International Cooperation

(CPV) - The website of the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association in Hanoi at http://hoivietnamcubahanoi.vn/ launched in Hanoi in two languages, including Vietnamese and Spanish, aims to providing comprehensive and timely information on Vietnam - Cuba friendship relations, contributing to further promoting the good relationship between the two countries.

(CPV) - The British Embassy Hanoi and UNICEF have handed over £500,000 in life-saving equipment to the Ministry of Health to assist recovery of Viet Nam’s health system on December 29th 2022.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 29 for Cambodian Ambassador Chay Navuth, who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to friendly relationship with Bhutan; and emphasized that, although it has only been 10 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the friendship and cooperation between the two countries has developed positively, with the bright spot being tourism cooperation.

On December 28, the Kon Tum Provincial People's Committee and Stung Treng Provincial Authority Committee (Cambodia) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in economy, services, culture, society and health.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee Luong Nguyen Minh Triet affirmed that, on the basis of the special friendly cooperative relationship of the Party, State and people of the two countries Vietnam-Laos, Da Nang City always cares and appreciates cooperation with Lao southern-central localities, including Salavane province.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received the outgoing ambassadors of Sri Lanka and Cambodia, who came to bid their farewells, in Hanoi on December 28.

The fifth congress of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) for 2022-2027 tenure was held in Hanoi on December 27, electing Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Van Thanh as Chairman of the association for the 2022-2027 tenure.

The Politburo has decided to give stern criticism of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and demand him to make serious self-criticism, learn from lessons and promptly direct remedy for violations and mistakes at the Foreign Ministry and report to the Politburo.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien has hailed the army and public security forces for sending new units to the United Nations peacekeeping mission for the first time this year, including an engineering unit.

Most Japanese enterprises are operating successfully in Binh Duong province, contributing to the local development, Nguyen Van Loi, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, has said.

Vietnam’s second sapper unit for United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations stepped out at a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on December 27.

Da Nang City’s leader expressed his hope that the Cambodian Senate and the Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam will pay attention to and support connecting and promoting the resumption of direct flights between Da Nang and Cambodia to strengthen cooperation.

After over one year of implementing Resolution 68/NQ-CP of the Government on a number of policies to support people facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 36.5 million laborers and people, 394,000 laborer users and 500,000 business holders have been assisted with VND45.6 billion.

On December 26, a delegation of the Korean Embassy in Vietnam led by Ambassador Oh Youngju paid a working visit to Tuyen Quang province.

For many years, Quang Ngai province has always focused on developing diplomatic relations, partnership, friendship and cooperation with Korean agencies, organizations and businesses by focusing on carrying out many increasingly comprehensive and practical friendship and cooperation activities in many areas of social life on the basis of geographical, historical and cultural similarities between the two sides.

The portals of the House of Representatives (dpr.go.id) and the People's Consultative Assembly (mpr.go.id) of Indonesia on December 23 posted articles highlighting the outcomes of the meetings of leaders of the country’s legislative bodies with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc within the framework of his State visit to Indonesia from December 21-23.

Phu Tho province of Vietnam symbolically handed over the centre for malaria prevention, control, and treatment in Luang Namtha on December 23 as a gift for the Lao province.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived back in Hanoi on December 23 afternoon, wrapping up a State visit to Indonesia at the invitation of President Joko Widodo.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaythong Kommasith and senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mines in Hanoi on December 23.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s State visit to Indonesia has obtained comprehensive, substantive, and concrete outcomes, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said on December 23.

Prime Minister Nguyen Minh Chinh has asked Samsung to consider Vietnam its important and global strategic base in terms of production, research and development.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) will encourage Indonesian businesses to pour more investments into Vietnam, in his meeting with KADIN Chairman Arsjad Rasjid in Jakarta on December 23.

As of December 15, 128,400 laborers went to work abroad, far exceeding the target of 90,000 for this year, the Overseas Laborer Management Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has reported.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo warmly welcomed and highly evaluated the important significance of the visit to Indonesia by Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc ahead of the 10th anniversary of bilateral strategic partnership next year, during their talks in Jakarta on December 22.

Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to lift two-way trade to 15 billion USD or above before 2028, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo told the press following their talks in Jakarta on December 22.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a telephone talk with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel on December 21, during which the two sides discussed measures to further promote the bilateral ties in the future.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is on a State visit to Indonesia, was welcomed by his counterpart Joko Widodo at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Bogor city, West Java province, on December 22.

By mid-December this year, the labor market of Taiwan (China) has attracted more than 54,000 Vietnamese workers.

Secretary of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee Hoang Thi Thuy Lan expressed her hope that Vinh Phuc and Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture will put friendship cooperation activities into reality, striving to upgrade the relationship to a twinned relationship by 2025.