International Cooperation

In order to attract foreign investment, Dutch businesses proposed Ho Chi Minh City’s leaders deal with the traffic congestion, especially in the roads connecting to ports, logistics, neighboring provinces and cities.

On February 28, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Social Insurance and the Embassy of Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of health insurance for the period 2023-2025. The two sides will focus on cooperation in organizing capacity building training courses for Vietnamese social insurance staff, including the opening of short-term training courses in Denmark.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is willing to share and exchange experience with the Lao NA and to learn from the law-making body’s effective models to boost its operation, said Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue as he received Lao NA Vice Chairman Khambay Damlath in Hanoi on February 28.

Chairman of Thu Duc City People's Committee Hoang Tung, Deputy Secretary of the Thu Duc city Party Committee, on February 27 received Mr. Daniel Stork, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), visiting and working in Thu Duc City.

On February 27, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received Mr. Takei Shunsuke, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of his visit to Vietnam from February 24-28.

Romania needs about 100,000 foreign workers, while Vietnamese workers at work in Romania have shown their industriousness, hard work and ingenuity, which are favored by employers. This is a favorable condition for the two countries to exploit the potential of cooperation in the field of labor.

For the Vietnamese people in general and the people of Quang Tri in particular, the memories and images of leader Fidel Castro's visit to Quang Tri have become a symbol of brotherly solidarity.

The 8th Vietnam-Japan Festival is a chance to expand cooperation for the business communities of the two countries while further deepening the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership for peace and prosperity of Asia.

On the occasion of Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27), Vietnam's Level 2 Field Hospital No. 4 in South Sudan provided medical examination and treatment, and gave many gifts and medicines to local people.

The Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly leaders on February 26 sent their letters of congratulations to their Australian counterparts on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations (February 26, 1973-2023).

Vietnam and Australia are building increasingly comprehensive, equal and reliable relations, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh has said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh and Governor of Nong Bua Lamphu province Suwit Chanworn on February 24 discussed measures to boost cooperation between localities of the two countries.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on February 24 held an annual meeting with foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the city.

European manufacturers are considering investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Vietnam to build wind turbine plants as the country gears up to exploit its large untapped potential in offshore wind, Reuters cited sources familiar with the situation as reporting.

The Embassy of Australia held a meeting in Hanoi on February 24 evening to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam -Australia diplomatic ties (February 26, 1973 - 2023).

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan handed over appointment decisions to 15 ambassadors of Vietnam to Asian, European, American and African nations for the 2023-2026 tenure, at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 24.

Ho Chi Minh City has attached great importance to and highly evaluated the good relationship between Vietnam and Japan and always defined its important role in enhancing the two countries’ bilateral ties, a municipal official has said.

Appreciating the results achieved in the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Australia, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said that the potential advantages of cooperation between the two countries remain very large, so the two sides need to further accelerate cooperation programs.

A teleconference was organized by the Vietnam Trade Office in India, in collaboration with the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India (Invest India) and the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on February 22 to boost business cooperation opportunities in farm produce and processed food.

Ho Chi Minh City and Nova Scotia province (Canada) have potential and advantages to promote development cooperation in many fields, including hi-tech agriculture and seafood trade.

On February 23, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai received Mr. Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, to discuss cooperation in organizing the 8th Vietnam - Japan Festival in 2023.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on February 23 sent her message of congratulations to Japanese Emperor Naruhito on the occasion of his 63rd birthday (February 23, 1960-2023).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed the European Union as a top important partner in Vietnam’s foreign policy during a reception in Hanoi on February 23 for Chair of the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister.

The 76-member search and rescue team of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) safely arrived in Hanoi from Turkey on February 23, completing their mission in the earthquake-hit nation.

On February 22, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai had a meeting with Ms. Szojka Éva Szilvia, Consul General of Hungary to Ho Chi Minh City, who was marking the end of the working term in the city.

(CPV) - U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper visited Lao Cai City and Sa Pa February 21-22, 2023, where he met with local leaders, NGO representatives, and frontline workers to discuss efforts to combat trafficking in persons in the province.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception for the Secretary of the Party Committee of China’s Hainan province, Shen Xiaoming, in Hanoi on February 22.

Le Hoai Trung, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for External Relations, has paid a working visit to Laos at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 22 suggested China’s Hainan province enhance its exchange and cooperation with Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities, particularly Ho Chi Minh City and the northern province of Quang Ninh.

On February 21, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council Nguyen Thi Le received a high-ranking delegation of the Federation Council of Russia led by Mr. Andrei Vladimirovich Yatskin, First Vice President of the Council of the Russian Federation.