The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and its Thai counterpart convened the sixth political consultation in Bangkok on February 15, saying that cooperation activities in 2016 reinforced the countries’ strategic partnership.

Vietnamese Public Security Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh and his Lao counterpart Sinthavong Sayakon agreed to push ahead with the effective cooperation between the two ministries at their talks in Vientiane on February 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam congratulates Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his election as President of Germany for the 2017 – 2020 term, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh on February 15.

VOV.VN - On February 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Japan Ambassador to Vietnam Kunio Umede in Hanoi to examine ways to bolster bilateral ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Vietnamese and Greek governments to boost ties across marine-based economy, maritime navigation, shipbuilding, agriculture and tourism, adding that Vietnam advocates enhancing ties with the European Union, including Greece. 

National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien has expressed wish to receive the US’s further assistance in improving the management capacity of Vietnamese officials, especially those working in public and environmental affairs. 

Vietnam attaches importance to promoting relations with the new administration and Congress of the US, towards further developing the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in a practical, effective, stable and long-term manner, a Vietnamese diplomat has stressed.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on February 10 held lengthy and substantive talks with Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Mirzaev Zoiyr in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said he is happy with important progress in the cooperation between Vietnam and India while hosting the Indian Ambassador to Vietnam in Hanoi on February 9.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Republic of Korea’s Yonhap News Agency to continue strengthening multi-dimensional cooperative ties and make more contributions to promoting the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang asked Vietnam and Uzbekistan to fully tap their cooperation potential across a variety of fields at a February meeting with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and  Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Mirzaev Zoyir in Hanoi.

Vietnam and Russia will focus on prioritised strategic projects in two major areas of economy-trade and military science-technology, stated Alexey Popov, Russian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City at a press conference in the city on February 9.

The 39th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Intergovernmental Committee in Hanoi on February 8, will reaffirm the two countries’ foreign policy priorities in developing bilateral friendship and comprehensive cooperation. 

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has praised Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper as an important channel to promote Vietnam to the outside world as a hospitable and peace and justice-loving country.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the Vietnam-US cooperation ties have progressed bilaterally and multilaterally, benefiting the two countries and regional peace, stability, cooperation, and development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa has presented a letter of credence to Dutch King Willem-Alexander in The Hague.

Algeria wants to enhance relations with Vietnamese legislative bodies, President of the Algerian Senate Abdelkader Bensalah told the Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria.

The Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum continues to be one of the most important cooperative venues for Vietnam, as its membership includes 13 out of Vietnam’s 25 strategic and comprehensive partners. 

VOV.VN - On January 24,  President Tran Dai Quang delivered a congratulatory message to his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on the 25th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relationship.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wished Kamal Malhotra, new UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to Vietnam, a successful term at a meeting in Hanoi on January 23.

VOV.VN - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam has delivered a congratulatory message to the Japanese Communist Party on its 27th Congress. 

King of Spain Felipe VI has described Vietnam as one of the important and prioritising partners of his country in the Asian-Pacific and Southeast Asian regions.-

The traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos witnessed significant strides from politics, defense, and security to economics, culture, education and science-technology, a diplomat has said.

Delegations from Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Pray Veng provinces visited the Mekong Delta province of Long An on January 20 to extend their greetings on the occasion of Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has continuously engaged in a series of sessions and meetings with world and business leaders as part of his sideline activities at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US along with the US-APEC Business Coalition and the US National Center for APEC (NCAPEC) held an event to promote Vietnam’s APEC Year 2017 in Washington on January 18.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, stressed his country’s readiness for UN peacekeeping operations at talks with UK officers on January 20.

Vietnam will focus on developing human resources, science and technology in a bid to keep pace with the fourth industrial revolution, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a debate session on the future of production in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had an open and candid dialogue with chief executive officers of global leading IT groups on the margin of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc particpated in activities on the sidelines of the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos city, Switzerland on January 18.