International Cooperation

On September 18, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee, Ha Minh Hai, received a delegation of British businesses led by Michael Mainelli, Mayor of the City of London.

On September 18 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a ceremony to receive emergency aid for people affected by Typhoon Yagi.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam will attend the United Nations Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), hold working sessions in the United States and pay a state visit to Cuba from September 21-27.

(CPV) - In response to the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi across northern Vietnam, the Embassy of Ireland has announced funding of €250,000 on September 17th 2024 to support UNICEF in providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene support to vulnerable children and families affected by the disaster.

On September 17, in Phi Hai commune, Quang Hoa district, Cao Bang province, within the framework of the project aimed at enhancing resilience to natural disasters and climate change for children, funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the sponsor handed over water storage tanks to seven impoverished districts in Cao Bang province.

Located 80 kilometers from Quang Ngai city, Son Tay district has a poverty rate exceeding 30%, significantly higher than the national average of 2.93%. In response to this situation, ADM and World Vision International in Vietnam (WVV) have partnered with the Son Tay District People's Committee to support local families with children.

On September 17, the Vietnam Engineering Unit currently serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission at UNISFA in the Abyei region organized the "Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration" program for local children at a church in Highway base, arousing the participation of nearly 200 local children.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 17 received Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei, who came to present his credentials to the top leader.

(CPV) - The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on September 16 joined leaders of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology to launch two new projects to counter wildlife trafficking and reduce illegal wildlife consumption.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan expressed his desire for the London Financial Center, one of the four largest financial centers in the world, to share its experience, knowledge, technology and recommendations for improving the legal framework related to the capital market, the movement of global investment flows, fintech and green finance.

The Union of Friendship Organizations of Can Tho City and the Vietnam-France Friendship Association of Can Tho City recently organized a friendship exchange delegation to France.

Switzerland is set to send around eight experts in fields such as clean water, sanitation and safe housing, along with over 25,000 kg of goods, to assist Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon No. 3.

The Vietnam trade mission in Germany coordinated with the Berlin – Brandenburg automotive association (aBB) and authorities of the Vietnamese province of Nam Dinh to hold a roundtable on cooperation in the automobile industry.

International cooperation is the key to handle damage caused by climate change, ensuring that no one is left behind, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva said on September 13.

The state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith is a milestone, helping enhance the comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and States, elevate the bilateral relations to a new high, and contributing to peace, stability, development, cooperation and development in the region and the world, according to a Party official.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has reasserted the solidarity, special friendship, and fraternal bond between the peoples of Cuba and Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Quang Long.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto in Hanoi on September 14, during which he proposed Indonesia soon sign a rice trade cooperation agreement with Vietnam.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 14 hosted a reception for Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from September 13-14.

Vietnam and China have cooperated in natural disaster prevention, control, and mitigation as Typhoon Yagi scythed through a number of their cities and provinces, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on September 13.

French President Emmanuel Macron has affirmed France’s solidarity with Vietnam as Typhoon Yagi battered the Southeast Asian nation over the past days.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) to work together with the governments and people of ASEAN countries in key works for further economic development.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang has met foreign defence officials on the sidelines of the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in China.

Leaders of some countries and international organisations have extended sympathies to leaders of the Party, State and people of Vietnam after learning about serious damage caused by Typhoon Yagi in northern localities.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on September 13 sent a thank-you letter to his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam after concluding his state visit to the neighbouring country earlier the same day.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 13 received Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is paying a working visit to Vietnam.

(CPV) - In honor of the one-year anniversary of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a U.S. trade delegation of 100 participants, including 35 U.S. business representatives, officials from nine state-level departments of agriculture and representatives from 21 USDA cooperators, visited Vietnam on September 12.

On September 12, a delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, led by Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People's Council Nguyen Thi Le, began an official visit to Finland.

On September 12, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen met with Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, during his official state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan expressed the city’s desire to boost cooperation with India in its key sectors, such as transportation infrastructure, new technologies, digital transformation, semiconductors, green transition (hydrogen), renewable energy, biotechnology, and the production of pharmaceuticals and vaccines.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 12 (New York time) spoke in a video message sent to the Global Call event in New York ahead of the Summit of the Future, in which he affirmed Vietnam will actively contribute to the Summit and to collective efforts to strengthen peace, cooperation and international solidarity with a view to effectively implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.