Việt Nam News

President Tô Lâm, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, and National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn respectively cabled congratulatory messages to French President Emmanuel Macron, PM Gabriel Attal, and President of the Senate Gerard Larcher.

Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) John Lee acknowledged that, despite some challenges, particularly regarding illegal immigration, the two sides have made continuous efforts to find solutions and promote cooperation, achieving many positive outcomes

The Government will continue giving priority to promoting growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, and ensuring the major balances of the economy, he said, adding that traditional growth drivers will be renewed and policies will be introduced to foster new ones.

The minister told the press that these are the first overseas trips of President Tô Lâm in his new position. The results reaped during the visits are important to the relations between Việt Nam and the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

President Tô Lâm on July 13 afternoon left Phnom Penh, concluding his successful state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

President Tô Lâm on July 13 met with representatives of Vietnamese representative agencies and the Vietnamese community in Cambodia as part of his state visit to the neighbouring country.

In her remarks at the meeting, General Director Vũ Việt Trang emphasised that the visit to Cambodia reflects the desire to enhance practical and effective cooperation in information and communication between VNA and AKP, meeting the development needs of the press in the digital age.

President Tô Lâm on July 13 visited the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) within the framework of his state visit to Cambodia.

President Tô Lâm on Saturday held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Bovor Thipadei Hun Manet during his state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted 25 resolutions at the end of its 56th regular session in Geneva, including one on climate change and human rights drafted and proposed by Việt Nam, Bangladesh, and the Philippines.

President Tô Lâm had a meeting with Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Việt Nam Friendship Association Samdech Men Sam An on July 13 as part of his state visit to the neighbouring country.

Regarding defence exchanges and cooperation with Việt Nam, the white paper emphasised that after the two countries upgraded their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world in November 2023, the two sides have made strong developments in the field of defence and security.

Vietnamese President Tô Lâm on July 13 met President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Khuon Sudary as part of the former’s state visit to the neighbouring country.

Laos and Việt Nam boast special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, an unprecedented relationship in history, he remarked, describing the trip as enormous momentum for the Lao Party, State, and people and also a contribution helping the bilateral ties become stronger and stay sustainable forever.

President of the Cambodian People’s Party and President of the Senate Samdech Techo Hun Sen highly valued his guest’s first state visit to Cambodia as the State leader of Việt Nam, considering the trip a contribution to the countries’ friendship and close-knit ties.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice President of Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam Nguyễn Hùng Sơn attended the 14th annual conference on East Sea (also known as South China Sea) held by the Washington DC-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on July 11.

Welcoming President Lâm on his state visit that is part of his first overseas tour as the State leader of Việt Nam, King Norodom Sihamoni said this reflects the importance that the Vietnamese Party and State, as well as the President, attach to the close-knit and trustworthy relations between the two countries.

The bilateral relations have been maintained firmly, with Party-to-Party cooperation holding the core role in setting up orientations for the two countries’ ties. Defence - security cooperation remains a pillar while economic, trade, and investment partnerships are currently a bright spot, especially the vigorous growth of bilateral trade.