The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is committed to creating the best possible conditions for Japanese companies to study, invest and develop projects, Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Commitee Duong Tan Hien said at a January 20 meeting with representatives from the Japanese Embassy and businesses in Vietnam.

The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and Japan's Mie prefecture has taken economic and investment cooperation between the two countries, and particularly with Mie, to a new level.

As part of his official visit to the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil in Prague on January 20 afternoon (local time).

Vietnam always highly values and wishes to strengthen relations with traditional friends in the Central and Eastern Europe, with the Czech Republic being one of its top priority partners, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnam attaches importance to its friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Norway, and welcomes the two sides moving towards signing a Letter of Intent on establishing a green strategic partnership to enhance collaboration in green transition, circular economy, and climate change adaptation, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

Concluding Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to the Czech Republic from January 18 to 20, leaders of the two countries issued a joint statement on the upgrade of bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - On January 21 (Hanoi time), Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh extended their congratulations to Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, touched down at Zurich Airport on the night of January 20 (local time), commencing a working visit to Switzerland, during which the Government leader will attend the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and engage in bilateral activities.

The City Partnership Forum – Da Nang 2025 has taken place in a hybrid format, drawing leaders from ministries and agencies, representatives from 35 cities with current or planned ties to Da Nang, foreign ambassadors, consuls general, and delegations of international businesses and cultural groups.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s leadership role in the ongoing national renewal process is pivotal to the country’s future development, said Layton Pike, a member of the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI)'s advisory board.