The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will continue strengthening solidarity and traditional friendship with the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) Party and promoting cooperation between the two countries, a Vietnamese official has said. 

The fifth foreign affairs and defence strategic dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Australia was organised in Canberra on September 27.

President Tran Dai Quang has urged the APEC Business Advisory Council in Vietnam (ABAC Vietnam) to join hands with relevant agencies and organisations to thoroughly prepare for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week slated for November in the central city of Da Nang. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong noted the importance of the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity to the two countries’ stability and development while receiving a Lao official in Hanoi on September 26.

The Chinese Party and State treasure friendship ties with Vietnam and want to boost practical exchanges and cooperation in various sectors with the country, said Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed wish that the Netherlands would share its experience in building a development strategy and rallying financial aid for Vietnam to develop its Mekong Delta sustainably.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on September 26 concluded a successful official visit to Vietnam as guest of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

HCM City and Champassak province of Laos shared experience in operating people’s councils during a meeting between Chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam and her Champassak counterpart Meksa Vanh Phomphithat in the city on September 25.

Vietnam and Hungary have issued a joint statement on the occasion of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s official visit to Vietnam from September 24-26.

Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh hosted a reception for Canadian Ambassador in Vietnam Ping Kitnikone in Hanoi on September 25.

The Vietnamese Government always creates favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a reception for President of the US’s Harbinger Capital Partners LLC Philip Falcone in Hanoi on September 25.

Nguyen Quang Duong, Secretary of the Party Organisation of the Central Agencies Bloc (CAB), and other Party officials studied Singapore’s experience in Party building, socio-economic development, public administration and corruption fight during their visit from September 19-23.

The Foreign Ministry has taken measures to protect Vietnamese citizens in the Philippines after receiving reports that the Philippine coast guard force fired at fishing vessel PY 96173 TS of Phu Yen province, killing two and seizing a number of other fishermen. 

Secretary-General of the Party of the Revolution of Tanzania (CCM) Abdulrahman Kinana wants to promote ties with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in high-level delegation exchanges, information and experience sharing, and personnel training.

A delegation from the National Assembly (NA) Office, led by Deputy Head of the Office Pham Dinh Toan, visited Italy from September 21-24 to enhance cooperative relations with the Italian parliament.

The freshly-concluded fourth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme has contributed to building a peaceful border, said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang has hailed the wholehearted support given by the Republic of Korea (RoK) – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group to the two countries’ cooperation, helping foster relations between his city and the RoK.

Hungarian Prime Minister  Viktor Orbán and his wife began their three-day official visit to Vietnam on September 24 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has underscored the need for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen its intra-bloc unity and central role in regional and international issues, especially those regarding peace, stability and development. 

The fourth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme is taking place in the northwestern province of Lai Chau and China’s south-western province of Yunnan from September 23-25.

Officials of many countries and international organisations have affirmed they consider Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia and Asia-the Pacific during bilateral meetings with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in New York on September 22.

The Vietnam-US Society (VUS) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations held a seminar in Hanoi on September 22 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-US historical gathering in Bratislava city of Czechoslovakia (now the Republic of Slovakia) (1967-2017).

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh highlighted Vietnam’s active and proactive international integration at the General Debate of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 22.

Minister of Public Security To Lam received Special Ambassador for Japan-Vietnam Relationships Sugi Ryotaro and Turkish Ambassador Akif Ayhan in Hanoi on September 22.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Slovakia from September 20-21 helped develop and reinforce friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Slovakia. 

Bilateral relations between Vietnam and Egypt are expected to be elevated to a new height following Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Vietnam earlier this month, said a Vietnamese diplomat.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO) have agreed to enhance cooperation and protect guest workers in the respective markets. 

The friendship and cooperative relations between Cambodia and Vietnam have been developing remarkably in the past time, Prime Minister Hun Sen said at a reception in Phnom Penh on September 21 for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Thach Du.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen wished that his city and Denmark would join in specific projects in the fields of smart urban development, clean energy, environment pollution and urban infrastructure construction. 

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 21 for Deputy Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia, Gen. Phoung Siphin.