Vietnam treasures and is ready to further intensify the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Asharq Economy with Bloomberg on October 19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim and Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi in Riyadh on October 19 (local time), as part of his trip to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN - GCC) Summit and visit to Saudi Arabia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam - Saudi Arabia Business Forum on October 19, with the event being organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia, and the Federation for Saudi Chambers of Commerce.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always treasures its relationship with Laos, considering it to be a top priority in its foreign policy, said President Vo Van Thuong at a reception held on October 19 for General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.

VOV.VN - Indian Navy training ship Sudarshini docked at Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, beginning a three-day goodwill visit to the southern city.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 18 received Algerian Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production Ali Aoun who is also chairman of the Algeria-Vietnam inter-government committee.

Vietnam and Algeria have potential for cooperation in trade, industry and energy, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi and Algerian Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production Ali Aoun co-chaired the Vietnam-Algeria Business Forum in Hanoi on October 17.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on October 17 for Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the southern city.

Vietnam and India need to enhance traditional areas of cooperation while promoting economic and health collaboration, and responding to common challenges in the region and people-to-people exchanges, especially the younger generation, said Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on October 16.