International Cooperation

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Hungary from June 26-28 will surely open up many cooperation opportunities for the two countries and their parliaments, Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Ory Csaba has affirmed.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai had a working session with his visiting Cambodian counterpart Men Sam An in Hanoi on June 24.

A conference promoting collaboration among Quang Tri of Vietnam, Savannakhet of Laos and Mukdahan of Thailand in trade, investment, tourism, labour, and communications took place in the central Vietnamese province’s Dong Ha city on June 24.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for visiting President of the Mozambican Assembly Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias in Hanoi on June 22.

A ceremony was held by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)’s People Committee on June 22 to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai has said that the trade cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Canada has much potential for further development, and urged the Canadian Consul General to provide conditions for Canadian investors to invest in the city in hi-tech, pharmaceutical, medical, information technology and digital transformation industries.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh assessed that the Vietnam-RoK relations are developing well, and expressed his belief that the two countries' relations would continue to develop deeply and substantively in various fields, especially economy, trade and investment.

Da Nang City always cares for and highly appreciates the cooperation relationship with Lao partners and provinces, said Nguyen Van Quang, Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee, during his reception for Lao Consul General to the city, on June 22.

Secretary of the Can Tho municipal Party Committee Le Quang Manh expressed his confidence that the relationship between Can Tho City, the Mekong Delta region and the partners of the Republic of Mozambique would develop better in the coming time.

Soldiers of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 in South Sudan have recently provided training and updated knowledge on the epidemiological situation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of monkeypox for Level-1 field hospitals in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

According to Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma, tourism cooperation between Vietnam and India is in a flourishing period after the COVID-19 pandemic, when both countries are conducting many promotional programs.

On June 19, a high-ranking delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, arrived in India, officially starting a working visit to this country from June 19-23.

President of the Assembly of Mozambique Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias expressed her great impression about Quang Ninh Province, a locality known for Vietnam's impressive socio-economic development achievements in recent years.

So far, many countries and territories have received back foreign workers, including Vietnamese workers, helping Vietnam be able to achieve the goal of sending 90,000 labourers this year, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has reported.

In the upcoming time, Vietnam – India relations in general, and India – Ho Chi Minh City in particular, have a lot of potential to continue to develop strongly in the fields of national defense - security, commerce, information technology, digital transformation, tourism, cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange.

An art, sports and folk game exchange programme for students of Vietnam and Cambodia was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 18.

Vietnamese Foreign Ministers Bui Thanh Son had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on June 17, during which they agreed on the need to apply drastic measures to further bilateral partnership in all fields.

Vietnam delivered a message of peace, cooperation and dialogue to all countries in the region and the world through the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM), which was held in New Delhi on June 16, stated Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency following the event.

A get-together was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 17 mark the 55th anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic relations (June 24, 1967-2022).

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assemby (NA)’s Council for Ethnic Affairs Dinh Thi Phuong Lan led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the eighth Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh from June 15-16.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 17 for Khemmani Pholsena, Minister and Chairwoman of the Presidential Office of Laos.

The Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on June 17 organised a gathering in celebration of the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City on June 16 held a meeting with Cambodian students in the city at the Changtarangsay Pagoda in District 3, as part of activities to mark the 55th anniversary of Vietnam – Cambodia diplomatic relationship (June 24) and the Vietnam – Cambodian Friendship Year 2022.

(CPV) – USAID/PATH Healthy Markets was a key partner to the Ministry of Health on its introduction and scale-up of new and innovative approaches like HIV community-based testing, self-testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP—three key services that contributed to a 57 percent reduction in new HIV infections over the past decade.

Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung has said that Hanoi wishes to strengthen cooperation and attract investment from Australia, especially in the fields of science, technology, environment, and climate change response.

Thai groups, AGR GROUP and Sermsang Energy Group, which are multi-industry corporations and leading units in the electricity industry in Thailand, came to study investment cooperation in Thua Thien Hue Province on June 13.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman affirmed that cooperation in the settlement of the war consequences is a foundation in Vietnam - US relations.

Lai Chau Province introduced potentials and opportunities for cooperation, shared experience, and enhanced technological solutions in the agricultural field between the province and Israeli and international partners and businesses, during the workshop "Israel - Lai Chau hi-tech agricultural solutions" held on June 13.

(CPV) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on June 13 launched a new project to help Vietnam control the increasingly serious wildlife trafficking situation.

(CPV) – The launching ceremony on the contest on the history of the Vietnam – Laos, Laos - Vietnam special relationship was held on June 13 by the Party Central Committee Commission on Popularization and Education.