VOV.VN - A delegation of the Ministry of National Security of Vietnam led by Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Chien attended the 13th Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD 2024) in the Republic of Korea from September 10-12.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 11 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki, who delivered a message of sympathy from Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh regarding the recent impact of Typhoon Yagi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged Mitsui & Co., Ltd of Japan to accelerate the implementation of the Block B gas-electricity project and expand its cooperation and investment in other sectors in Vietnam, especially offshore wind energy development, during a meeting with its Chairman Tatsuo Yasunaga in Hanoi on September 11.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that ministries, agencies, and localities regularly inspect dike systems in order to prepare for the worst possible flooding situation following the impact of typhoon Yagi.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky on September 9 sent his condolences to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon learning about the damage caused by Typhoon Yagi.

Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Minister-Counsellor Le Dinh Ba held a working session on September 9 with a delegation from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of the US led by its director of global policy for trade and supply chain matter.

Vietnamese Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi held a working session with Russian Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin in Moscow on September 10, as part of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s ongoing official visit to Russia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 10 made a field trip to Viet Yen town of northern Bac Giang province which has been severely flooded by heavy rain for the past few days.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United States have signed a new joint vision statement on defense cooperation during Vietnamese Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang’s ongoing visit to the US from September 6-11.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed positioning Vietnam among the top 30 to 35 largest economies in the world and within the group of high middle-income economies by 2030.