VOV.VN - Lao newspapers and radio and television stations on April 11 and April 12 published a series of articles, photos, and programmes highlighting the activities and outcomes of the official visit to Laos made by President Vo Van Thuong from April 10 to April 11 at the invitation of General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.

Representatives from Vietnamese, Lao and Thai cities and provinces proposed cooperation measures at a forum in the Lao province of Champasak on April 10.

The Vietnam Festival in Japan, themed “Hope”, opened at Ikebukuro park, Tokyo, on April 8, starting a series of exchanges on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed Vietnam’s desire to strengthen the cooperative relations with Malaysia and Cambodia during his separate meetings with the ambassadors of the two countries in Hanoi on April 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 6 received Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Chernyshenko, who is in Vietnam for an official visit and to co-chair the 24th session of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for economic, trade and scientific-technical cooperation.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel introduced Phở - a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup - to international friends and local people at Attilio cooking school in Or Yehuda city on April 4.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and visiting Australian Governor-General David Hurley spoke of the building of a new cooperation framework during their meeting in Hanoi on April 4.

VOV.VN - Australian Governor-General David Hurley, who is currently on a State visit to Vietnam, was welcomed on the morning of April 4 by President Vo Van Thuong at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security vows to work closely with relevant Japanese ministries and agencies to ensure the security and safety of Japanese firms and citizens in Vietnam, said Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam hosted a reception in Bangkok on March 29 for Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh.