The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) wants to strengthen its friendship and co-operation with the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV), helping to push the Việt Nam-Republic of Korea (RoK) relations to a new height, said DPK Chairman Lee Hae-chan.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc encouraged the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Investment Corporation of Dubai to expand investment in Việt Nam, while hosting the group’s Executive Director and CEO Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani in Hà Nội on Monday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for Alfred Kelly, CEO of Visa – a global payment technology company.

Việt Nam wants to enhance co-operation with Germany, hoping the European nation will provide support in developing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), digital technology and boosting start-up development and innovation.

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei starts a three-day visit to Việt Nam from today.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân will make official visits to Morocco and France, work with the EU Parliament and attend the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related meetings in Doha, Qatar from March 28 to April 8, the National Assembly’s External Affairs Committee announced.

The Việt Nam-Singapore Cooperation Centre was officially launched in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Prison sentences ranging from 4-9 years have been proposed for two ex-leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets.”

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will pay a State-level visit to Việt Nam from March 26-28 at the invitation of President Nguyễn Phú Trọng.