VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a welcoming ceremony for visiting Vietnamese President To Lam in Vientiane on July 11.

President To Lam will make a state visit to Laos on July 11-12, his first overseas trip since he took office, demonstrating Vietnam’s top priority to consolidate and nurture the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with the neighbouring nation, according to a Lao scholar.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President To Lam arrived in Vientiane on July 11 morning, beginning a State visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.

President To Lam’s state visit to Laos on July 11-12, his first overseas trip since he took office, demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two parties, states and peoples which have been nurtured for a long time, a Lao official has said.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has extended a message of congratulations to Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene over the MPP’s victory in the parliamentary elections held on June 28.

VOV.VN - Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has highlighted President To Lam's upcoming visit to Laos as a contribution to the development of the two countries’ relations in the new era.

Cultural diplomacy is an important component of Vietnam's comprehensive and modern diplomacy, a regular and continuous process, and a common task of the whole political system, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son while chairing a July 9 meeting on the cultural diplomacy work for 2024.

VOV.VN - The forthcoming state visits to Laos and Cambodia by President To Lam is of great significance, affirming the solidarity and close-knit ties that between Vietnam and the two countries, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet said in a recent media interview given ahead of the visits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) provide Vietnam’s logistics sector with workforce training through expanded training and capacity building programmes.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 9 for leaders of national audit institutions and international organisations attending a ceremony marking the 30th founding anniversary of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV).

The Vietnamese Government welcomes investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in affordable housing projects for low-income earners in Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang affirmed.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan should hammer out mechanisms to effectively implement free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) deal, to help make breakthroughs in bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.

President To Lam’s upcoming state visit to Laos, his first trip abroad after taking office in June, shows the Vietnamese Party and State's consistent policy on attaching great importance and giving the highest priority to reinforcing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on July 9 to mark the 248th Independence Day of the US (July 4, 1776 - 2024).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia examined preparations for the coming Meeting of their Intergovernmental Committee on Economic, Trade and Scientific and Technological Cooperation, during their online meeting held on July 9.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested both nations continue to leverage their complementary strengths, explore breakthrough solutions to ramp up economic, trade, and investment cooperation, and engage in global value and supply chains.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President To Lam is scheduled to make state visits to the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia from July 11- to July 13.

VOV.VN - Major media outlets of the Republic of Korea (RoK) continued to highlight the results of the recent RoK visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the invitation of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Hun Many, who is a member of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Standing Committee, Secretary-General of the CPP Central Committee’s Mass Movement Commission, Deputy PM, Minister of Civil Service of Cambodia, and President of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, in Hanoi on July 5.

Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)'s Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien led a delegation to the Czech Republic for a working trip from July 2 – 5.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam paid an official visit to New South Wales from July 3-4 to discuss measures to enhance cooperation between Vietnam and Australia in general and the state in particular.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Lao Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi on July 5.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Laos People Revolutionary Party and President Thongloun Sisulith and Lao National Assembly Chairman Xaysomphone Phomvihane highly appreciated parliamentary cooperation between Laos and Vietnam during their separate meetings with Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Khac Dinh in Vientiane on July 4-5.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Khac Dinh and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Laos Chaleun Yiapaoher co-chaired a workshop in Vientiane on July 5 to share experience in legislative research.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 4 sent a message of condolences to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over casualties in the serious stampede in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh two days earlier.

The Vietnamese Party and State always attach great importance to developing traditional friendship with the Mongolian People's Party and the State of Mongolia, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen told General Secretary of the ruling MPP Yangug Sodbaatar in Ulaanbaatar on July 4.

VOV.VN - Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo says China highly appreciates Vietnam’s role and position, and wants to strengthen bilateral cooperation in all fields, especially in trade and investment.

A delegation of the Supreme People’s Court led by Chief Justice Nguyen Hoa Binh paid a working visit to Russia from July 2-5, during which he expressed his hope to learn experience from the country in developing and perfecting the legal system.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Ministry of National Defense led by Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defense, paid a working visit to Anyang city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 3 within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to the RoK.

VOV.VN - President To Lam showed his elation at the strong development of the Vietnam - New Zealand strategic partnership over the past years at a reception in Hanoi on July 4 for newly-appointed New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Beresford.