VOV.VN - Nanning, the capital of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, continues to serve as a dynamic development hub in southern China and an important hub for cooperation with ASEAN, including Vietnam as a key partner.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has called on Japan’s Okayama prefecture to strengthen cooperation with Vietnamese localities, particularly in investment, high technology and other potential fields.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi received Evgeny Grigoriev, Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg city, at the embassy’s headquarters in Moscow on February 17 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 16 called on Japan’s Tochigi prefecture to promote more substantive and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnamese localities, particularly through practical projects that maximise each side’s strengths and potential.

Chiang Mai Governor Rattapol Naradisorn told visiting Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung on November 27 that the northern Thai province stands ready to expand cooperation with Vietnamese localities.

VOV.VN - China’s Guangxi and Vietnam’s localities should continue expanding and deepening cooperation across various fields, especially in economics, trade, and infrastructure, to fully tap their vast potential.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of India in Hanoi on November 11 signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the administrations of 10 provinces and cities in Vietnam, under which the Government of India will support the implementation of 10 Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) in these localities.

Vietnam's industrial index of production (IIP) jumped 10% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, with gains recorded in all 34 localities, reported the Ministry of Finance's National Statistics Office (NSO).

A delegation of representatives from the Vietnamese localities of Bac Lieu, Hue, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, and Vinh Long held a meeting on June 11 with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), one of Switzerland’s leading universities of applied sciences and arts.

Economic ties between Nanning and Vietnam have grown significantly. In 2024, bilateral trade reached approximately US$1.6 billion, accounting for 42.1% of its total trade with ASEAN member nations.