Aichi has maintained economic cooperation and exchanges with Vietnam for more than a decade, including the establishment of the Aichi Desk to support businesses, as well as a 10-year friendship cooperation agreement with Ho Chi Minh City.
PM Chinh thanked Japan for its consistent support for Vietnam, especially during difficult periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that Japan remains Vietnam’s leading partner in official development assistance (ODA) and labour cooperation, third-largest foreign investor, and fourth-largest partner in trade and tourism.
Gawkowski affirmed that his working visit will lay the foundation for developing ties between Polish localities and Ninh Binh. He pledged to support the establishment of local-level cooperation, thereby contributing to the enhancement of the Poland–Vietnam relations in a robust, effective, and substantive way.
As of 10 p.m. on October 15, several embassies and international organisations have provided or pledged nearly 5.7 million USD in aid to Vietnamese localities affected by storms Bualoi and Matmo.
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations and other agencies in New York will continue assisting Vietnamese localities to enhance relations with US-based partners, a diplomat has said.
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney has suggested South Australia further create favourable conditions for Vietnamese students to study in the state at a recent working session with local authorities.
Nearly 300 athletes from Vietnamese localities and clubs and Japan competed at a Judo tournament celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, and the 2023 Open Judo Championship Ba Ria-Vung Tau in the southern province from November 9-11.
Vietnamese localities and enterprises are attracting design talents to deeply join the global integrated circuit supply chain, as global IC design corporations are shifting their operations to Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Ba Ria-Vung Tau are localities that frequently top the national rankings of foreign investment attraction, budget collection, per capita income and competitiveness index, among others.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh has visited New South Wales to seek ways to foster cooperation between Vietnamese localities and the Australian state.
Russia hopes to step up cooperation with Vietnamese localities, with Ho Chi Minh City being the top priority, Russian Consul General in HCM City Sadykov Timur Sirozhevich told Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen during their meeting on March 14.
A conference aimed at connecting foreign diplomatic corps and business associations with Vietnamese localities and businesses took place in both face-to-face and online forms on December 13.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 12 held a seminar to discuss measures to further foster cooperation between several Vietnamese localities and the European Union (EU).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in coordination with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a conference named “Meet Korea 2020” in Hanoi on June 30 to promote exchanges and cooperation between Vietnamese localities and partners in the RoK.
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) organised a dialogue on economic cooperation between Vietnamese localities and relevant agencies and businesses of Japan in Tokyo on November 8.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and Vice Governor of China’s Guangdong province Ouyang Weimin co-chaired the seventh conference reviewing cooperation results between Vietnam’s ministries and localities and the Chinese province in Guangzhou city from June 23-25.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation (CBF) has signed a number of cooperation agreements with Vietnamese localities and companies in the field of biotechnology.
Officials from Vietnamese localities namely Hanoi, Binh Duong, Quang Ngai and Hai Phong, and representatives from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs are joining foreign mayors, governors and officials from 125 countries and territories around the world at the World Cities Summit (WCS) Mayors Forum in Singapore on July 7-8.
