President Trần Đại Quang strongly supported the enhancement of trade ties and maritime and aviation connectivity between Việt Nam and India in an interview with Press Trust of India (PTI) ahead of his visit to the country starting today.

US navy vessels including the carrier USS Carl Vinson, the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and the destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer will pay a friendship port call to Đà Nẵng City from March 5 to 9, Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

 Việt Nam lacks necessary mechanisms to enforce provisions on bribery of foreign public officials and officials of international public organisations under the 2015 Penal Code, according to research conducted by Hà Nội Law University with support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The number of poor households in the country dropped by 1.5 per cent in 2017, according to the Steering Committee on the National Target Programmes.

 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc directed external work of the Foreign Ministry in its new headquarters in Hà Nội yesterday, wishing that each diplomatic official must be a soldier on external front. 

President Trần Đại Quang and his wife will pay State visits to the Republic of India and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh next month.

Australia and Vietnam established diplomatic relations in 1973 after negotiations were concluded in Paris that resulted in an Agreement to End the War and Restore the Peace in Vietnam. Bilateral relations have been continually developed with two major turning points.

Dr. Mark Roberts in Melbourne, Australia and retired Vietnamese Nguyễn Bá Khuyến write some thoughts on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral ties (26/2/1973 – 26/2/2018)

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has confirmed that HCM City’s Chợ Rẫy Hospital will receive reciprocal capital from the Government for the construction of its second hospital. A US$25 million official development assistance (ODA) package from the Austrian government will also be provided for equipment and facilities.