Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Chinese Ambassador Hong Xiaoyong in Hanoi on August 17, noting that Vietnam has consistently given the greatest import to its relations with China.
A major female culprit of a transnational child trafficking gang, Huang Qingheng, was executed by a court in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on August 16, said Xinhua News Agency.
Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay on August 11 called on China to respect maritime law and security as well as the rule of law to resolve disputes in both the East Sea and the East China Sea.
Leaders of northern mountainous province of Ha Giang and the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of China’s Yunnan province have agreed to promote exchange and multifaceted links.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced its plan to reschedule flights from/to Hong Kong and Guangzhou (China) on August 2 due to Typhoon Nida.
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Guangzhou on July 28 assigned two officers to People’s Hospital in Sanya city, the Chinese province of Hainan, to visit Vietnamese fishermen who were in distress.
Police officers of Vietnam and China gathered in the central province of Khanh Hoa on July 28 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in fighting drug-related crimes.
President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received congratulatory messages from their respective Lao counterparts Bounnhang Vorachit and Thoongloun Sisoulith on July 27.