International Cooperation

On July 11, the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO), in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam-France Friendship Association, held a meeting to celebrate the 235th National Day of the French Republic (July 14).

Vietnamese President To Lam and Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane on July 11 reaffirmed the importance and the highest priority they give to consolidating and enhancing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 11 for Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure.

President To Lam met with former Party General Secretaries and Presidents of Laos Choummaly Sayasone and Bounnhang Vorachith as well as former Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong on July 11 as part of his ongoing State visit to the neighbouring country.

President To Lam had a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on July 11 morning in Vientiane, as part of his ongoing state visit to the country.

State President To Lam and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith agreed on orientations and measures to bolster cooperation between Vietnam and Laos across all fields, in their talks held in Vientiane on July 11 during the former’s ongoing state visit.

The 65th session of the General Assembly of Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) commenced on July 9 in Geneva, Switzerland. This session witnessed a record attendance of over 1,400 delegates, including nearly 20 ministers and deputy ministers from 191 member countries and observers.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony in Vientiane on July 11 for Vietnamese President To Lam and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation who are paying a state visit to the neighbouring country.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message of congratulations to Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene over the MPP’s victory in the parliamentary elections held on June 28.

This statement was made by Christina Le, Acting US Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, during the meeting celebrating the 248th Independence Day of the US, organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) on July 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) provide Vietnam’s logistics sector with workforce training through expanded training and capacity building programmes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 9 affirmed that Vietnam is always ready to coordinate with Japan and other members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in implementing the CPTPP to improve its efficiency and bring more benefits to businesses and people, and increase the CPTPP’s role in regional and global trade.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 9 extended his congratulations to Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene on the occasion of his re-election as the Prime Minister of Mongolia.

This figure was announced at a conference on receiving and utilizing foreign non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) aid in Quang Ngai province, organized by the provincial Department of Foreign Affairs in early July 2024.

(CPV) - The United States Navy’s 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche arrived in Cam Ranh, Vietnam for a five-day joint Navy – Coast Guard routine port visit on July 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed Malaysia as Vietnam’s major trade and investment partner at a reception in Hanoi on July 8 for Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of central Da Nang city Nguyen Thi Anh Thi had meetings with delegations from Japan’s Sakai city and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Naju city on July 5.

A delegation of the Mass Movement Commission of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee led by its Secretary-General Hun Many, who is also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service, is paying a working visit to Vietnam from July 4-7.

A visiting delegation from the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA), led by Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh, paid courtesy calls to Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on July 5 and Lao NA President Xaysomphone Phomvihane a day earlier.

President To Lam on July 5 sent greetings to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro Moros on the occasion of the 213th Independence Day of Venezuela (July 5, 1811-2024).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Lao Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi on July 5.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Hun Many, who is a member of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Standing Committee, Secretary-General of the CPP Central Committee’s Mass Movement Commission, Deputy PM, Minister of Civil Service of Cambodia, and President of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, in Hanoi on July 5.

Politburo Member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen affirmed that the Party and the State of Vietnam always value developing traditional friendship relations with the Mongolian People's Party and the State of Mongolia.

On July 4, Chairwoman of Bac Ninh People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang welcomed a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians and businesspeople led by House Representative Yamamoto Gousei, Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance of the Restoration Party; Mr. Sakai Hironori, Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association; and representatives of Vietnamese community associations in the Kansai region (Japan) to explore cooperation and investment opportunities in Bac Ninh.

President To Lam expressed his delight at the strong development of the Vietnam - New Zealand strategic partnership over the past years while hosting a reception in Hanoi on July 4 for newly-appointed New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Beresford.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 4 hosted a reception for delegations of Lao and Cambodian women and female entrepreneurs who came to Hanoi for a forum connecting businesswomen of the three countries.

Vietnam requests the US to give objective assessments of the real religion and belief situation in the Southeast Asian nation based on accurate and comprehensive information sources and soon remove Vietnam from the special watch list for religious freedom, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on July 4.

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh emphasized that Hanoi is committed to welcoming Chinese investors, particularly those from the Wan Da (Great Bay) Area.

On July 3, within the framework of their visit to Mongolia, the high-level delegation from Ho Chi Minh City, led by Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo Member and Secretary of the City Party Committee, visited the Ho Chi Minh School in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai expressed his hope that during the tenure of new Singapore Consul General to the city Pang Te Cheng, both sides will closely work together to promote economic, trade and investment cooperation.