Việt Nam News

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has called on China and Viet Nam to promote their traditional friendship, and advance the relationship between the two militaries of the two countries.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Wei Fenghe, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Southeast Asia’s first laboratory to research into urban development opened in HCM City last week.

The peacekeeping force of Việt Nam has made considerable contributions in the past, which have won the recognition and high evaluation from the United Nations and international friends, helping to promote the country’s stature and prestige in the region and the world.

Prime Minister of Việt Nam Phạm Minh Chính held separate in-person meetings with his Cambodian, Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts on Saturday, on the occasion of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam arrived in Hà Nội at midnight Saturday, early morning of Sunday, successfully concluding their trip to attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The two ministers later cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Việt Nam-China friendship cultural house in Đồng Văn Commune, Bình Liêu District, Quảng Ninh Province, which was built by the two defence ministries.

ASEAN leaders have all expressed concerns over escalating situation in Myanmar and the worsening impacts on the Myanmar people and lives, asked that all parties exercise restraints and refrain from violence, to enable seeking of solutions for the future of Myanmar.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had talks with ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi on the sidelines of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting at the office of the grouping’s secretariat in Jakarta on Saturday. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on Saturday as part of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting held in Indonesia.

Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn received in Jakarta on Saturday Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener in Indonesia on the sidelines of the ASEAN leaders’ summit.

The sixth Việt Nam-China border defence friendship exchange took place in Dongxing city, Guangxi Province of China, and Bình Liêu, the northern province of Quảng Ninh, on Saturday.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính participates in the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting, which officially opened on Saturday afternoon at the office of the regional grouping’s secretariat in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta.

Việt Nam and China held their seventh defence strategy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level in Dongxing city in the Chinese province of Guangxi on April 23.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday paid a visit to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as he was visiting the country ahead of the highly-anticipated ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on Saturday.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and the high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam arrived at Jakarta capital of Indonesia at midday on Friday to attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting at the invitation of the Chair of ASEAN in 2021, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Thursday had a phone call with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen to discuss bilateral ties and co-ordination at multilateral forums on the occasion of the two nations marking the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the United Nations (UN), has affirmed Việt Nam’s strong support for all efforts and initiatives that can help promote the Middle East peace process.