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The Japanese Government has announced its invitation to Vietnamese leaders to the G7 Summit in Hiroshima scheduled for May 20-21, deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang told the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on March 23.

Vietnam consistently considers Japan as a long-term, trustworthy, leading important and strategic partner, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Secretary-General of Japan's National Security Secretariat Akiba Takeo during a reception for the later in Hanoi on March 6.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has encouraged the establishment of strong economic cooperation between Indonesia and Canada, as the two countries commemorate 70 years of diplomatic relations this year.

The United Nations (UN) has affirmed its willingness to support Vietnam in establishing a partnership on energy transition with the Group of Seven (G7) nations in a letter of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called on G7 countries to provide ASEAN with broader access to COVID-19 vaccine supplies during the first meeting between G7 foreign and development ministers and ASEAN counterparts via videoconference on December 12.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland (UK), on November 1 afternoon (local time).

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha had a telephone talk on measures to address common challenges in COVID-19 prevention and control on August 18.

The official visit to Vietnam by Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, scheduled for October 18-20, takes place in the context of the bilateral extensive strategic partnership developing fruitfully across spheres.

The upcoming visit to Japan by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from June 27 to July 1 during which he will attend G20 Summit shows how important the two countries’ partnership is to Vietnam.

The Vietnam-Russia Business Forum took place in Saint Petersburg on May 29 with the participation of 18 enterprises from Vietnam and 60 firms of Russia.

Although the petrol price has increased twice in April, adding 1,000 VND per litre in the latest adjustment on April 17, the consumer price index (CPI) is still under the control of the Government, experts have said.

Vietnam has been one of the nine countries invited by Canada to attend the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Working Together on Climate Change, Oceans and Clean Energy.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and the Group of Seven reached 113 billion USD in 2017, according to the General Customs Department of Vietnam.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and G7 countries – France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Japan, the US and Canada – reached 113 billion USD in 2017,a according to the General Customs Department of Vietnam.

The United Nations (UN) values Vietnam’s strong commitment to realising sustainable development goals (SDGs), adapting to climate change, protecting the environment and engaging more strongly in UN’s peacekeeping activities, said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Canada and his attendance at the G7 Outreach Summit from June 8-10 demonstrates an increasing role of Vietnam in one of the world’s most important forum.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on June 11, concluding his trip to Canada to attend the G7 Outreach Summit from June 8-10 and for a visit of Canada at the invitation of his Canadian counterpart Justine Trudeau.

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) has published on its website an interview with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the conclusion of the 44th G7 summit held on June 8–9, 2018, in Quebec. The following is the full text of the interview.

Vietnam and Bangladesh are the only Asian countries to be invited to the G7 Outreach Summit in Charlevoix region, Canada’s Quebec state, from June 8-10, proving that G7 member states and the host, Canada, highly appreciate Vietnam’s role and stature.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community from across Canada in Quebec on June 10 morning (local time).