Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính received the new Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam, Pavlin Todorov, in Hà Nội on April 11.

Both sides affirmed the Việt Nam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership has been growing more practically, intensively and extensively, based on mutual respect, trust, and shared benefits.

The US$1.7-billion canal will be approximately 180km long, passing through four provinces with a total population of 1.6 million people living on both sides, connecting the capital city Phnom Penh with its southern coast (near Kiên Giang Province of Việt Nam).

The HCM City People’s Court on Thursday handed down a death sentence to Trương Mỹ Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Vạn Thịnh Phát, who has been identified as the mastermind behind the largest financial fraud in Việt Nam’s history.

Thailand attaches much importance to bolstering its cooperative ties with Việt Nam in all fields, particularly in economy, trade and investment

The summary report does not reflect the spirit or reality of cooperation between Việt Nam and the UN, and the priorities agreed on by Việt Nam and the UN development agencies, said Deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Đoàn Khắc Việt.

A French Navy frigate, the Vendemiaire, and its 98 crew members began a five-day friendship visit at the central city on April 11, promoting exchange activities and training programmes.

This event is organised to contribute to strengthening the friendship and solidarity between the defence ministries, local authorities and the people of the two countries.

HCM City wants to strengthen its friendship and co-operation with the US state of Washington in various areas.

Recently, Việt Nam handed decisions to sent another three officers to UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), raising the total number of Vietnamese peacekeepers deployed to UN missions to nearly 800.

The PM said Archbishop Gallagher’s Việt Nam visit, the first by a Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Vatican, especially after the adoption of the Status of the Resident Papal Representative in Việt Nam, is significant to the Vietnamese Catholic community, contributing to strengthening the relationship between the two sides.

As the State management body for religious affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs will coordinate with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Việt Nam to provide favourable conditions for activities of the Resident Papal Representative.

They recalled Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính's official visit to Brazil in September 2023, which has opened up numerous opportunities for cooperation, citing that Brazil is currently Việt Nam's largest trade partner in Latin America with a turnover of more than US$7.1 billion in 2023.

He emphasised the potential of establishing legislative outreach offices as a valuable reference for Việt Nam in the legislative process.

In 2023, the city’s export turnover to France was US$16 million and its import turnover from France, $15.5 million. By now, there have been 34 French investment projects in the city with a total investment capital of $25 million.

As a member of the Executive Board, Việt Nam will take part in the process of approving the agency's plans and programmes as well as its administrative, financial and budgetary decisions.

Over the past years, bilateral relations have been reinforced and growing fast and practically in all fields with profound political trust and the cooperation in economy-trade-investment and security-defence among bright spots.

Việt Nam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand have conducted many joint cooperation programmes to boost the development of the East - West Economic Corridor and the CLV Development Triangle Area.