International Cooperation

Da Nang and Russian localities in general and Yaroslav province in particular have set up good diplomatic and economic relations.

The Vietnam - Laos and Laos - Vietnam Cooperation Committees as well as the Vietnamese and Lao Ministries of Planning and Investment have agreed to promote cooperation by making more favourable conditions and enhancing links.

Over 100 young volunteers from Ho Chi Minh city on June 23rd started the summer voluntary activities in Laos, marking the 16th time the Vietnamese city Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union carrying out the campaign.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on June 23rd afternoon, wrapping up their attendance at the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan visited Ústecký region and had a working session with local officials on June 21st in an effort to promote this region’s cooperation with Vietnamese localities.

Vietnam will continue working closely with Indonesia to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership toward effectiveness, practical outcomes and win-win benefits, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse left Hanoi on June 22nd for the 34th ASEAN Summit scheduled for June 22nd-23rd in Bangkok, Thailand at the invitation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.

Over the past years, the relationship between Germany and Ho Chi Minh city has developed positively, with many cooperative projects having been carried out. Additionally, the Vietnamese city has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Frankfurt, and expected to continue to cooperate with many other German localities.

During his working visit in Europe, a delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade led by Minister Tran Tuan Anh on June 20th had a working session with Italian Undersecretary for Economic Development Adrea Cioffi to discuss measures to promote economic partnership between the two countries and in the region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the G20 Summit and pay a visit to Japan from June 27th to July 1st.

During his recent working visit to Morocco, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC Commission on Popularization and Education Vo Van Thuong, confirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to developing relationships with friendly countries, including Morocco.

Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang responded to reporters’ questions about several issues at a regular press conference on June 20th.

The Vietnam-Belarus Friendship Association organized a friendship exchange on June 19th to mark the 75th Independence Day of Belarus and the 75 years of Belarus’s liberation.

Vietnamese Minister of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Nasser Thani Al Hamli have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on domestic workers.

Over 40 years after Cambodia’s victory over the Pol Pot genocidal regime on January 7th, 1979, and 30 years since Vietnamese volunteers completed their international duties and returned home, the image of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers cannot be removed in Cambodians’ hearts.

Over the past years, the relationship between Ho Chi Minh city and Australia has gained positive results, making Australia the 17th largest foreign investor in the Vietnamese city, with 182 projects worth nearly USD188 million, while it always ranks top 10 among countries and territories that have tourists to the city.

The Ivory Coast Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcel Amon Tanoh is paying an official visit to Vietnam from June 18th-21st, to strengthen the relationship between the two countries, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported.

Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Teodoro Locsin expressed thanks to Vietnam for saving 22 crew-members aboard a fishing vessel in distress in the East Sea during a recent ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in New York.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue highlighted Vietnam’s wish to unceasingly develop relations with Myanmar during talks with Myanmar Vice President Myint Swe in Nay Pyi Taw on June 17th.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that Vietnam and India step up their trade ties during his reception for outgoing Indian Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish in Hanoi on June 17th.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received Senior Vice President of the US - ASEAN Business Council (UABC) Michael Michalak on June 17th to discuss ways to bolster cooperation in improving local human resources quality.

Since 2008, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and Laos’ provinces of Champasak and Bolykhamsay have efficiently worked together to boost investment in developing hi-tech agriculture, building schools, transferring science and technology, and training human resources.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President of the Russia Federation V. V. Putin have exchanged greetings on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the treaty on basic principles for the bilateral friendship (June 16th, 1994-2019).

Members of the International Law Commission (ILC) have hailed the realities in Vietnam and Southeast Asia at the first session of the just-concluded 71st general assembly at the United Nations office in Geneva, according to a diplomat.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan held talks with Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and Secretary and Governor of Vientiane Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune on June 15th to discuss progress of cooperation agreement signed between the two cities in 2017.

Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Vo Thi Dung held talks with visiting Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Vientiane Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune on June 14th to share Party work experience.

During the visit to the Republic of Czech by Da Nang city’s leaders in 2018, Da Nang and Czech partners agreed to construct an industrial zone for automobile assembly and production in the Vietnamese city, Huynh Duc Tho, Chairman of the Da Nang city People’s Committee, has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 14th called on CapitaLand, one of Asia’s largest real estate companies headquartered in Singapore, to invest in new technologies and create more added values in Vietnam, thus contributing to the country’s development as well as relations between Vietnam and Singapore.

(CPV) - The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) was awarded the Friendship Order from the Vietnamese Government on June 12th as nominated by the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) for its significant contribution to Vietnam's agriculture sector.

During his meeting with Ho Chi Minh city’s leader on June 12th, Chief of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Budget Office Lee Jong-hoo expressed his confidence that Ho Chi Minh city would attract more Korean businesses to invest in the areas in need.