VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on January 8 for the visiting Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly, Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has affirmed the determination to strengthen trade promotion and export to major markets, optimising free trade agreements (FTA), making full use of opportunities, and actively responding to challenges in 2024.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on January 7, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always gives the highest priority to the special traditional relations with Laos.

VOV.VN - The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos sketched out cooperation plans between the two countries in various fields for 2024, with two-way trade set to rise by 10-15% compared to 2023, at the 46th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-governmental Committee in Hanoi on January 7.

VOV.VN - The Lao government welcomes and creates all favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to successfully invest in the country, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told a joint Vietnam – Laos investment cooperation conference in Hanoi on January 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam stays ready to help Laos fulfil its international responsibilities in 2024, including its role as the ASEAN Chair, so as to enhance Laos’ position and contribute to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the wider world.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone arrived in Hanoi on January 6 morning, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam where he will co-chair the 46th Meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee.

The upcoming official visit of Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone to Vietnam from January 6-7 is expected to enhance the trust and close bond between the two Parties and Governments and contribute to making the Vietnam-Laos great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation more substantial and effective, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the agriculture and rural development sector to focus on innovation, speed up digital and green transformation and promoting the development of circular economy, knowledge economy, and sharing economy, towards realising the goal of ecological agriculture, modern rural areas and civilised farmers.

VOV.VN - As many as 38 defendants, including two former ministers of health and science-technology, were brought to court in Hanoi on January 3 in a trial related to the COVID-19 test kit overcharging scandal at Viet A Technologies JSC.