The fifth foreign affairs and defence strategic dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Việt Nam and Australia was organised in Canberra on Wednesday. 

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng stressed the importance of the special solidarity between Việt Nam and Laos yesterday, saying it was vital for the stable development of both countries.

Unemployment, environmental protection, food safety and corruption were among major issues raised by voters yesterday as they met with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân and Cần Thơ City deputies.

President Trần Đại Quang hosted separate receptions yesterday for the ambassadors of Israel, Bangladesh, Finland, Austria and Cuba, after the ambassadors presented their credentials before taking office in Việt Nam. 

The central city of Đà Nẵng and Sakai City in Japan will start an intership programme for civil servants from Đà Nẵng to work in the Japanese city, Deputy chairman of the central city’s People’s Committee, Hồ Kỳ Minh, told a meeting with Sakai City leadership last week.

As India's best naval design and shipbuilding companies, we will comply with the needs of the Vietnamese shipyard industry, said representatives of India’s shipbuilding enterprises at the Maritime Industry Business Meeting in Hải Phòng City on September 25.

Japanese doctor Nagato Natsume has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Việt Nam in Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture. 

With demand for development from HCM City and strong points from Korean partners, the co-operation potential between HCM City and Korean localities and businesses remains large, the Deputy Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Tất Thành Cang, has said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held talks with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán following a welcoming ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday, affirming that Việt Nam always strives to develop ties with traditional friends in Central and Eastern Europe, including Hungary.