VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit in Washington DC to mark the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral dialogue relations, as well as taking a working visit to the US.

VOV.VN - Both nations have agreed on a number of specific orientations, solutions, and action plans to boost bilateral cooperation during the post-COVID-19 period, towards achieving the two-way trade turnover target of US$25 billion by 2025 as set out by the two Government's leaders.

Cooperation through Party channel plays an important role in orienting the ties between Vietnam and China, said officials in charge of external relations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) during their talks held via videoconferencing on April 19.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has applauded India's efforts to promote its 'Act East' policy and deeply engage in ASEAN-led mechanisms, and thanked the South Asian nation for considering Vietnam a pillar in this policy.

VOV.VN - Reporters and editors from various news agencies were provided with information regarding the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) during a seminar held on April 19 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, head of the Vietnamese Delegation to ASEAN, attended the first meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) at the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta (Indonesia).

Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang said his belief that the Vietnam-France defence ties will further develop in the time ahead, during his reception for Alice Guitton, Director General for International Relations and Strategy at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, in Hanoi on April 15.

The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) will select five entries to represent Vietnam at an ASEAN youth photo competition whose theme spotlighting solidarity for mutual interest.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam have agree to make greater efforts to promote co-operation activities within ASEAN, amid the regional bloc being in the process of reviewing and upgrading existing free trade agreements.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to and wishes to further step up mutual ties in a stable and sustainable manner, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said during his telephone talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on April 14.