Vietnam and China have been tightening their economic and trade ties over the recent years, reflecting a strong vitality, said the International Business Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.

Vietnam and China will step up collaboration in social affairs and people’s livelihoods under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Luo Zhaohui on August 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China agreed to increase win-win cooperation during a meeting in Beijing on August 19 between Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Director of the Institute for Vietnam Studies at the Zhengzhou University Prof. Yu Xiangdong has said that the state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam is a strategic choice based on the stable development of the bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam encouraged closer cooperation between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National People’s Congress of China through visit exchanges, during his meeting with Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, in Beijing on August 19.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam (MARD) and the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on August 19 signed three protocols allowing Vietnamese frozen durian, fresh coconut and crocodile to officially enter the Chinese market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always values and gives top priority to the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, said visiting Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during their top-level talks in Beijing on August 19.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed to issue Decision 865/QD-TTg approving a pilot project on building smart border checkpoints at a specialised freight transport routes through the areas of Border Markers No.1119 – 1120 and No.1088/2 – 1089 of the Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Youyi Guan (China) International Border Gate Pair.

VOV.VN - China fired a 21-gun salute in Beijing on August 19 morning to welcome Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam who is on an official state visit to China from August 18 – 20 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 18 afternoon left Guangzhoul for Beijing where he is scheduled to hold top-level talks and meetings with senior Chinese leaders in the coming two days.