Việt Nam News

Visiting Air Defence Division 365, the minister offered incense in tribute to 1,383 martyrs of the Division who sacrificed in the resistance wars to defend the Fatherland.

Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng reaffirmed Việt Nam's strong commitment to valuing and enhancing the friendly and multi-faceted cooperation with Austria, a reliable friend of Việt Nam within the European Union (EU).

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ commended outgoing French Ambassador to Việt Nam Nicolas Warnery for his contributions to bilateral cooperation activities while receiving the diplomat in Hà Nội on Monday.

Meeting with Mayor of Vienna Michael Ludwig as part of his official visit to Austria at the invitation of President Alexander Van der Bellen, the Vietnamese leader congratulated Vienna on its developmental achievements and suggested the mayor encourage local businesses to expand investment and business in Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính underscored the importance of mutual support between the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Laos news agency Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL) in training personnel in the fields of media, technology, and foreign languages.

Austria is one of the first European countries to establish diplomatic relations with Việt Nam.

President Võ Văn Thưởng, his spouse, and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Vienna International Airport on Sunday afternoon (local time), starting an official visit to Austria at the invitation of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.

President Võ Văn Thưởng will pay a State visit to Italy this month at the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Italian Ambassador to Việt Nam Antonio Alessandro spoke to Vietnam News Agency ahead of the visit, about how it will contribute to update the political relations between the two countries and orient their cooperation in all sectors.

Regulation 114 consists of five chapters and 16 articles, stipulating the responsibility of Party Committees, Party organisations, managements and their heads, as well as heads of advisory agencies in personnel work.

PM Chính expressed his deep gratitude to veteran revolutionaries, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, war invalids, martyrs’ families, and other contributors to the revolution.

This will be the first visit to Austria by a Vietnamese President in the past 15 years, and the first trips to Italy and the Vatican by a Vietnamese head of state in the past seven years. The President's visit to Italy will be also the most important highlight as the two countries are celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership in 2023.

The Government has paid attention to labour, employment, social security assurance and people's lives.  

The US values the comprehensive partnership with Việt Nam and will continue to develop it, affirmed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at her meeting with Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ in Hà Nội on July 21.

The two sides discussed the exchange of experiences, especially in advancing digital transformation and tele-medicine, and providing medical care to Laos citizens in Vietnamese hospitals.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondents in Europe, Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Nguyễn Trung Kiên said that this trip is an opportunity for the two countries to enhance their well developing relations.

President Thưởng emphasised the importance of fully and seriously implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) to maintain peace and stability in the region.

The two leaders agreed to continue creating favourable conditions for each other's investment, business and trade, as well as support the review and limitation of trade remedies, and maintain and strengthen supply chains, especially when all countries are looking for ways to diversify markets to adapt to the current international context.