Prime Minister of Russia D. A. Medvedev will pay an official visit to Việt Nam on November 18 and 19.The Foreign Ministry said the visit will be made at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. 

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh has expressed her wish that Việt Nam and Belarus would step up relations, of which defence co-operation should be made a priority.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Polish independence, Wojciech Gerwel, Ambassador of Poland to Việt Nam, shares with Việt Nam News a message about his country’s history.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has underlined ASEAN’s commitment to promoting and elevating its strategic partnership and comprehensive co-operation with Japan for peace, stability and prosperity in the region.

The Việt Nam-China border defence friendship exchange will take place in Cao Bằng Province and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from November 19-21.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said he supports ASEAN-China efforts to develop their connectivity in terms of mutual trust, physical connections and human connections.

The Việt Nam-Japan U13 international teenager football tournament is scheduled to kick off on December 14-16 in the southern province of Bình Dương.

Building HCM City into an innovative business hub in the Southeast Asian region will top the agenda of the HCM City Economic Forum to be held in the city next week (Nov 23).

Việt Nam will help more Vietnamese firms to enter the lucrative Latin American markets, said Đỗ Thắng Hải, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, during a conference on Việt Nam – Latin America trade facilitation.

Apart from trade and investment opportunities, experts said participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) offers Việt Nam a chance to modernise its labour laws and industrial relations system to create sustainable jobs and bring practical benefits to workers.