFA military observation station in Abu Qussa on the border between South Sudan and Sudan.

Roman Borodachev, a 39 year old Russian national, has been given more than VND30 million by philanthropists in Vietnam so that he can get surgery soon.

On August 8, Mr. Kham Lay Si Pa Sot, Member of Central Committee of Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretary of Luong Nam Tha (Laos) Provincial Party Committee, and Governor of the province had a working visit to Vinh Phuc Province.

Under the skillful hands of doctors and nurses of the Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 in South Sudan and the help of painter Emmanuel Anaman from the Ghanaian police, the hospital’s international reception room has become a miniature "Vietnam corner", to introduce the images and typical culture of the Vietnamese nation to international friends.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son wrote an article entitled ’55 years of ASEAN: One Vision, One Identity, One Community’ on the 55th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967-2022).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 to fly the ASEAN flag in celebration of the bloc’s 55th founding anniversary (August 8, 1967) and 27th anniversary of Vietnam’s accession to the regional organization (July 28, 1995).

Considering businesses’ success its success, Bac Ninh Province commits to accompany Korean businesses investing in the province.

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK will continue to actively coordinate with Vietnamese and British competent agencies in the identification of victims in a blaze in Greater Manchester on May 7.

The Heads of Civil Service Meeting themed “Modernising civil service towards a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community” kicked off on August 5 as part of the 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21).

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) that took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 5 within the framework of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-55), and held several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event. ​

Currently, there are nearly 50,000 Vietnamese labourers working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the fields of manufacturing, construction, agriculture and fishery.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with newly-appointed ambassadors of South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Belgium, who came to present their credentials, in Hanoi on August 5.

A leader of Ho Chi Minh City suggested the Mayor of Seoul (the Republic of Korea) encourage Korean businesses, especially those from Seoul, to actively seek opportunities with Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.