Myanmar’s State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the President’s Office, has successfully wrapped up her first official visit to Việt Nam.

issued on the official visit to Viet Nam from 19 to 20 April 2018 by Her Excellency Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and State Counselor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi agreed to further deepen bilateral trade and investment on a win-win basis in order to achieve two-way trade valued at US$1 billion or higher during their talks in Hà Nội yesterday.

Any unilateral actions by any other country in Việt Nam's two archipelagoes in the East Sea – Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) – without the consent of Việt Nam are invalid and illegal, said foreign ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

The two-day visit to Việt Nam, starting today, by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to strengthen bilateral ties and tighten the Việt Nam-Myanmar partnership.

Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warships, including the helicopter frigates HMAS ANZAC and HMAS TOOWOOMBA and support ship HMAS SUCCESS, docked at HCM City’s Sài Gòn Port yesterday (April 19) as a part of a goodwill visit.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked governmental ministries and agencies to spare no effort in support of the procuracy sector’s activities. 

Institutions and legal regulations for special administrative-economic zones in Quảng Ninh, Khánh Hòa and Kiên Giang provinces must be different from other cities and provinces to attract investment, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

The High-Level People’s Court in Hà Nội yesterday began to hear the appeals of Hà Văn Thắm, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank), and his accomplices for their wrongdoings at the bank.