Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính delivered a virtual address at the third ASEAN Women's Leaders Summit on Friday morning, highlighting the commitment of Việt Nam in promoting gender equality.

The Politburo scrutinised and basically agreed on the major and important guidelines and viewpoints orienting planning work for HCM City.

Deputy FM Việt affirmed Việt Nam's support for Laos in successfully chairing the important events, contributing to the overall success of the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2024.

The diplomat said that Vietnamese leaders and people highly value the visit by President Wickremesinghe in 2017 as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and hope to welcome more Sri Lankan leaders in the future.

HCM City is ready to carry out a twinning and cooperation agreement with an Angolan locality and, as a major centre of Việt Nam, it is willing to work with sectors and localities of the African nation in the fields matching their common interest and potential so as to further intensify their countries’ relations

Chile is one of Việt Nam's four largest trade partners in the Latin American region (following Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina).

The United Nations has proposed an International Cybercrime Agreement, which will be signed in the near future and the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security will be one of the signatories.

The top leaders of the two Parties and the two countries affirmed that both sides attach importance to bilateral relations, view the prioritisation of developing ties between the two Parties and the two countries as a strategic choice, and support each other to successfully realise national development goals.

Accounting for over 98 per cent of total businesses nationwide, SMEs form an important force in the economy, contributing to about 50 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 35 per cent of the annual state budget revenue. They also provide jobs for more than 50 per cent of the workforce.