VOV.VN - The Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences held an international symposium on September 16 in Hanoi to discuss the impact of an aging population on economic development.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (UNDP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation on September 7.

VOV.VN - The Japan - Vietnam Friendship Society of Sakai City should promote trade and investment cooperation between its businesses and their Vietnamese counterparts, as well as between Japanese and Vietnamese localities.

VOV.VN - Japan continues to be the nation’s leading economic partner, the number one ODA donor, the third major investor, and the fourth largest trading partner.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has suggested Vietnam and Singapore deepen cooperation in specific areas, including the building of a cooperation programme between the HCMA and Singaporeans partners.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Le Hoai Trung, member of the CPV Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations, attended the Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Marxist Political Parties Forum held virtually on July 28.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on July 19 received Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov who was in Hanoi for the second political consultation between the two Foreign Ministries.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh began a two-day visit to China on July 12, during which he is scheduled to co-chair the 14th meeting of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc of Vietnam and his Venezuelan counterpart Capaya Rodriguez co-hosted the ninth political consultation in Hanoi on July 7.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu visited Qatar on July 4-5 where he co-hosted the second political consultation between Vietnam and Qatar with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi.