VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang held talks on August 1 with John Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China), who is on an official visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 2.

VOV.VN - Timor Leste treasures and desires to further foster the good friendship with Vietnam, said President Jose Ramos-Horta during the talks with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam in Hanoi on August 1 following the welcome ceremony for Timor Leste’s state leader held the same day.

VOV.VN - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted an official welcome ceremony for his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in New Delhi on the morning of August 1.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has expressed hope that Tokai Kisaburo, chairperson of the Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and Member of the House Representative of Japan, will support and promote the Japanese Government to provide new generation of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam with high incentives and simple and flexible procedures.

VOV.VN - President To Lam on August 1 morning presided over a welcome ceremony for President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta, held solemnly at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi during his four-day state visit to Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 31 hosted Yamada Takio, Special Advisor of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of the Japanese Government’s Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage laid flowers at the bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh in New Delhi, India, on July 31.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam hosted a meeting with visiting President of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Society (AVFS) Kim Sampson in Canberra on July 31.

The state visit to Vietnam by President of Timor Leste Jose Ramos-Horta from July 31-August 3 will push forward bilateral ties across economy, agriculture, information technology and telecommunications, said Ambassador of Timor Leste to Vietnam João Pereira.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has urged expediting the fulfillment of remaining tasks and schemes under the action plan of the Party Delegation to the NA, as the 15th legislature goes past its halfway mark.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on July 31 as part of his State visit to India.

Vietnam and Cambodia, boasting similarities in the practice of Buddhism, should share experience with each other in building the great national solidarity to create favourable conditions for their people to exercise the right to freedom of belief and religion, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said on July 31.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac has written an article on intensifying the prevention, control of corruption, other negative phenomena, contributing to building an increasingly transparent and strong Party and State following late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s thought and viewpoint.

VOV.VN - President José Ramos-Horta of Timor Leste arrived in Hanoi on July 31, beginning his four-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President To Lam.

Continuing to promote the development of a socialist-oriented market economy, building and perfecting the Vietnamese socialist rule-of-law State with deep international integration are among major tasks in the coming time, President To Lam, head of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform stated.

A delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission led by its Deputy Chairman Trieu Tai Vinh has held working sessions with representatives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) on mass mobilisation work, as part of their working trip to Japan from July 21-31.

VOV.VN - The European Union wants to kick-start a process of upgrading relations with Vietnam to a comprehensive strategic partnership, said Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wants to speed up committed cooperation projects with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang told ADB Vietnam Country director Shantanu Chakraborty in Hanoi on July 31.

Vietnam has been a time-tested and reliable partner of India in Southeast Asia, Prof.Dr. Prabir De from the ASEAN – India Centre under the Research and Information System for Developing Countries has affirmed.

The state visit to India by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh from July 30 to August 1 will yield positive results for the relationship between the two countries, Professor Srikanth Kondapalli from the Jawaharlal Nehru University told Vietnam News Agency in New Delhi.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and in charge of Lebanon has issued a warning to Vietnamese citizens amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, advising them to avoid traveling to Lebanon at this time and encouraging those currently in Lebanon to consider leaving if they do not have urgent or critical reasons to stay.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s State visit to India from July 30 to August 1 will be a great chance for the two countries to consolidate and advance their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, says Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya.

The European Union (EU) regards Vietnam as one of its leading important partners in the region, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on July 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation touched down at Palam military airport in New Delhi on the evening of July 30 (local time), beginning a state visit to India following the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s state visit to India from July 30 to August 1 focuses on further intensifying the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership in multiple spheres, thus responding to current geopolitical and economic changes, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung met with Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Hanoi on July 30 afternoon.

VOV.VN - President To Lam has called on the EU to expedite its remaining member countries’ ratification of the EU - Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and soon remove the “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on July 30 evening for a State visit to India from July 30 to August 1 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 30 asked ministries, agencies and localities to step up the implementation of laws and resolutions of the 15th National Assembly at a national conference.

VOV.VN - The upcoming visit to Vietnam by Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is expected to open a new chapter in the nation’s ties with Hong Kong (China).