Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to China from October 11-15 aimed at further promote the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries. VOV gives a deep insight into bilateral ties in recent years.

A high-ranking delegation led by speaker of the Thai House of Representatives, Somsak Kiatsuranont, paid an official friendly visit to Vietnam on October 8.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push for the conclusion of a free-trade accord between the EU and Vietnam during her visit to the Asian country next week.

The October 11-15 official visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is aimed at further boosting the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Vietnamese ambassador to the US, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, highlighted the fruitful relationship between the two countries while meeting with leaders in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on October 7.

The third session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will open on October 11 with a focus on the Money Laundering Law, according to the NA Office.

Representatives from the Vietnamese delegation to the UN, WTO and other international organizations have delivered two reports on the situations in Venezuela and Syria at a periodic session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his Philippine counterpart, Albert F. Del Rosario, co-chaired the sixth session of the Vietnam-Philippines Bilateral Cooperation Committee in Hanoi on October 7.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office Emily Haber held the annual political consultation between Vietnam and Germany in Hanoi on October 7.

State President Truong Tan Sang received President of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance (JVFPA) Takebe Tsutomu in Hanoi on October 7.

A delegation from Vietnam’s northern Nam Dinh province led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Khac Hung worked with a high-level delegation from Laos’ Udomxay province headed by its Governor Khamla on October 7.

Vietnam hopes that Cuba will continue to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to expand cooperation in potential areas in the Caribbean nation.

A Vietnamese delegation will attend the 4th conference on the State Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (CAC) to be held in Morocco from October 24-28.

Vietnam will make a greater effort together the Philippines to further develop their cooperative relations for mutual benefit and the common development in Southeast Asia, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam and Cuba have discussed measures to increase bilateral cooperation in various areas, especially rice production.

General Vo Tien Trung, Director of the Vietnam Defence Academy, made a presentation on Vietnam’s defence policy at the US National Defence University on October 6.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung returned to Hanoi on October 6, successfully concluding his visits to the Netherlands, Uzbekistan, and the Ukraine, which helped cement the traditional relationship between Vietnam and the three European countries.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and his Filipino counterpart, Albert F. Del Rosario, co-chaired the sixth meeting of the Vietnam-Philippines Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Hanoi on October 6.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers have agreed to set up a working group to discuss the drafting of a Code of Conduct (COC) of Parties in the East Sea, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

With hi-tech application experiences, Japanese businesses will continue to cooperate with Vietnamese companies in various fields, particularly railway.  

Vietnam highly appreciates Thailand’s efforts in implementing human rights, said Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Dung.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make an official visit to Vietnam on October 11-12, according to Luong Thanh Nghi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Comprehensive solutions are needed to restructure the national economy with a particular focus on increasing its quality, efficiency and competitiveness while Vietnam is integrating deeper into the global economy, said Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong.

President of the Thai National Assembly Somsak Kiatsuranont, who is also Speaker of the House of Representatives, will pay a friendly visit to Vietnam in the near future.

State President Truong Tan Sang will pay an official visit to India from October 11-13, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam and Ukraine have issued a joint communiqué at the end of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit from October 4-6, expressing belief that the two countries’ comprehensive cooperation and partnership will continue to see positive developments in all aspects.

A crew of 130 officials and sailors aboard KD TERENGGANU and KD PERDANA began a goodwill visit to HCM City on October 6.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received a Canadian business delegation led by Olsen Donald, Senior Director of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, in Hanoi on October 5.

Vietnam and the Ukraine have agreed to increase bilateral cooperation in various areas, especially in economics, trade and investment.

Vietnam’s consistent policy is to consolidate and develop the friendship and cooperation with the Ukraine, considering it one of the priorities in the country’s foreign affairs.