Indian scholars lauded the outcomes of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to India from July 30 – August 1 while talking with Vietnam News Agency correspondents based in New Delhi.

The US will back Da Nang in combating transnational crime, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the US Department of State Shelby Smith-Wilson said at a meeting with officials of the city on August 1.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan met with Kubo Yoshitomo, Deputy Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam, on August 1 to accelerate a project connecting Vietnamese workers with overseas job opportunities.

In a reception for visiting Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Lee Ka-chiu in Hanoi on August 1, President To Lam suggested the two sides strengthen all-level exchanges, and economic, trade and investment cooperation towards fostering the bilateral relations.

Vietnam and India issued a Joint Statement on Strengthening of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and India on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s State visit to India from July 30-August 1.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) (China) will work together to develop new air routes under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the former presented to its Hong Kong partner on August 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 1 had a meeting with Vice President and Chairman of the Indian Upper House (Rajya Sabha) Jagdeep Dhankhar on the occasion of his state visit to India.

As part of his state visit to India, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a policy speech at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) on August 1 in the presence of numerous Indian politicians, professors, researchers, scholars, and students.

President To Lam and visiting President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta on August 1 toured the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum, a repository of documents, artifacts, and original films about the life and revolutionary career of the late Vietnamese leader.

Adani Group, one of the leading firms in India, has proposed an investment of US$2 billion in Lien Chieu Port in Da Nang to help perfect the logistics ecosystem in the city and the central region of Vietnam.