International Cooperation

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission, is leading a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit Laos from May 30 to June 1.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has expressed his hope that Japanese leaders will encourage local businesses to increase investment and diversify supply chains in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu and Secretary General of Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad Chakib Rachid Kaid on May 27 agreed on measures to improve the efficiency of cooperation between the two countries, making it match their political ties and massive potential.

On May 26, a high ranking delegation from Ho Chi Minh City led by Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member and Secretary of the City Party Committee, had talks with the delegation of Laos’ capital Vientiane led by Anouphap Tounalom, Secretary of the Lao Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Vientiane Party Committee and Chairman of the Vientiane People’s Council.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed that the Pasteur Institute in Paris and the Pasteur Network continue to support and coordinate with Vietnam in promoting medical research, especially on COVID-19 and post-COVID issues, as well as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Senior Party officials of Vietnam and Cuba have agreed that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, regular meetings and exchanges between the two Parties and countries vividly demonstrate their special friendship.

Vietnam wants to see more investment from the United Kingdom (UK) in hi-tech agriculture, from cultivation to processing, preservation and distribution of farm produce and foods, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

According to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh, SEA Games 31 has been successfully organized by Vietnam in many aspects, especially in increasing the solidarity and friendship among countries in Southeast Asia.

Nguyen Ho Hai, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, received Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Alejandro Negrín who came to pay a courtesy visit on the occasion of receiving his work term in Vietnam.

On May 23, the Pleiku City People's Committee held a ceremony to plant 24 cherry blossom trees given by Japan to Gia Lai Province under the Program "Meeting Gia Lai - Japan 2022", symbolizing solidarity and friendship between Vietnam in general, Gia Lai in particular, and Japan.

Vietnam always attaches importance to and wants to deepen its relations with the European Union (EU) in the time ahead, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed during his phone talks with Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on May 24.

(CPV) – U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper and Assistant Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, Acting President of Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Pham Lan Dung, and Counselor for Public Affairs Pamnella DeVolder on May 24 opened the new U.S.-Vietnam Cooperation Center after a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) in Hanoi.

The discussion of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) should aim at a framework that brings practical benefits to the people, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the launch ceremony of the IPEF on May 23.

The Spanish government and enterprises will accompany Vietnam in accelerating energy transition and expanding bilateral cooperation in other areas, according to Ambassador of Spain to Vietnam Pilar Méndez Jiménez.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam will attend the 78th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 23-27, at the invitation of Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP.

(CPV) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) on May 20 released an action plan for reducing congestion at Cat Lai Terminal, Vietnam’s busiest container operation, located at the Port of Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City appreciates the positive results in the very good diplomatic and friendship cooperation between Vietnam and Greece, and believes the visit and work of the President of Greece to Vietnam will open up the future of strong development of the cooperative and friendly relationship between Vietnam and Greece.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on May 19, successfully concluding their trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit, and to make visits to the US and the United Nations.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and visiting Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin held talks in Hanoi on May 18, sharing view on the need for their countries to further intensify overall relations and parliamentary ties so as to step up the strategic partnership.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai on May 16 chaired a virtual ceremony on the signing of an agreement to establish a relationship of friendship and cooperation between the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the authority of Victoria State, Australia.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is currently a major investor in Vietnam in general and Can Tho City in particular. In Can Tho alone, there are currently 14 direct investment projects from the RoK with a total registered capital of about USD261 million, ranking 2nd among countries and territories investing in the city.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and a high-ranking delegation from Greece visited Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 17 as part of their official visit to Vietnam.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received outgoing Bruneian Ambassador Pengiran Haji Sahari bin Pengiran Haji Salleh in Hanoi on May 17, congratulating the diplomat on fulfilling his duties during eight years in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 16 (local time) as part of his trip to the US.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the NA delegation arrived in Hanoi late May 17, concluding an official visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao NA Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane from May 15.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Greek counterpart Katerina Sakellaropoulou shared delight at the growth of Vietnam-Greece ties and agreed on measures to promote the relations during their talks in Hanoi on May 16.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue paid a courtesy visit to General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on May 16 during this official visit to the country.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and a high-ranking delegation of Greece arrived in Hanoi on May 15 afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

So far, more than 10 million Vietnamese people have had their confirmed electronic vaccine passports, the Department of Information Technology under the Ministry of Health has said.