Vietnam welcomes Swedish investment: PMPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 27 pledged further favourable conditions for Swedish enterprises, including pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, to land long-term investment in Vietnam for sustainable development.
UN Security Council membership enables Vietnam to contribute more to UNVietnam has been nominated by Asian-Pacific countries in the UN as the only candidate from the region to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure, with the vote slated for June 7.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc concludes Norway visitPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage left Oslo on May 26, concluding their official visit to Norway and starting their trip to Stockholm for an official visit to Sweden at the invitation by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.
Vietnamese, Russian PMs hold talks in MoscowVietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to enhance the two countries' cooperation during talks in Moscow on May 22.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc sets off for official visits to Russia, Norway, SwedenPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation left Hanoi on May 20 morning for official visits to Russia, Norway and Sweden.
Party chief, President Nguyen Phu Trong chairs key officials’ meetingParty General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of key officials in Hanoi on May 14.
Defence ministry supports Vietnam-Japan peacekeeping cooperation: officerDeputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh received a senior official from the Bureau of Defence Policy of Japan's Ministry of Defence in Hanoi on May 9.
Vietnam, Sweden seek to step up cooperation during talksVice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree discussed measures to step up the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden during their talks in Hanoi on May 6.
PM’s attendance at BRF enhances Vietnam’s role in global integrationPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's attendance in the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) from April 25-27 in Beijing has affirmed Vietnam's goodwill and role in international economic integration, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.
Vietnam assumes AAPTC 2020 Chairmanship from ThailandVietnam assumed the role of the Chair of the Association of Asia-Pacific Peace Operations Training Centres (AAPTC) in 2020 from Thailand during its annual general meeting and workshop in Bangkok on April 26.
PM Phuc meets Chinese Party chief and President Xi Jinping in BeijingPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 25.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc to attend Belt and Road Forum in BeijingPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, from April 25-27.
NA Chairwoman affirms Vietnam’s ties with USNational Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan affirmed Vietnam's external policy of treasuring ties with the US during a reception in Hanoi on April 18 for US Senator Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the US Committee on Appropriations.
Defence Minister meets USINDOPACOM CommanderDefence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson in Hanoi on April 16.
Front leader greets Cambodia on traditional Chol Chnam Thmay festivalSecretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man has sent Chol Chnam Thmay festival greetings to Cambodia.
PM visits Khmer Theravada Buddhist AcademyPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and extended New Year wishes to monks and students of the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 7 on the occasion of the Chol Chnam Thmay - the traditional New Year Festival of the Khmer people in the south.
PM emphasises removing transport infrastructure bottleneck in Mekong DeltaPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a Government delegation held a working session in Can Tho City on April 5 with leaders of cities and provinces in the Mekong Delta and the southeastern region with a focus on transport infrastructure, which is considered a bottleneck in regional development.
Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte to visit VietnamPrime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands will pay an official visit to Vietnam on April 9.
Vietnam, US hold 10th political, security, defence dialogueThe political, security and defence dialogue serves as an effective channel for information exchange helping promote Vietnam-US relations, said participants at the 10th annual political, security and defence dialogue in Washington DC, the US, on March 25.