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A webinar aiming to bolster trade between Vietnam and Russia was held on October 15.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, Vietnam’s secretary general of the Steering Committee for Vietnam–China Bilateral Cooperation, held an online conference with the committee’s Chinese secretary general – Deputy Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui on May 29.

Indonesia and Singapore have reached many important agreements, including a deal on avoiding double taxation, during the on-going visit to Indonesia by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Hanoi on October 5.

​Economic ties between African and Middle Eastern countries and Southeast Asia in general, Vietnam in particular is still constrained, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the two-day conference ‘Meet Ambassadors from the Middle East and Africa 2019’ held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from September 9 to 10 in Hanoi.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Hanoi on August 26 night, starting his official visit to Vietnam on August 27-28 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The forthcoming visit to Vietnam by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the first since Mahathir took office in May 2018, is expected to further strengthen the friendship and extensive cooperation between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted a ceremony on August 22 to mark the 74th National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945-2019).

The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) was satisfied with negotiations over ASEAN trade facilitation procedures, in which all members agreed to form and implement guidelines on non-tariff measures, said the Thai Ministry of Commerce.

The US President is determined to pursue free, fair, and reciprocal trade and investment terms for American businesses, farmers, and workers with all U.S. economic partners, including friends like Vietnam, the spokesperson of the US Embassy in Hanoi said on July 1.

Italy supports Vietnam’s bid to run for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the 2020-2021 term, affirmed Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

Vietnam attaches importance to the Vietnam – US comprehensive partnership and rejoices at the positive development of the bilateral relations over the recent past, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed at his telephone talks on May 13 with US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin.

Any transactions with Chinese businesses should be conducted via contracts in line with international trade practice, heard a conference in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 8.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc encouraged the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Investment Corporation of Dubai to expand investment in Vietnam, while hosting the group’s Executive Director and CEO Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani in Hanoi on March 25.

The great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam have unceasingly grown in both scale and depth despite complicated developments in the regional and world situation, said a senior official of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP).

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 5 sent a letter of greetings to the Vietnamese community in Canada and the world over on the occasion of the lunar New Year.

Singapore and China are jointly exploring potential for further cooperation with recent moves to deepen economic and trade relations.

Thriving economic cooperation has been a highlight of the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership, with bilateral trade value growing steadily towards a more balanced relationship in recent years.

A Vietnam-India Business Forum was jointly held by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Embassy of Vietnam in India on October 26.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Binali Yildirim in Ankara capital city on October 11 as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to Turkey.