The great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between Laos and Việt Nam have grown unceasingly in both scale and depth despite complicated developments in the region and around the world, said a senior official of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP).

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh on Friday chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the much anticipated DPRK-USA Summit in Hà Nội, which is slated for next Wednesday and Thursday.

Increasing judicial cooperation between Việt Nam and Thailand has contributed to strengthening and deepening bilateral relations, Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh told a Thai chief judge on February 22.

The Vietnamese Government is committed to creating the best conditions for foreign firms, including MUFG Bank, to operate in Việt Nam, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at a meeting with Kanetsugu Mike, President and CEO of the largest Japanese bank in Hà Nội on Friday.

Head of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyễn Văn Giàu is leading a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 2019 Parliamentary Hearing – Emerging Challenges to Multilateralism – between the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN, which opened on February 21 at the UN Headquarters.

Việt Nam and Argentina have issued a joint statement on the occasion of the state visit to Việt Nam by Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his spouse from February 19-21.

Việt Nam and South Sudan signed a joint communiqué on establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries at the headquarters of Việt Nam’s permanent mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York on Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has affirmed that Vietnam always treasures its strategic partnership with Germany - a leading partner of Việt Nam in Europe.

The World Bank (WB) is willing to work with Việt Nam in infrastructure development and wants to share Việt Nam’s experience with other countries in this sphere, said WB Vice President for Infrastructure Makhtar Diop.