Peace, stability, cooperation and development are the common goal of all nations, to which countries have the responsibility to contribute, Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on March 23.

The Vietnamese and Lao defence ministries held the third deputy ministerial-level defence policy dialogue in the Lao northern province of Houaphane on March 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has underscored the need to establish a social ethical standard for behaviour regarding water resources, especially transboundary water, in line with the principles of fairness, equality, rationality, and respect for the rights and interests of other countries in river basins.

VOV.VN - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Vietnam on March 22 signed the world’s most wide-reaching international treaty for multilateral tax cooperation, the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAAC), bringing the total number of jurisdictions involved in the convention to 147.

Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh, European Union Ambassador to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti, and UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi jointly held the 2023 Legal Partnership Forum on Digital Transformation in the Justice Sector in Hanoi on March 20.

Vietnam is proud to be a member of the Francophone community and always treasures cooperation and solidarity with other member countries and partners, stated Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet while chairing an official celebration of International Francophonie Day (March 20) in Hanoi on March 17.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 16 for Tien Quoc Hao, Chief Executive Officer of Asia Region of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and President of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific (TMAP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen the strategic partnership with Spain, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man said during his separate talks with and First Vice President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain Alfonso Rodriguez in Madrid on March 16 as part of activities during his four-day working visit to Spain.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien delivered a keynote speech at the 12th ASEAN-Japan deputy defence ministers’ meeting in Tokyo on March 15.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh hosted a reception for his Lao counterpart Bunthong Duonsavan on March 13 in Hanoi, during which he affirmed that Vietnam welcomes delegations from Lao ministries and sectors to learn experience in developing trade and industry.