VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos should work closely together to speed up key infrastructure connection projects, including the Hanoi – Vientiane expressway and Vientiane – Vung Ang port rail route, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

A delegation of Hanoi led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People's Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan paid a working trip to Chile from August 16-18 to beef up the cooperation between Hanoi and Chile’s localities as well as between Vietnam and Chile.

There remains ample room for Vietnam and China to cooperate in trade and investment, according to Chinese experts.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam suggested that Guangdong of China increase exchanges and cooperation with Vietnamese localities for win-win approach, during his meeting with Huang Kunming, secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on August 18.

A seminar has been held in the US to connect businesses of Vietnam and the US, as well as seek cooperation opportunities in the fields of energy, manufacturing, insurance and finance.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a keynote speech at the inauguration of the third Voice of Global South Summit (VOGSS 2024) which was held virtually on August 17 in India, focusing on the need to boost all-round co-operation among countries in the Global South to address global challenges.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) Consulate General in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 16 hosted a conference on the prospects of the two countries's ICT investment cooperation, with the participation of municipal leaders, Vietnamese and Korean enterprises and IT experts, and students from universities across the central region.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse will pay an official state visit to China from August 18-20 at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse, representing a further step to deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

The Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada and the Export Development Canada (EDC), organised a seminar in Toronto on August 14 to connect the two countries’ businesses and seek cooperation opportunities in energy, production, and finance.

The women's unions of the central province of Quang Binh and the Lao province of Khammouane solidified their partnership on August 14 with the signing of a new cooperation agreement for the 2024-2026 period.