VOV.VN - Vietnam on March 9 expressed its deep concern over the recent tensions between China and the Philippines in Second Thomas Shoal of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and called on the parties to exercise self-restraint.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, had bilateral meetings with Indonesian Deputy Minister of Defence Muhammad Herindra and Philippine Undersecretary of National Defence Irineo C. Espino in Luang Prabang, Laos, on March 5.

Vietnam and the Philippines have issued a joint press statement on the occasion of the State visit to Vietnam by Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse Louise Araneta Marcos left Hanoi late January 30, concluding their State visit to Vietnam on January 29-30 at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was visiting Vietnam, made a tour of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, the former name of present-day Hanoi, on January 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is the Philippines’ only strategic partner in the region, and high-level meetings will positively contribute to realizing the Strategic Partnership between the two countries, as well as to peace, development and prosperity in the region, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his meeting with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in Hanoi on January 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Philippines vowed to increase economic, investment and trade cooperation, aiming to raise two-way trade turnover to US$10 billion in 2025 from US$7.8 billion recorded in 2023.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Philippine businesses were told to take advantage of opportunities to rev up cooperation in each other’s markets, during their meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Hanoi on January 30.

VOV.VN - Pham Thi Thanh Tam, spouse of Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong, and Louise Araneta-Marcos, spouse of Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., made a tour of Hang Luoc flower market, the more-than-100-year-old flower market in Hanoi, on January 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr are scheduled to hold talks in Hanoi on January 30 to discuss measures on future cooperation between Vietnam and the Philippines.