VOV.VN - Vietnamese senior Party and State leaders always support and create favourable conditions for the country to strengthen mutually beneficial ties with Chinese localities.

VOV.VN - Chinese public opinion has been positive about the visit made by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and legal moves related to foreign investment by the Vietnamese legislature.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang will lead a Vietnamese delegation to pay official friendship visits to Cuba and Venezuela from April 14-19.

VOV.VN - The 41st session of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee opened in the capital La Habana with a view to expanding and diversifying bilateral economic relations to match the two nations’ traditional political relations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received the new Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam, Pavlin Todorov, in Hanoi on April 11, affirming Vietnam’s appreciation of and wishes to enhance the two nations’ traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi discussed bilateral cultural cooperation with Special Envoy of Russian President on International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy and Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third Asian Department Vadim Bublikov in Moscow on April 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 11 for outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio who came to bid farewell at the end of his tenure in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed his impression of Vietnam's economic growth, at a working session with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, on April 11 in New York.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue received Wang Ning, member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Secretary of the Yunnan provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the provincial People's Congress, in Kunming city on April 11, as part of the Vietnamese leader's official visit to China.

Vietnam is highly interested in the Funan Techo canal project and asks Cambodia to work closely with Vietnam and the International Mekong River Commission to share information and assess the impact of the project on the water resources and ecological environment of the Mekong Delta to ensure the harmonious interests of riparian countries and residents in the area.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and his Chinese counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun co-chaired activities within the eighth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange which opened in Vietnam’s Lao Cai province on April 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara co-chaired the 5th Meeting of the Vietnam - Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Bangkok on April 11, as part of the former’s official visit to Thailand from April 10-12.

Representatives of Vietnam presented the country’s relations with Italy and the Asia-Pacific region’s growing importance, while attending a hearing of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies on April 10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 11 ordered ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies to focus on accelerating the drafting, submission, and issuance of detailed regulations and guidelines for implementing laws and ordinances passed by the National Assembly (NA).

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held a meeting with Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as part of his official visit to Thailand from April 10 to April 12, where he is also co-chairing the fifth Meeting of the Vietnam - Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Vatican have consented to continue to effectively maintain high-level exchanges and contacts and promote the role of the Holy See's Resident Representative in Vietnam, thereby helping the relationship between the two sides achieve more important progress.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited China’s Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (SHFTZ) on April 11 to meet with leaders of the municipal People’s Congress and administration of Shanghai, as well as those of the SHFTZ.

VOV.VN - Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed disappointment about the false contents published in a report by UN agencies based in Vietnam at a routine press briefing held on April 11 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese peacekeeping forces are developing strongly, contributing to affirming Vietnam’s role in the world arena and demonstrating Vietnam’s efforts and commitments to joining UN peacekeeping operations and building global peace and security.

VOV.VN - With a fine friendship built on mutual trust, the nation and Latvia boast great potential and have ample room ahead to promote bilateral trade and investment, particularly in areas such as information technology, agro-forestry-fisheries, pharmaceutical, wood processing, and labour.

Vietnam and Brazil boast great potential to boost their economic and trade ties, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira in Hanoi on April 10.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 10 received Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Shanghai Party Committee Chen Jining in Shanghai within the framework of his official visit to China.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira reiterated the significance of the Vietnam-Brazil relationship in the foreign relations of each country during their talks in Hanoi on April 10.

Secretary of the Lao Cai provincial Party Committee Dang Xuan Phong received a delegation of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam led by Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo in Lao Cai city on April 10.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 10 for visiting Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone received a delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee led by its President Do Van Chien in Vientiane on April 10.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan on April 10 received former Vice-Chancellor, former Minister of Health and Minister of Economics and Technology of Germany Philipp Rösler who is joining a delegation of German firms to visit the city.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited the Hongqiao legislative centre in Shanghai on April 10, as part of his official trip to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - The Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations has expressed hope that, with the presence of the first Permanent Representative of the Holy See in Vietnam, the relationship between the Holy See and Vietnam will continue to achieve important progress.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung received Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy in Hanoi on April 9, during which they discussed measures to promote labour cooperation between the two countries.