Cooperation within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has helped raise Vietnam’s internal strength and boosted its trade and investment with other economies in the region, said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem.

President Nguyen Minh Triet left Hanoi on November 18 for an official visit to Venezuela at the invitation of President Hugo Chaves Frias. This is the first visit to Venezuela by the Vietnamese State President.

Over the past few years, a large number of rural young people have left their home villages for big cities in hopes of earning a living and supporting their impoverished families at home. However, the migration has set alarm bells ringing about its consequences.  

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen began an official two-day visit to Vietnam on November 4 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. This is his first visit to Vietnam after he took office for a fourth term in September 2008.

The State President’s visit to Russia aims to consolidate mutual understanding and strengthen strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia. The visit to Mongolia affirms a desire to further strengthen traditional relations of friendship between Vietnam and Mongolia.

The seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 7) is a political event of great significance for enhancing the partnership between the two continents and affirming the strong development of the ASEM cooperation process.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to China from October 20-23 and attend the 7th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Beijing on October 24-25 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. The visit is expected to concretise the strategic and comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

A high-level Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung returned to Hanoi on October 14, concluding an official two-day visit to Australia. The visit helped further develop the two countries’ political ties and also expand bilateral cooperation in various areas.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung began an official two-day visit to Australia on October 13 at the invitation of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The visit aims to promote friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries, especially now that Australia has just formed a new government.

It is important for Vietnam to shield itself from the impacts of the US financial crisis by devising proper solutions and policies to support its production and business activities.