Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang said on June 15 that Vietnam and the EU have effectively cooperated in defence, in line with the Vietnam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA), the agreement between Vietnam and the EU on the establishment of a framework for Vietnam’s participation in crisis management activities of the EU (FPA).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 15 for visiting Belarussian Minister of Education Andrei I. Ivanets, during which the host affirmed that Vietnam pays great attention to the special traditional friendship with the European country, and bilateral partnership in education and training.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam always supports Vietnamese and Cuban ministries and agencies to strengthen all-round cooperation, including in the field of judiciary, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh told Cuban Minister of Justice Oscar Manuel Slivera Martinez.

Vietnam always attaches importance to promoting its friendship and cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire and considers Côte d’Ivoire as one of its important partners in Africa, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

VOV.VN - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Vietnam its top priority, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested clearly defining the vision, targets, and driving force for the future development of Hanoi while chairing a meeting in the capital city on June 13 to review the task of adjusting the Hanoi Capital Master Plan till 2045 with a vision to 2065.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) in Hanoi on June 13, during which he highlighted the need to further develop a contingent of highly-qualified journalists and a professional, modern and humanitarian Vietnamese revolutionary press, for the interest of the nation and the people’s happiness.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 12 for the visiting Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Sarun Charoensuwan, who co-chaired the 9th Vietnam-Thailand political consultation.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha recently held a working session with representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and a number of relevant ministries and agencies on policies to increase the installation of roof-top solar power systems in the community.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 11 to inspect the production and supply of electricity at the Mong Duong Thermal Power Company, Quang Ninh Thermal Power JSC, as well as coal mining and supply for thermal power plants at Ha Tu Coal JSC.