The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will continue its support to Vietnam, especially in green growth, climate change response and increasing productivity in the private sector, IFC Vice President for Asia and Pacific Alfonso Garcia Mora pledged on April 15.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations in the context of both nations celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties during their phone talks on April 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is an important pillar of India's foreign policy, especially the "Act East" policy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a phone call held on April 15 with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam have agree to make greater efforts to promote co-operation activities within ASEAN, amid the regional bloc being in the process of reviewing and upgrading existing free trade agreements.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to and wishes to further step up mutual ties in a stable and sustainable manner, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said during his telephone talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on April 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always places importance on the traditional friendship with South Africa, and considers the African nation to be an important cooperation and development partner in Africa.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan received Prof. Paul Cheng, Director of the Asia Competitiveness Institute and Professor of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of Singapore, who is visiting the city to attend the HCM City Economic Forum 2022.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on April 14 held an opening ceremony for its second training course for UN staff officers with the support of the US’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Chairman and CEO of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund Yoon Dae-hee in Hanoi on April 14, during which the president suggested that the fund assist Vietnamese businesses to join global supply chains.

VOV.VN - Egypt attaches importance to relations with Vietnam and considers the Southeast Asian nation an important partner, said Ayman Kamel, Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino on April 13, during the host highlighted the trade ties between the city and Argentina.

VOV.VN - Ambassador to Iran Luong Quoc Huy on April 12 held a working session with Kamal Sajjadi, president of the Iran-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) to discuss the possibility of strengthening cooperation between the two countries.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that Vietnam’s partnerships with Belarus and Egypt will grow while receiving the countries’ new ambassadors who came to present their credentials on April 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talked over the phone with Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), on April 13.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his delight at Vietnam-Canada ties which have been growing steadily as seen in last year’s bilateral trade reaching US$6 billion, a rise of 18.5% on-year, and in the partnership in the COVID-19 fight and climate change response.

VOV.VN - Canada attaches great importance to and wishes to expand its relations with Vietnam, especially economic and trade ties, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said during talks held on April 13 in Hanoi with her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son.

VOV.VN - Leaders of Peruvian ministries and agencies showed a strong interest in strengthening relations with Vietnam, while considering the nation to be an important partner in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Luis Silva, a Canadian expert on government relations, has highlighted Vietnam as an attractive strategic partner for Canada amid stronger economic co-operation bringing about benefits to both countries.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to make substantive contributions at UN development forums during a meeting on April 12 with Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - Lao daily newspaper Pasaxon (People) published a front-page editorial on April 11 highlighting the time-honoured friendship and special relationship between Laos and Vietnam to mark 45 years of the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty and 60 years of bilateral diplomatic ties for this year.

Vietnam’s honorary consulate office in Japan’s Mie prefecture officially came into operation on April 9, with Moriyuki Taniguchi, a Japanese national, as its head.

VOV.VN - Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is travelling to Indonesia and Vietnam from April 9 to 14 to expand partnerships and reiterate the country’s commitment to engaging with regional countries as part of its forthcoming Indo-Pacific Strategy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Australia are stepping up efforts to foster bilateral comprehensive cooperation across a variety of fields in the lead-up to the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties in 2023.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Ambassador Kairat Sarybay, Executive Director of the Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measure in Asia (CICA), in Hanoi on April 8.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai hosted a reception for Finnish Ambassador to Keijo Norvanto on April 7, during which he told his guest that the city is on the course of recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic has brought under control.

VOV.VN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier noted his appreciation for the good development of the Vietnam-Germany strategic partnership over the past decade while receiving the new Vietnamese Ambassador, Vu Quang Minh who came to present his letter of credence on April 7.

Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of Vietnam ASEAN SOM, attended the 29th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue which was held virtually on April 7.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 7 received Alec Cameron, President for RMIT University who is in Hanoi for a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has asked China to immediately stop militarizing some features of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Sea, saying such move violates its sovereignty and increases concern regionally and globally.

VOV.VN - The 65th Mexican Chamber of Deputies on April 7 launched its Mexico - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group for the new tenure, with MP Alfredo Femat Bañuelos re-elected its head.