A vibrant celebration of traditional New Year festivals from Cambodia, Laos and Thailand held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11 helped deepen friendship, cultural understanding and solidarity between Viet Nam and the countries.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working breakfast with his Cambodian and Lao counterparts Hun Manet and Sonexay Siphandone in Kuala Lumpur on October 27 on the occasion of his attendance at the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Malaysia.