Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Thanh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 15 for visiting Chairman and CEO of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Kim Dong Cheol, during which she urged the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s firm to continue making contributions to technology and energy development in Vietnam.

Vietnam and China have signed seven important cooperation documents in the railway and road sectors, including two intergovernmental treaties, two official development assistance (ODA) agreements between the two governments, and three ministerial-level accords.

The Government has proposed converting 11 island districts into special zones under their respective provinces, namely Van Don, Co To, Cat Hai, Truong Sa, Hoang Sa, Phu Quy, Kien Hai, Bach Long Vi, Con Co, Ly Son and Con Dao.

Two paintings by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Tuan Son are being displayed at an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which brings together over 150 literature works and paintings of famous artists from ten ASEAN countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged favourable conditions for the private economic sector through open institutions, harmonious infrastructure, smart governance, equal access to national resources, while chairing a meeting of the Steering Committee for building the private economic development project in Hanoi on April 14.

The 10th Vietnam International Sports and Outdoor Exhibition 2025 (Vietnam Sport Show 2025) is taking place from August 14 to 16 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), received in Hanoi on April 14 a delegation from the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), led by First Secretary of its Central Committee A Dong.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to boost cooperation in trade, industry and energy to support businesses amid global economic uncertainties.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and State President Luong Cuong hosted a grand banquet in Hanoi on April 14 evening in honour of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping, who is leading a high-ranking Chinese delegation on a state visit to Vietnam from April 14-15.

Efforts are being ramped up to fast-track three railway projects linking Vietnam and China, with the aim of making them symbolic project in bilateral cooperation, according to the Ministry of Construction.