International Cooperation

A delegation from the Hanoi City Public Security led by Lieutenant General Nguyen Hai Trung, Director of the City Public Security, had a working visit to the General Department of the Federal Ministry of Home Affairs of Russia in Moscow, on April 10-16.

Delegates attending the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference on April 16 had a tour surveying the Hoa Lu ancient capital and Trang An landscape complex in Ninh Binh province.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security led by Deputy Minister Major General Nguyen Van Long paid a working visit to Australia from April 10-15.

The US Embassy wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to remove the Southeast Asian nation from the US’s special watch list on religious freedom, Ambassador Marc E. Knapper told Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang during their meeting in Hanoi on April 14.

France is the only country with which Vietnam shares a mechanism of periodic and rotating conferences on localities’ cooperation, affirmed Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung at the opening of the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference in the capital city on April 14.

Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly leaders have sent congratulatory letters to their French counterparts on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties (April 12, 1973-2023).

A workshop on sustainable urban areas was held in Hanoi on April 14 as part of the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception for UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis in Hanoi on April 13.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has sent letters of greetings and flowers to Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, and President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen on the occasion of the traditional New Year of the two neighbouring countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 expressed his belief and wish that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will maintain its important role in enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries with many new strategic projects.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and Switzerland enhance all-level exchanges and meetings, creating momentum for the expansion of cooperation across spheres while receiving newly-appointed Swiss Ambassador Thomas Gass in Hanoi on April 13.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son called on United Nations (UN) organisations to step up collaboration with Vietnam in four prioritised areas at a reception for UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis in Hanoi on April 12.

(CPV) – On April 11, the United States Mission to Vietnam, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) celebrated the launch of a new tool to spur green economic growth: the Provincial Green Index.

On April 7-10, a delegation from the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee led by Permanent Deputy Secretary Nguyen Hoang Thao paid a working visit to Argentina to seek investment opportunities and expand business activities with localities and the business community in this South American country.

President Vo Van Thuong and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held talks in Vientiane on April 10 following a welcome ceremony for the former earlier the same day.

President Vo Van Thuong had separate meetings with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on April 10 as part of his official visit to Laos.

President Vo Van Thuong expressed his delight at the growing special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos during a reception in Vientiane on April 10 for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

On April 13 - 15, Hanoi will host the 12th meeting on cooperation between Vietnamese and French localities, arousing the participation of over 800 delegates from both sides.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai affirmed that the cooperative relationship between Ho Chi Minh City with Savannakhet province and other localities of Laos is always the highest priority in the relationship between Ho Chi Minh City and international localities.

The restoration project includes the Uncle Ho commemoration stele, the building of a new bas-relief behind the Uncle Ho commemoration stele; the building of house displays, working areas and common toilets; the campus and the lighting system.

A special concert has taken place in Sakai city of Japanese prefecture of Osaka to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

President Vo Van Thuong left Hanoi on April 10 morning for an official visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on April 8 exchanged letters of greetings on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (April 9, 1973-2023).

Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for a delegation of members of the US Congress led by Senator Jeff Merkley in Hanoi on April 8.

Vietnam always considers the US as one of the most important partners in its foreign policy, and highly appreciates the US government and political circles' support for a strong, prosperous, self-reliance and independent Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a delegation of the US Congress led by Senator Jeff Merkley in Hanoi on April 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated Chea Kimtha on being appointed as the first female Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on April 7.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 7 for Attorney Chung Kye-sung, a senior partner and the chair of the Finance Practice at Kim & Chang, the leading law firm in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 7 for Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato’ Tan Yang Thai who was newly appointed.

Australian Governor-General David Hurley, his spouse and the Australian delegation left Ho Chi Minh City on April 6, wrapping up his State visit to Vietnam from April 3-6.

Deputy spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang on April 6 affirmed Vietnam’s consistent viewpoint that activities in the East Sea must strictly comply with international law while commenting on the report that Chinese vessel Haiyang Dizhi 4 recently operated in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.