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China wants to step up agricultural cooperation with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, especially for major farm produce like rice and fruits, in order to raise the efficiency of the rural economy, Chinese Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Wu Jun said on June 24.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations and the Chinese Consulate General in the city held a banquet on January 16 to celebrate the 69th founding anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950).

Experts gathered at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21 to seek measures to help Vietnam’s agricultural products to penetrate deeper into the Chinese market.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and Chinese Consulate General in the city held a Vietnam – China friendship gala night in the southern economic hub on December 19.

Thanks to cultural and cuisine similarities and geographical proximity, China has been a key market of Vietnamese farm produce for many years, but enterprises need to take a new approach in the market today, said an official.

A total of 13 bodies were discovered as of July 6 noon after a tourist boat had overturned near the Thai island of Phuket a day earlier, reported the Thai News Agency (TNA).

Helicopters and divers were deployed early on July 6 as the rescue mission resumed to search for missing people after a tourist boat capsized in rough seas off the island of Phuket, Thailand a day before.

Vietnam and China see huge potential for cooperation in economy, trade and investment, experts said at a trade exchange and seminar between the two countries held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 23.

The Vietnam – China Friendship Association in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held its Congress for the 2018 – 2023 tenure on May 11.

The Vietnam-China Friendship Association (VCFA) in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on January 13 to mark the 67th anniversary of the Vietnam-China diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950-2017).

A get-together marking the 67 th anniversary of China’s National Day (October 1) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29.

China’s opening of a consulate general in Vietnam’s Da Nang city aims to step up economic and trade cooperation and friendship exchanges between its localities and Vietnam peers in the central region.

Vietnamese expats in Fukuoka and Hiroshima cities of Japan and peace-loving Japanese people went on a march on July 31 to ask China to respect the recent ruling by the PCA.

Vietnam and China agreed to enhance political trust, maintain high-level visits and strive for new progress in their result-oriented cooperation at a meeting in Hanoi on June 27.

Hundreds of Vietnamese in Germany, on April 24, gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate General based in Munich to protest against China’s illegal actions in the East Sea.

A crowd of Vietnamese gathered in front of the Busan Station in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 3 to protest China’s increasing violations of Vietnam’s marine sovereignty.

Hundreds of overseas Vietnamese in Frankfurt am Main and its neighbouring regions staged a demonstration at the Chinese Consulate-General in Germany to protest China’s military action in the East Sea.