VOV.VN - The state visit to Vietnam by Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, due on April 14-15, holds great significance and symbolic importance to the two countries’ relations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh.

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.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam-China cooperation conference on strategic transport infrastructure development and the role of the two countries’ enterprises, in Beijing on June 27.

VOV.VN - Building a modern and synchronous infrastructure system is one of three strategic breakthroughs of the Government of Vietnam towards sustainable development, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the UN at a UN General Assembly debate on infrastructure connectivity in New York on April 18 (local time).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for President of the Lao State Inspection Authority Khamphan Phommaphat in Hanoi on June 1.

Weak regional connectivity across land, air and sea has hampered the growth of the southeastern region of Vietnam. Economists believe for the region to develop, it needs to change its mind set and strategy.