The COVID-19 pandemic has partly affected the two countries' trade activities with the two-way trade reaching about $1.65 billion in 2022. However, it remains a bright spot in the two countries’ relations.
The two ministers agreed to continue facilitating visits and contacts at all levels in the coming time, especially between senior leaders. They also vowed to maintain cooperation mechanisms, including resuming the strategic security and defence dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between the two countries’ foreign and defence ministries, as well as holding political consultations at the department head level between the two foreign ministries.
Sơn vowed to partner with agencies concerned to best meet the legitimate aspirations of the Vietnamese communities worldwide and in France, and wished that they would continue making positive contributions to the host country while popularising Vietnamese identity globally.
A once-in-a-lifetime experience! That’s how staff at a bia hơi in Hà Nội felt last Saturday after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese popped in for a beer or two! They say he’s their most famous guest and now they’ve a signed sign on the wall to mark the occasion.
The deputies agreed on the need to make comprehensive amendment of the Law on Housing, thereby fully institutionalising the guidelines and policies of the Party and the State on housing.
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng had a meeting in Hà Nội on June 5 with the group of female deputies of the 15th National Assembly, during which he asked them to continue to adopt reforms to improve the quality and efficiency of their activities.
Minister of Public Security Gen. Tô Lâm hosted a reception in Hà Nội on June 5 for a delegation of the National Police Agency (NPA) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) led by Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident correspondents in Paris, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Đinh Toàn Thắng said it is the first visit to France by a Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs since the two countries upgraded their relationship to a strategic partnership a decade ago
The trip, made at the invitation of Malaysian and Indonesian navies, aims to consolidate and strengthen the good friendship and cooperation between the Việt Nam People’s Army and People’s Navy and those of other countries.
Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến attended plenary sessions and bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event.
President Võ Văn Thưởng on June 4 received Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on a two-day official visit to Vietnam starting June 3.
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng received leader of the Australian Labour Party and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese in Hà Nội on June 4.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hà Nội on June 4.
Speaking at an online regular meeting between the Government and localities, PM Phạm Minh Chính stressed the need to remove obstacles to production and business, and help enterprises in administrative procedures, interest rates and market expansion.
PM Albanese emphasised that Australia considered Việt Nam the centre in the process of building Australia's strategy for Southeast Asia.
This is the first official visit to Việt Nam of PM Albanese since he took office, which takes place just two months after a State visit of the Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley. This reflects the importance that Australia attaches to its relations with Việt Nam.
The dialogue has brought together more than 550 delegates who are defence and security officers and scholars from 41 countries.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on June 3 asked ministries, agencies and localities to push the three engines of export, investment and consumption in order to spur the country's economic growth in the time ahead.
