International Cooperation

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held retreat and official talks with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on December 5.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to attend a summit commemorating the 45th anniversary of the ASEAN-EU relations in Brussels on December 14 and pay official visits to Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium from December 9 to 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted in Hanoi on December 5 a reception for Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) Michael Michalak and a delegation of the council's businesses.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to upgrade their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the press following his talks with RoK President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on December 5.

Divisional General Víctor Rojo Ramos, head of the Political Directorate of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), is leading a delegation to pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 from December 1-12.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 5 expressed his hope that universities and educational institutions of Vietnam and New Zealand will reach specific, direct cooperation agreements, helping to deepen the collaboration between the two countries in this regard.

On December 4, Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education, met with a delegation from Granma newspaper, the organ of the Cuban Communist Party of Cuba, led by Arlin Alberty Loforte, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received leaders of New Zealand companies in Auckland on December 4 as part of his ongoing official visit to the country.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 4 had a series of meetings with organisations which have made significant contributions to the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) friendship, economic-cultural cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 4-6 at the invitation of Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature arrived at Auckland International Airport in the late afternoon of December 3 (local time), beginning their official visit to New Zealand at the invitation of Speaker of the House of Representatives Adrian Rurawhe.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue was busy with a series of activities in Melbourne on December 2-3 as part of his official visit to Australia.

On December 1, the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, the City Department of Industry and Trade and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Vietnam Urban Energy Security Project, held a workshop to discuss the role of hydrogen technology in accelerating the transition to green energy.

On December 1, Standing Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Le Hong Son received the delegation of Leipzig (Germany) led by First Deputy Mayor Torsten Bonew.

Secretary of the Party Committee of the northern port city of Hai Phong Tran Luu Quang met with a visiting high-ranking delegation of the Mexican Labour Party (PT) led by General Secretary Alberto Anaya Guitiérrez on December 1.

A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member and Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, is paying a working visit to Singapore from November 27 to December 2.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with representatives from organisations of Republic of Korea citizens living and working in Vietnam on December 1, ahead of his State-level visit to the RoK at the invitation of his counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong on December 1, within the framework of his official visit to the country.

On the occasion of Laos’ 47th National Day (December 2), Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 1 sent congratulatory letters to Laos’ Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, and NA Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Chief Operating Officer of Nike, Inc., Andy Campion in Hanoi on December 1, speaking highly of the firm’s contributions to Vietnam’s exports and job creation in the recent past.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam held a ceremony on December 1 to celebrate the RoK’s 77th National Liberation Day (August 15) and the 30th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (December 22).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation will pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 4-6.

On November 30, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam received Lao Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Baykham Khattiya on the occasion of attending the Vietnam – Laos special ministerial conference on labor, social welfare and human resource development.

The two sides have agreed that after two years of establishing the Strategic Partnership framework, the cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand has made substantial and effective developments in many fields.

On November 30, the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations, in cooperation with the Vietnam - Romania Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City, held a meeting to celebrate the 104th anniversary of the Romanian National Day (December 1).

On November 30, a delegation from Ho Chi Minh City led by Phan Van Mai, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, came to the Lao Consulate General to deliver congratulations on the 47th anniversary of the Lao National Day (December 2).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his hope for enhanced ties via the Party, State, Parliament channels and people-to-people exchanges while receiving Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles in Canberra on November 30.

Politburo member and Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong has hailed effective cooperation between the CPV and the Mexican Labour Party (PT) as one of the outstanding cooperation models.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue met with Governor-General of Australia David Hurley in Canberra on November 30 as part of his ongoing official visit to the nation.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his delight at visiting Australia for the first time in his capacity as the top Vietnamese legislator during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on November 30.