Pasaxon, the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), has published an article highlighting enhanced cooperation between the National Assemblies of Laos and Viet Nam toward deepening their strategic partnership in the new period.

The Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV)’s forthcoming 14th National Congress, which will review 40 years of the Doi moi (renewal) process as well as the Party’s platforms and resolutions, will provide a critical foundation for shaping the long-term development of the S-shaped nation, according to James Kember, former New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam (2006-2009).

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had separate meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Brazilian President Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 26.

Ho Chi Minh City is proud of and treasures its close and effective cooperation with Malaysia, and remains confident that the friendship and partnership between the city and Malaysian partners will continue to grow even stronger in the years ahead, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Loc Ha said.

Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner endorsed the Vietnamese Embassy’s initiative, in coordination with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and Lower Austria, to hold a Viet Nam–Austria forum on skilled labour and vocational training.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai received US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago in Hanoi on March 10.

January 18, 1950, went down in the history of Vietnam-China relations as an important milestone. Not long after its establishment, the People’s Republic of China was the first country in the world to establish diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.