Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held talks with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud in Hanoi on March 17 as part of the latter’s visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob is set to pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 20-21 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on March 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised that the statistical work plays a significant role, especially in policy making, while addressing the National Statistical Conference on March 17.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested Saudi Arabia soon completely lift its import ban on Vietnamese seafood, and increase the import of agricultural products from the Southeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will build another oil refinery, the third of its kind, to ensure a sufficient supply of petroleum products for local consumption, said Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh.

The government has viewed price control of key commodities, such as petrol, steel, concrete, transport, livestock feed, food and medical equipment, as a top priority, said Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai in a meeting with ministries and local authorities on March 14.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that New Zealand create more conditions for Vietnamese goods to access its market toward bringing the two countries' two-way trade turnover to US$2 billion by 2024, during March 15 reception for the new New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam, Tredene Dobson.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to work with Sierra Leone to find suitable models to step up agricultural collaboration, particularly in rice cultivation and processing.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed relevant ministries to co-ordinate efforts in a bid to clarify a suspected scam involving 100 cashew nut containers exported from Vietnam to the European market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 12 demanded favourable mechanisms be issued to facilitate public - private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure building, so as to boost the development of the Van Phong Economic Zone (EZ).