Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc suggested increasing strategy in the partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) while addressing the first working session of the 2019 ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit in Busan on Tuesday.

The National Assembly (NA) on Monday voted for amendments to the immigration law, for the first time allowing visitors to change their visa status and prolong their stays in Việt Nam without having to fly out of the country.

PM Phúc said the Government of Việt Nam will create good conditions for Korean citizens to live and work in Việt Nam.

At the meeting with host PM Scott Morrison, Dũng expressed the Vietnamese Government and people’s sympathies for Australia over the losses caused by recent forest fires.

Measures to boost security – defence co-operation between Việt Nam and the European Union (EU) were discussed at their first ever security – defence dialogue held from November 19-24 in Brussels, Belgium.