Former Secretary of the Party Central Committee and former Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh passed away after a period of illness at 8:57 pm on July 19 at Military Central Hospital 108 in Hanoi, according to the board in charge of health care for senior officials.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Malaysia have more room to enhance their economic cooperation towards raising two-way trade turnover to US$18 billion in a more balanced manner.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam held separate talks with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, as part of the Vietnamese official’s visit to the country from July 17-19.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Vietnam from July 20-21 will help deepen the political trust between the two countries, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Malaysia have successfully maintained ties of traditional friendship and co-operation across a variety of fields since they established diplomatic ties on March 30, 1973.

Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul suggested Vietnam and Malaysia cooperate to attract more investment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Vietnam from July 20-21 is expected to contribute to consolidating political trust, promoting multifaceted cooperation, and developing the two countries’ relations in a more substantive and effective manner.

Addressing a conference on Vietnam investment in Singapore on July 17, as part of his ongoing official visit to the country, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son stressed investment cooperation has become a highlight in bilateral relations, actively contributing to the socio-economic development of both Vietnam and Singapore in recent times.

VOV.VN - The 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic relations, which started in 1973, and the 10th anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership, which started in 2013, were celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on July 17.

VOV.VN - New Zealand’s Chief of the Defense Force Air Marshal Kevin Short hosted a reception on July 17 for Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, in Wellington.