The first meeting of the Peru-Vietnam Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic Issues and Technical Cooperation took place in Lima, Peru, on October 23-24.

Vietnam and Iran should focus on promoting economic and trade cooperation to soon raise two-way trade value to US$2 billion as agreed by leaders of both sides, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Belarusian businesses want to cooperate with Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (SAMCO) which specialises in bus manufacturing, to address public transport problems in Ho Chi Minh City, said Deputy Industry Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Ogorodnhik. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed he will make concerted efforts to elevate relations between Vietnam and Australia to a new height during a reception for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick in Hanoi on October 24.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Indian counterpart Preeti Saran co-chaired the ninth political consultation and sixth strategic dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level between Vietnam and India in Hanoi on October 24.

The governments, ministries and sectors of Vietnam and Laos should collaborate closely to tackle bottlenecks to increase bilateral trade and speed up the implementation of key projects, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The 16th session of the Joint Economic Committee between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea convened in Seoul on October 24, reviewing outcomes of bilateral cooperation over the past year and set out new tasks.

VOV.VN - Lithuanian government treasures ties with Vietnam and desires to bolster affiliation in food processing, medical equipment, chemicals, information technology, renewable and green energy.

Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on October 23 received outgoing US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, who came to bid farewell to the municipal leaders.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has assured Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone that the Vietnamese Party, State and government always give top priority to developing special ties with Laos. 

The success of the ongoing 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is expected to bring positive impacts to the relationship between Vietnam and China, said a Vietnamese friendship activist.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh affirmed Vietnam's desire to push up traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Lithuania during her talks with President Dalia Grybauskaite in Vilnius city on October 23 (local time). 

The Argentina-Vietnam Culture Institute (ICAV) has well performed its role as a bridge for the friendship between the two countries since it was established 20 years ago.

The recent Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue concretised the contents reached by the two countries’ defence ministers and discussed defence cooperation issues to ensure that President Donald Trump will have an insight in bilateral ties during his upcoming visit to Vietnam, said a senior officer.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, led by Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich, will attend the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the fourth ADMM plus during a visit to the Philippines on October 23-27 at the invitation of Secretary of National Defence Delfin Lorenzana.

Latvia wants to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, particularly between the two legislatures, Speaker of the Latvian Parliamentary Assembly of Inara Munierce has said. 

 Senior officials from New Zealand have suggested Vietnam and their country work towards Strategic Partnership when meeting with Truong Thi Mai, head of the Mass Mobilisation Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee from October 18-20.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Nguyen Phuong Nam hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 19 for Colonel Weddy Widya, Deputy Director of the Strategic Study Centre of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh applauded recent strides in the Vietnam – Latvia traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation, especially in economy-trade, while meeting with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis in Riga on October 20.

Australian President of the Senate Stephen Parry has expressed his delight at the strong development in the Vietnam-Australia relations in recent years, laying a solid ground for the two sides to upgrade their ties in the future.

President Tran Dai Quang on October 19 sent a letter of condolences to his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa over the recent deadly wildfires in Portugal. 

Vietnam is seen as an active and responsible member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) with substantive contributions to the IPU Assembly, said Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi on the evening of October 18, concluding her three-day official visit to Kazakhstan.

The Party, State and people of Vietnam always value the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, said the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam in its message of congratulations sent to the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the occasion of the Party’s 19th Congress.

Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has expressed her hope for stronger cooperation in all spheres with Finland while meeting Finnish officials and entrepreneurs during her official visit to this European country from October 16-19.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia of the US Dr. Joseph Felter co-chaired the Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue 2017 in Washington D.C on October 17.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with First Secretary of the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan (CPPK) Zhambyl A. Akhmetbekov on October 18 in Astana on October 18 as part of her three-day official visit to the country. 

The National Assembly of Vietnam supports the win-win cooperation between the governments of Vietnam and Kazakhstan based on refining their legal systems to enable businesses and investors to access each other’s market.

Prime Minister of Finland Juha Sipila affirmed that Finland wants to step up multi-dimensional ties with Vietnam while meeting with Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh in Helsinki on October 17.

The Party, State and people of Vietnam want to step up cooperation relations with Kazakhstan in all fields, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.