The Republic of Korea (RoK) will open a new consulate general in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang, the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) has reported.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung visited the headquarters of the Commission for External Relations of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee in Vientiane on March 20 to extend congratulations on the LPRP’s 64th founding anniversary (March 22, 1955-2019).  

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had a phone conversation with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on March 12 to discuss some issues bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 12 for Myanmar’s Minister of International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin, who is currently on a Vietnam visit for the ninth meeting of the two countries’ Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 12 sent a message of sympathies to Ethiopian President Sahle Work Zewde over the recent crash of an Ethiopian plane. 

VOV.VN - Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh gave a reception to Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam Michael Greene on March 7 in Hanoi. 

Member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a visit to France on March 4 and 5 as a special envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong congratulated Laos on its outstanding achievements recorded after three years of carrying out the resolution of the 10th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) at a reception for Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou in Hanoi on March 5.

The DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, held during February 27-28, has been spotlighted by the Czech press, with positive assessments of Vietnam’s organisational work, as well as the summit’s outcomes.

Vietnam wants to contribute to the process of peace, reconciliation and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula in a positive and responsible manner, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted separate receptions for Kevin McAllister, CEO and President at Boeing Commercial Airplanes Inc, and Mark Tucker, Group Chairman of the UK’s HSBC Holdings Plc in Hanoi on February 27.

VOV.VN - Chairman Kim Jong-un and his younger sister paid a visit to the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Hanoi on the afternoon of February 26.

VOV.VN - US President Donald Trump touched down at Noi Bai International Airport on February 26 night to attend the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam on February 27-28.

The visits to Laos and Cambodia by Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong are important external activities which have profound meaning in the relationship between Vietnam and the neighbouring countries, said head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan. 

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the new Norwegian ambassador to Vietnam, Grete Lochen, to promote bilateral ties across economic, trade, and investment spheres during a reception in Hanoi on February 26. 

US President Donald Trump arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, on February 26 for his second summit with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, and bilateral activities in Vietnam.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the opening session for both meetings of the Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF)’s Women’s Parliamentary Network and the APF Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee in Hanoi on February 26. 

Vietnam and Cambodia have issued a joint statement on the state visit to Cambodia from February 25 to 26 by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong met with Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong and Supreme Patriarch of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya order Bour Kry of Cambodia on February 26, part of his State visit to the country.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong had separate meetings with President of the Camdodian Senate Say Chhum and President of the country’s National Assembly Heng Samrin in Phnom Penh on February 26.

The Vietnamese Government supports the implementation of the Multi-dimensional Country Review (MDCR) of Vietnam, considering this an important task that requires the engagement of many experts and scientists, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said. 

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen agreed to enhance the political trust between the two countries during a meeting in Phnom Penh on February 26.

The comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and the US has achieved impressive growth with significant achievements in all sectors.

International news agencies on February 26 published various articles on the arrival of Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un in Vietnam earlier the same day, beginning an official friendship visit to the country and attending the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam.

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un is sheduled for Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi with two significant expectations.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on February 26 sent a thank-you message to Cambodian King Norodom Shihamoni right after concluding his two-day visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu on February 22 received a high-ranking delegation of the Supreme Court of Thailand led by Chief Judge Cheep Jullamon, who are paying a visit to Vietnam.

Head of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau is leading a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 2019 Parliamentary Hearing – Emerging Challenges to Multilateralism between the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN, which opened on February 21 at the UN Headquarters. 

Increasing judicial cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand has contributed to strengthening and deepening the bilateral relations, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh told a Thai chief judge on February 22.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on February 22 chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam which is slated for February 27-28.