Vietnam considers the World Bank a top development partner, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said in his reception for Country Director for WB Vietnam Carolyn Turk in Hanoi on April 4.

President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse hosted a banquet in Hanoi on April 4 evening for Australian Governor-General David Hurley and his spouse, who are on a State visit to Vietnam.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and visiting Australian Governor-General David Hurley spoke of the building of a new cooperation framework during their meeting in Hanoi on April 4.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley in Hanoi on April 4, during which the host affirmed that increasing political trust is an important basis for promoting the comprehensive development of the two countries' relations in such fields as politics, diplomacy, defence-security, investment, culture, tourism, and people-to-people diplomacy.

A delegation of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) led by its President Ha Thi Nga paid a courtesy visit to Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou in Vientiane on April 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Vientiane, Laos, on April 4 to attend the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone.

VOV.VN - Bui Van Cuong, secretary general of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and head of its Office, held talks with Oum Sarith, secretary general of the Senate of Cambodia, on April 4 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh attended a ministerial meeting on April 4 to prepare for the 4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong and Governor-General of Australia David Hurley showed their elation at the practical and effective development of the strategic partnership between the two nations during talks held on April 4 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Australia to further facilitate Vietnamese agricultural and fishery products’ easier access to the Australian market during a meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley in Hanoi on April 4.

Vietnam has played an active part in the Mekong River Commission (MRC) since this mechanism’s inception, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance in the fourth MRC Summit in Vientiane on April 5 will continue showing the country’s respect for the commission, a diplomat has said.

VOV.VN - The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted a resolution on April 3 proposed and drafted by Vietnam to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA).

VOV.VN - The nation continues to be an active and responsible member as it promotes co-operation with other member countries of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and international partners in a bid to enhance the effective use of water and related resources of the Mekong River.

VOV.VN - Australian Governor-General David Hurley, who is currently on a State visit to Vietnam, was welcomed on the morning of April 4 by President Vo Van Thuong at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Secretary of State at the German Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis co-chaired the seventh Vietnam-Germany Strategic Dialogue at a vice-ministerial level on April 3 in Berlin to discuss measures to boost co-operation between the two countries and other regional and international issues of shared concern.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security vows to work closely with relevant Japanese ministries and agencies to ensure the security and safety of Japanese firms and citizens in Vietnam, said Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on April 3 received Lee Sung-hee, president of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) of the Republic of Korea, who is in Hanoi for a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Governor-General of Australia Gen. David Hurley and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on April 3, beginning a four-day State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong.

Major targets for the first quarter of 2023 were basically reached, with political security, macro-economic stability and major economic balances maintained, inflation controlled, security-defence and social order ensured, and external relations and international integration strengthened, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The State visit to Vietnam by Governor-General of Australia David Hurley from April 3-6 is expected to create new momentum for the bilateral ties, according to a scholar from the University of Queensland in Australia.

Cuba always pays special attention to the all-round ties with Vietnam, including cooperation in maintaining historical memories, stated First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel on March 31.

The State visit to Vietnam by Australian Governor-General David Hurley at an invitation of President Vo Van Thuong will deepen the goodwill and trust for the mutual benefit of both countries, said Dr Suiwah Leung, Honourary Associate Professor at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy.

The state-level visit to Vietnam from April 3 to 6 by Governor-General of Australia David Hurley holds a lot of symbolic importance amid the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations, said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski.

A symposium entitled "France-Vietnam 1973-2023: From historical legacies to the challenges of the 21st century", was organised on March 31 and April 1 by Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in France on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Governor-General of Australia Gen. David Hurley is scheduled to arrive in Hanoi on April 3, beginning a four-day State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China share many similarities and have the best possible conditions for broader cooperation via road and sea routes.

A ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Italy Year 2023 was held in Rome on March 31 evening in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations (March 23, 1973-2023), and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - The 10th-round meeting of the Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group (Vatican), chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, and Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States was held on March 31 in the Vatican.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc and US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis co-chaired the 12th Vietnam -US Political, Security and Defence Dialogue on March 30 in Washington, D.C.

The preparation for the ninth Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians was among the issues discussed at a working session between National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in Hanoi on March 31.