VOV.VN - Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, on August 3 sent a message of congratulation to President To Lam on his election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will continue to champion its open foreign policy goals adopted by the recent 13th National Party Congress, which has so far proven effective and has been highly appreciated by the international community, said newly elected Party General Secretary To Lam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has expressed its disappointment after the US Department of Commerce released its conclusions not recognizing the country as a market economy.

President To Lam hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on August 2 for the Ambassadors of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Canada.

President To Lam on August 1 hosted a banquet in honour of Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta, who is on a state visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has expressed its regret that the United States has yet to recognized Vietnam’s market economy status though it acknowledged positive changes in the economy in recent times.

Vietnam was the second largest importer of Lao products in June this year, with a total value reaching US$115 million, according to the Lao Trade Portal (LTP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to its comprehensive strategic partnership with Japan, and wants to work closely with its partner to further strengthen bilateral relations, said Le Hoai Trung, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc is paying a working visit to Australia from July 31 to August 3 in an effort to increase financial cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China have maintained stability along their land border after 25 years of signing the boundary treaty, creating conditions for border localities to increase exchanges and cooperation, said Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.