The official visit to Vietnam by Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye from April 3-6 is expected to help strengthen economic and trade cooperation, which remains quite modest, between the two countries.

The Vietnam-Australia Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA) officially launched its chapter in South Australia on March 13, marking a significant milestone in fostering academic, professional, and technological collaboration between the two nations.

The Deputy Minister suggested that both nations focus on implementing the exchange of delegations, especially high-level ones, and maintaining existing cooperation mechanisms, particularly in training programmes and defence industry collaboration.

A forum aimed at strengthening Vietnam-Canada collaboration in the production and energy sectors has been held in Vancouver by Vietnam’s Trade Office in Canada in partnership with the Canada-ASEAN Business Council.

A seminar discussing solutions to energy, industry, and trade between Vietnam and the US was held in Washington on November 15 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in the US, attracting crowds of overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and scientists working in the areas.

An investment promotion and trade cooperation conference between the northern province of Hung Yen and German partners took place in Berlin on October 28.

A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to Tanzania from September 22-26.

Local administrations in Argentina have attached importance to the role and potential for economic, trade, and investment collaboration with Vietnam, and wanted to further strengthening bilateral trade, particularly in agricultural products in the time ahead, Congressman Juan Fernando Brugge has affirmed at a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang city Ho Ky Minh hosted a local reception on May 20 for Zhou Xianyi, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Tianfu New Area in Sichuan of China.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung received Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy in Hanoi on April 9, during which they discussed measures to promote labour cooperation between the two countries.