VOV.VN -Both nations have pledged favorable conditions for their businesses to invest in each country to raise bilateral trade revenue to US$2 billion in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Nagasaki prefecture to increase its cooperation with Quang Nam province and other Vietnamese localities in automobile manufacturing and shipbuilding. 

VOV.VN - Countries in and outside the East Sea should act responsibly and in conformity with international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 for peace and stability in the sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

The Military High Command of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province signed the third memorandum of understanding on cooperation on April 20.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu suggested the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) continue supporting Vietnam in improving its cooperatives’ capacity, helping Vietnamese producers make deeper inroads into regional and international markets. 

Individuals of State agencies and organisations should be banned from using vehicles and other assets that are presented or donated by organisations or individuals, the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed at a debate on April 20. 

National Assembly deputies gave opinions on a list of projects and specific sums of capital allocated for projects under the middle-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period in the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on April 20.

Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s National Assembly Chung Sye-kyun will lead a high-level delegation to visit Vietnam from April 24-26, the NA Committee for External Relations announced on April 20. 

The 20th anniversary of the enforcement of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) will be marked on April 26 in The Hague, an occasion to honour global efforts, including by Vietnam, to eradicate chemical weapons.

Vice Secretary of the HCM City’s Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang hosted a reception for US Consul General to the city Mary Tarnowka on April 19. 

The 6th meeting of the Vietnam-Netherlands intergovernmental committee on climate change adaptation and water management took place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on April 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected training activities and the combat readiness of Naval Region 2’s Coastal Missile Brigade in the south central province of Binh Thuan on April 19.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on April 19 as part of his visit to the European country to chair the sixth meeting of the Vietnam-Netherlands Inter-Governmental Committee.

The National Assembly’s Financial and Budgetary Committee commended the Government for drastic leadership in promoting thrift and fighting wastefulness in 2016 when reporting on its examination and verification of the Government’s report in this field.

VOV.VN - On April 19, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Economic Affairs Nguyen Van Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi for Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce (Eurocham) in Vietnam Jens Ruebbert.

VOV.VN- Lawmakers agreed to promote Sam Son town to a city in Thanh Hoa at the ongoing 9th session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee on April 19 in Hanoi.

Vietnam and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation in Hanoi on April 19. 

VOV.VN - Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife left Hanoi on the evening of April 18, concluding their official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - The International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) should reform itself to enhance connectivity among regional cooperatives for more dynamic development, said Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.

VOV.VN - On April 18 Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Dao Ngoc Dung has proposed several measures to improve productivity at a Q&A session with lawmakers in Hanoi.

President Tran Dai Quang on April 18 made an inspection tour of several facilities serving the APEC High-level Week 2017 in the central city of Da Nang this November. 

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has been implementing seriously the preferential policies designed for people who made significant contributions to the cause of national revolution.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 18, on the occasion of his tour to China to co-chair the 10th meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation.

Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam has made a three-day visit to Cameroon as special envoy of President Tran Dai Quang to boost ties between the two countries, especially in trade and investment.

Vietnam always treasures and wishes to lift traditional friendship with Mongolia to a greater height for the benefit of the two countries, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told newly-accredited Mongolian Ambassador Bilegdorj Dash during a reception in Hanoi on April 17. 

The Party, State and people of Vietnam treasure the stable, healthy and sustainable development of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Chinese counterparts, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong received a delegation from the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in Hanoi on April 17.

Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam has made an official visit to Senegal as a special envoy of the President.

Japanese Emperor and Empress hosted a tea party at the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, on April 17 to celebrate the success of their Vietnam visit from February 28 – March 5. 

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) welcomes strengthened ties with political parties and is ready to share national development experience with Sri Lanka.