VOV.VN - Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank Managing Director of Operations is paying an official visit to Vietnam on July 18-19 with a view to discussing with Vietnamese leaders the evolution of World Bank - Vietnam partnership and areas of World Bank support over the next 4-5 years.

Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc has had a working session with Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan, and Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweal, during his recent working visit to Switzerland.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son will pay an official visit to Indonesia and co-chair the fourth meeting of the Vietnam-Indonesia Bilateral Cooperation Committee in capital Jakarta from July 19 - 21.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai recently led a delegation of Vietnamese enterprises to the US to meet local officials and businesses to foster bilateral trade and investment links.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on July 14 in Hanoi for newly-accredited Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the need to pay special attention to removing "bottlenecks" on the real estate market while chairing an online conference on July 14 on measures to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable development of the property market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 13 for newly-appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis who came to present the UN Secretary-General's credentials, beginning her term of office in the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to carry out effective measures to fulfill the goal of elevating bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2023, and US$150 billion by 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction and the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on construction in Hanoi on July 13.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-chaired the 14th meeting of the Steering Committee for Vietnam–China Bilateral Cooperation in Nanning city of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.