Việt Nam News

The State visit to Việt Nam by Governor-General of Australia David Hurley from April 3-6 is expected to create new momentum for the bilateral ties, according to a scholar from the University of Queensland in Australia.

Speaking at the opening ceremony on April 1, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), called Carlo Urbani a hero of the world and a symbol for the world's fight against diseases. 

When đổi mới (Renewal) process was started in Việt Nam in the late 1980s, many talented Vietnamese scholars were chosen to come to the ANU to undertake studies in “market economics”. These scholars were funded by the Australian aid agency (AusAID), now part of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

The PM stressed that the province must strongly develop the urban system, promote investment in socio-economic infrastructure, ensure synchronisation, modernity, connectivity of the infrastructure.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà has signed Decision No. 334/QD-TTg, approving the Geological and Mineral Strategy to 2030, with a vision towards 2045.

They shared their determination to maintain cooperation in clearing mines and explosives, decontaminating dioxin, supporting war-affected people in Việt Nam.

Italy is currently one of Việt Nam's leading economic partners in Europe, while Việt Nam has become Italy's largest trading partner in ASEAN.

Welcoming the Chinese official and the delegation of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Party chief Nguyễn Phú Trọng said their visit is a specific activity that contributes to realising the common perception between the senior leaders of the two Parties and countries, opening up a new phase in cooperation between the two countries and their border localities.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính wants the two sides to strengthen transport connectivity, multimodal logistics between Guangxi and Việt Nam, and study a pilot model of smart border gate.

On March 23, 2023, the ministry's Consular Department met representatives of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Việt Nam to propose coordination to verify related information and support Việt Nam’s representative mission in Taipei in implementing citizen protection measures.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng and Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi co-chaired the fifth political consultation between the two ministries to discuss orientations to promote the bilateral Strategic Partnership in the coming time.

Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly (NA) leaders on March 30 sent messages of congratulations to their Malaysian counterparts on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations (March 30, 1973-2023).

Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abdul Kadir said Việt Nam has emerged as one of Malaysia’s closest partners, economically and socially.

Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Việt Nam and Malaysia still promoted their relations through telephone talks among their senior leaders.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính will attend the 4th International Mekong River Commission Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on April 5, 2023, at the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.

Their wrongdoings concern financial management, land use, investment and bidding.

As a global problem, climate change requires a global approach based on multilateral cooperation and institutions, particularly the respect for international law and the UN Charter, Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has said.

Việt Nam was Malaysia’s 12th-largest trading partner in the world last year and fourth-largest in ASEAN, after Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand.