VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and Algeria wish to raise their economic ties to new heights to match their cooperation potential, said Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh after his recent meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

President Vo Van Thuong expressed his delight at the growing special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos during a reception in Vientiane on April 10 for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

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

VOV.VN - Vietnamese import and export turnover of goods reached US$30.78 billion during the second half of March, representing a fall of 15% against the same period from last year, with the country posting a trade surplus of US$1.97 billion, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong had separate meetings with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on April 10 as part of his activities during the official visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in France, the French Embassy in Vietnam, the Association of French localities, and Hanoi will jointly host the 12th partnership conference between Vietnamese and French localities which will from April 13 to April 15.

Vietnam’s banking system is showing signs of returning to a period of money surplus as no bank needs the State Bank of Vietnam's (SBV) capital in the open market operation (OMO) channel and overnight interbank interest rates have dropped sharply.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Laos People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a welcome ceremony for President Vo Van Thuong on April 10 in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

VOV.VN - Ships 8004 and 8003 of the Vietnam Coast Guard left Dinh Vu port in Hai Phong city on the afternoon of April 9 to take part in a joint patrol with the China Coast Guard in the waters adjacent to the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line.

VOV.VN - The cooperation with Savannakhet province and other localities of Laos is always the highest priority of Ho Chi Minh City’s ties with foreign localities, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said during his visit to the Lao province on April 9.