The closing ceremony of a competition on the culture and people of Vietnam and China, and an art exchange programme for Vietnamese and Chinese students were held in the northern city of Hai Phong on October 26 by the city's Vietnam-China Friendship Association.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested that both nations continue to promote more substantive defence and security co-operation in the direction of "6 major goals" in the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

VOV.VN -The country will continue to make active and substantive contributions to the common work of the Group of 77 (G77) and China, in the spirit of promoting co-operation, friendship, and multilateralism, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN.

State President Luong Cuong received Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China Sen. Lt. Gen. Zhang Youxia in Hanoi on October 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China have signed a letter of intent to enhance defense cooperation, and an agreement on border cooperation between the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam and the Ministry of National Defense of China.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) will play host to a tourism promotion programme from November 5 to 10 in the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing.

Vietnam’s lobster export to the Chinese market in January-September rose 33 folds year-on-year on the back of lower prices and stronger trade ties between the two nations, the South China Morning Post said on October 22.

Leaders of China, Cambodia, Cuba and Russia have sent their congratulations to Luong Cuong on his fresh election as President of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Party and Government always prioritize strengthening and developing the friendly neighboring relationship and comprehensive strategic partnership with China, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei during a reception in Hanoi on October 22.

VOV.VN - China has surpassed the United States to become Vietnam’s largest seafood export market with turnover reaching US$1.33 billion during the nine-month period, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).