Việt Nam and Australia have agreed to soon upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership on the basis of their enhanced comprehensive partnership and huge potential for cooperation.  

President Trần Đại Quang had a meeting today with Brunei Sultan Hagi Hassanal Bolkiah who is in the central city of Đà Nẵng to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

 The National Assembly on Friday adopted the resolution on socio-economic development plan for the year 2018 with 84.93 per cent of the deputies voting yes.

On Saturday, the leaders of the world’s largest and most dynamic trading corridor, hosted by Việt Nam President Trần Đại Quang and joined by newcomers including United States President Donald Trump, will convene in the central Vietnamese port city of Đà Nẵng for their annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ meeting.

President Trần Đại Quang and his Chilean counterpart Bachelet discussed orientations and measures to enhance friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during their talks on Thursday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday flew south to HCM City after spending the first day of his State visit in the capital Hà Nội.

 Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Bình Minh met with Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng in the central city of Đà Nẵng today. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh had a bilateral meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop who is in Việt Nam for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in central Đà Nẵng City yesterday.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn  Thị Kim Ngân lauded the assistance of the United Nations (UN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Việt Nam’s socio-economic development, particularly in poverty reduction, climate change adaptation and administrative reform.