VOV.VN - Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov will pay a two-day visit to Vietnam over March 19-20.

VOV.VN - President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae In and his wife will make a State visit to Vietnam from March 22-24.

Vietnam and Cambodia should promote collaboration in delegation exchange, and training, thereby tightening sound solidarity, neighbourliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - An official welcome ceremony with a 19-gun salute for Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation took place at the Parliament House on Capitol Hill, Canberra, Australia on March 15.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province Tran Thanh Liem on March 14 received a Cambodian delegation led by Him Chhem, Senior Minister and Minister of Cults and Religions of Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid a three-day visit to New Zealand from March 12-14 at the invitation of his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Waikato University, a leading educational facility in the world, on March 14 morning (local time) before wrapping up his official visit to New Zealand.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will sign the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership during the former's visit to Australia, creating the political and legal framework for the two countries' relations to develop in the coming time.

President of the Vietnam – US Society Nguyen Tam Chien had a working session with a delegation of the US’s Vassar University led by Prof. Dr Robert K. Brigham in Hanoi on March 13. 

Ho Chi Minh City always respects and treasures the sound relations with Cambodia’s ministries, branches and localities, helping consolidate the traditional neighborly friendship between the two countries, said Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem. 

The Communist Party of Russian Federation always attaches importance to the traditional ties with the Communist Party of Vietnam and wants to play an active role in developing the bilateral ties in investment, trade, banking-finance, and tourism.

As the host of the APEC Year 2017, Vietnam played an important role in promoting the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Chile on March 8, said New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters.

Ho Chi Minh City always treasures and will do its utmost to preserve and promote the friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodian localities, including Phnom Penh, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan said. 

Carlyle A. Thayer- Emeritus Professor, the University of New South Wales, Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy, has an exclusive article on the Vietnam-Australia ties to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the official visit to Australia by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from March 14-18.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underscored the significance of strengthening aviation connectivity between Vietnam and New Zealand, suggesting opening more direct flights to facilitate bilateral trade and tourism, which are growing. 

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 13 for Myanmar Minister of Border Affairs Ye Aung, who is on a working visit to Vietnam to enhance cooperation in ethnic affairs.

Vietnam and New Zealand on March 13 issued a Joint Statement on advancing the comprehensive partnership toward the strategic partnership during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to New Zealand on March 11-14.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, agreed on major directions to boost the future Vietnam-New Zealand cooperation in all fields during their talks in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 13.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hosted an official welcome ceremony with a 19-gun salute for Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his delegation at the Government House in Auckland city, New Zealand, on March 13.

Outgoing Ambassador of Chile to Vietnam Claudio Andres De Negri Quintana has been honoured with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).

The Vietnamese Government will work to ensure macro-economic stability and create a favourable business environment in conformity with international standards and practices, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Ho Chi Minh City will do its utmost to help the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh deal with issues regarding urban transport planning and waste treatment, said Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife arrived in Auckland international airport on March 12 afternoon (local time) to begin an official visit to New Zealand.

The official visit to New Zealand by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from March 11 to 14 will create a driving force for the enhancement of the countries’ comprehensive partnership and the expansion of cooperation areas in the future, Ambassador Nguyen Viet Dung has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse and a high-level delegation left Hanoi on March 11 for an official visit to New Zealand from March 11 -14 at the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. 

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are developing cooperation in many traditional aspects very well, and they should expand their ties to other fields in the time ahead, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told RoK Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in Hanoi on March 9.

Hanif Salim has officially assumed the post of Consul General of Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City after he received a written approval from the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on March 9.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh had bilateral meetings with ministers of Japan and Chile on the sidelines of the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Chile on March 9.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to New Zealand from March 12-14 is a reiteration of Vietnam’s policy of attaching importance to its diplomatic ties with the country, looking towards a strategic partnership and enhanced cooperation in major spheres. 

Vietnam and Australia are expected to elevate their relations to a strategic partnership during the upcoming official visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, as a result of long-standing and sound partnership over the past more than four decades.