VOV.VN - Vietnam always values and gives top priority to the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, said visiting Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during their top-level talks in Beijing on August 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos should work closely together to speed up key infrastructure connection projects, including the Hanoi – Vientiane expressway and Vientiane – Vung Ang port rail route, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The 79th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of Vietnam (September 2) was celebrated with a ceremony held in Bern on August 18.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man presided over the NA Standing Committee’s 36th meeting which opened in Hanoi on August 19.

A delegation of Hanoi led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People's Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan paid a working trip to Chile from August 16-18 to beef up the cooperation between Hanoi and Chile’s localities as well as between Vietnam and Chile.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam is simultaneously carrying out two tasks of socio-economic development and Party building, including the ongoing fight against corruption, and the two tasks are complementary with each other.

VOV.VN - China fired a 21-gun salute in Beijing on August 19 morning to welcome Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam who is on an official state visit to China from August 18 – 20 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter of congratulation to Paetongtarn Shinawatra who was endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand on August 18.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam met with representatives of friendship organisations, family members of revolutionary generals, experts and advisors who had assisted Vietnam during its resistance wars, in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province of China on August 18.

The Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association held a get-together in Hanoi on August 18 to celebrate Vietnam's National Day (September 2) and Hungary's State Foundation Day (August 20).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing on August 18 evening and met with its staff, representatives of the Vietnamese community, and Vietnamese students in China.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 18 afternoon left Guangzhoul for Beijing where he is scheduled to hold top-level talks and meetings with senior Chinese leaders in the coming two days.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam suggested that Guangdong of China increase exchanges and cooperation with Vietnamese localities for win-win approach, during his meeting with Huang Kunming, secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on August 18.

VOV.VN - Chinese media outlets have run wide coverage of the ongoing state visit to China by Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam called at historical relic sites dedicated to the Communist Party of Vietnam in Guangzhou, China, on August 18, upon his arrival there as part of his ongoing state visit to China.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse left Hanoi on August 18, beginning an official state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a keynote speech at the inauguration of the third Voice of Global South Summit (VOGSS 2024) which was held virtually on August 17 in India, focusing on the need to boost all-round co-operation among countries in the Global South to address global challenges.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 17 presented the badge “Hero of the People's Armed Forces” to the police of Ho Chi Minh City in recognition of the force’s contributions to protecting local security and order.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 17 paid a floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the monument dedicated to the late president on Nguyen Hue walking street in District 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is to attend and deliver a keynote speech at the third Voice of Global South Summit (VOGSS 2024) due to be held in a virtual format in India on August 17.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang affirmed Vietnam's strong commitment to and effective contributions to the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) at the 9th MLC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on August 16, which saw the participation of representatives from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, China and Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai has emphasised the purposes and significance of the upcoming state visit to the neighbouring country by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Luong Cuong received General Secretary Paulo Raimundo of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) in Hanoi on August 16.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Duong Hoai Nam has paid a working visit to Cheb city in the Karlovy Vary region, aiming to boost cooperation between Vietnamese and Czech localities.

Through the upcoming visit of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, China hopes to continue carrying forward the China-Vietnam traditional friendship, further consolidate bilateral political trust, and promoting the building of the China-Vietnam Community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, stated Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse will pay an official state visit to China from August 18-20 at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse, representing a further step to deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

MP Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Immigration of Australia, on August 15 spoke highly of the development momentum of the Vietnam-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership, including cooperation in national defence-security, and immigration.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse will pay a state visit to China from August 18 – 20.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that Vietnam always regards the US as a partner of strategic importance at his reception for US Ambassador Marc Evans Knapper in Hanoi on August 15.

Vietnam can learn from India's balanced and comprehensive strategy in establishing international relations, especially in the cultural and economic fields, said experts at a Hanoi conference on India's policy towards West Asia and lessons for Vietnam on August 15.