Vietnam is China’s biggest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the sixth largest in the world, affirmed Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

The Institute for Economic and Trade Development Research under the Hanoi Department of Science and Technology has coordinated with the Hong Kong Productivity Council to organise the Vietnam - Hong Kong Business Networking in Hong Kong, China, offering an opportunity for businesses from both sides to exchanges business initiatives, information about products and markets.

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) has recently organised its annual dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived at San Francisco International Airport, USA, on September 17 (local time) for a working trip to attend high-level meetings of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) and engage in bilateral activities there.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation left Hanoi on September 17 afternoon for the US to attend the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, conduct a host of bilateral activities in the US, and pay an official visit to Brazil from September 17-26 at the invitation of President Lula da Silva.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Duarte Pacheco has called the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians, which wrapped up in Hanoi on September 16, a success, and lauded Vietnam’s thorough preparations for the event.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China on September 16 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agricultural cooperation in China’s Nanning city.

Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in the northern province of Quang Ninh province and neighbouring Hai Phong city has been officially recognised as a world natural heritage.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on September 16 had a meeting with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz as part of his visit to the Caribbean nation for the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) Summit.

The 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians on September 16 convened the 3nd session on promoting respect for culural diversity in support of sustainable development. MP of Morocco, member of the Board of the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians Kamal Ait Mik served as the chairperson.