VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto have expressed confidence that the two countries will soon reach the bilateral trade target of US$18 billion in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 13 met with a delegation of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) led by Oudet Souvannavong, the Chair of ASEAN BAC for 2024.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Security Agency has proposed the prosecution of former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong for “abusing position and power while performing duties”.

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.