Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Ha Noi on October 28 for Zhang Guozhi, Deputy Governor of China’s Guangdong province, who is in Viet Nam to attend the 9th conference on coordinating cooperation between ministries, sectors, and localities of Viet Nam and the southeastern Chinese province.

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.