A delegation from the Finance Ministry led by Minister Ho Duc Phoc on March 11 had a working session with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and representatives from Japanese partners to promote bilateral financial cooperation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam returned to Hanoi on March 12 morning, concluding a trip for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of dialogue relations, and official visits to Australia and New Zealand from March 5-11.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong hosted a reception for Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura Masahiro on March 11.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh have issued a joint press release on the occasion of the latter’s official visit to New Zealand.

VOV.VN - Vietnam focuses on developing education – training and science-technology, considering this a top national policy, along with developing human resources as one of the three strategic breakthroughs, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his policy speech at Victory University of Wellington on March 11.

The outcomes of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Australia, especially the upgrade of the Vietnam-Australia to a comprehensive strategic partnership, have opened up a new chapter in the bilateral relationship that is growing deeper, more effective and substantial, commented scholars.

VOV.VN - New Zealand businesses highly appreciated Vietnam’s economic prospects as well as its conducive business investment environment, during their meeting with visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Wellington on March 11.

The 9th Japan Vietnam Festival, themed “Hold hands together - From now on”, was held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9-10, starting a series of cultural, sport, trade and tourism activities between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and New Zealand will soon resume direct flights disrupted due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in an effort to expand cooperation in economics-trade-investment, tourism, culture, sports, and people-to-people, among others.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and New Zealand will upgrade their relations to new heights based on their current strategic partnership that has developed substantially and deeply in recent times.