A Vietnamese delegation attended the 7th US-ASEAN Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting held on April 28 at the ASEAN Secretariat headquarters in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta.

The recent official friendly visit to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith grabbed the headlines in major Lao newspapers on April 28.

Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich stressed the need to boost links among countries worldwide and promote the role of security mechanisms within Asia Pacific to deal with security challenges.

The Hereditary Prince Alois of the Principality of Liechtenstein wishes to bolster bilateral relations with Vietnam and urges the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Economic Area (EEA) which includes Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

Vietnam hopes to receive more support from the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank (WB) group for projects in Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said. 

Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith sent a letter to Vietnamese leaders at the end of his Vietnam visit on April 27 to thank them for their warm reception during his visit from April 25-27. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China encourage the import of agro-forestry-fishery products from Vietnam, particularly rice, for a more balanced trade between the two countries. 

The Party, State and people of Vietnam attach importance to strengthening the neighbourly friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Chinese counterparts, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said on April 27. 

The Vietnamese Government always treasures and encourages ministries and provinces to step up cooperation with China’s localities, highlighted Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a reception for Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee Chen Min’er on April 27.

Vietnam has always created best possible conditions for foreign investors, including those from Japan, to invest in the country.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said the Vietnamese Party, government and people always support cooperation between Vietnamese and Chinese ministries, sectors and localities and with those in Guangxi in particular.

Deputy head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Bui Thanh Ha met with Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments Muhammad Mukhtar Jumu’ah in Cairo on April 26 to boost cooperation in the field in charge. 

Vietnam values Russia’s contributions to peace and stability in the Asia–Pacific region, Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich said on April 26. 

The Party, authorities and people of Ho Chi Minh City have made efforts to forge friendship and cooperation with Lao localities, ministries and sectors. 

The ASEAN countries need to have a unanimous voice on the East Sea security and navigation safety issue, Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich has said at a meeting with his Thai counterpart Prawit Wongsuwan in Moscow, Russia. 

The Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Association held its second national congress in the 2016-2020 term, on April 26 in Hanoi, to boost the two countries’ cooperation in a wide range of fields. 

Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith met delegations of the Vietnam – Laos Friendship Association (VLFA) and the Liaison Board for the Association of the Former Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers and Experts in Laos, in Hanoi on April 26. 

Vietnam is committed to macro-economic stability and the best possible conditions for foreign investors in the country, including Goldman Sachs, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - State President Tran Dai Quang on April 26 welcomed General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith to the government offices in Hanoi.

Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith on April 26 visited the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (NPA) as part of his official friendly visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich and his Russian counterpart General Sergey Shoigu emphasised the need for the two countries to realise defence cooperation agreements they have reached while increasing mutual support at international forums.

Vietnam always considers the private sector an important driving force of development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a reception in Hanoi on April 25 for World Economic Forum (WEF) Managing Director Philipp Rosler.

Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang greeted Chairman of the RoK-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Association Kim Hack-yong on April 25.

The ongoing visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith demonstrates that the country treasures its ties with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - On April 25, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith, currently on a working visit to Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith will pay an official friendly visit to Vietnam from April 25-27.

A Vietnamese Party delegation attended the meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Standing Committee, in Jakarta, Indonesia from April 22-24. 

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly Nguyen Dinh Quyen visited Norway from April 18-22, aiming to strengthen cooperation between the two countries’ legislatures.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith will pay an official friendly visit to Vietnam from April 25-27.

The 11th fishery patrol between the coast guards of Vietnam and China in shared fishing grounds in the Gulf of Tokin ended successfully on April 23 after nearly a week, according to the Vietnam Maritime Police High Command.