Viet Nam’s export earnings grew by 14.8% to 262.44 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, while its import turnover rose by 17.9% to 252.26 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of 10.18 billion USD, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on August 6.

China is a market with great potential for Vietnamese agricultural products, especially tropical fruits, thanks to advantages in geographical proximity, product quality, and alignment with Chinese consumer preferences.

Customs authorities at Mong Cai International Border Gate in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on August 5 announced that they have completed clearance procedures for nearly 22 tonnes of fresh, unhusked coconuts officially exported to China through Bac Luan II bridge border gate.

An art programme themed “Colours of China” was organised on August 3 at the Ho Guom Theatre to mark several major national milestones.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 1 sent a message of sympathy to Chinese Premier Li Qiang following severe flooding in Beijing and surrounding areas that caused heavy casualties and damage.

The first joint army training exercise of the Vietnamese and Chinese ground forces wrapped up at Jianglong Chongzuo Training Base in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on July 30.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 29 afternoon (local time) on the sidelines of the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP 6).

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on July 21 attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the world’s largest hydropower project, valued at 1.2 trillion yuan (about 168 billion USD).

On July 16, in Ha Noi, the Guangxi People's Friendship Association (China) and the Chinese Cultural Centre in Ha Noi jointly organised a meeting with scholars and students who studied in Guangxi.

A delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, led by Deputy Minister Ho An Phong, attended the Global Civilisation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting, which opened in Beijing, China on July 10.

The School of Foreign Languages and Tourism (under Ha Noi University of Industry), in collaboration with the China Cultural Centre in Ha Noi and the Department of Culture and Tourism of Hebei Province (China), hosted a cultural exchange programme on July 3 to introduce Hebei’s culture and tourism for 2025.

Nguyen Van Quang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee, and Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Da Nang City, hosted a reception for Chinese Ambassador to Viet Nam He Wei and his spouse on June 30, during his working visit to the city.

An exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career in China has been jointly held by the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History of China and the Ho Chi Minh Museum of Viet Nam as part of activities to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations and the Year of Humanistic Exchange 2025 between the two nations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has successfully concluded a three-day visit to China, where he attended the 16th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin and conducted working sessions, with more than over 30 engagements in total, leaving significant impact both bilaterally and multilaterally.

People-to-people exchange has long been an important pillar in Viet Nam–China relations. Since the beginning of 2025, a series of meaningful cultural, artistic, and people-to-people exchange activities have been organised by both countries, thereby enhancing mutual understanding and consolidating the traditional friendship.

Viet Nam always values and supports cooperation between its ministries, sectors, and localities and their Chinese counterparts, including Shanghai, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed during his meeting with Chen Jining, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, on June 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings on June 25 with Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Interim Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Borge Brende, WEF President and CEO, on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin, China.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with leading corporations of China on June 24 to discuss advancing cooperation with Viet Nam in infrastructure development, finance, trade, and investment.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, green transition, and circular economy are offering limitless opportunities for bilateral collaboration while addressing the Viet Nam-China business forum in Tianjin on June 24.

The China – Viet Nam relationship is currently at its best ever, marked by strong political trust, robust economic and trade cooperation, and increasingly deep strategic connection, according to a Chinese scholar.