Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in in Seoul on November 27, during which they discussed orientations and measures to enhance relations between Vietnam and the RoK.

Addressing the ASEAN-RoK CEO Summit in Busan, PM Phuc expressed his hope that enterprises will cooperate with governments to promote the application of science-technology achievements.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Permanent Secretary of the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Soe Han co-chaired the eighth annual political consultation at the deputy ministerial level in Hanoi on November 14.

Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 13-15.

Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh attended the inauguration of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin for the 2019 – 2024 tenure in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 20.

The sixth political consultation between Vietnam and Cambodia was held in Phnom Penh on July 18.

Visiting Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue and host PM of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yeon on June 21 agreed to try to lift two-way trade to $100 billion by 2020 from $65 billion in 2018, together with reducing Vietnam’s trade deficit.

Chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un will have an official good-will visit to Vietnam today and tomorrow, at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony marking 60-year ties between Vietnam and Indonesia was held in Hanoi on December 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke with Prime Minister Dung in Paris on Monday, saying France and Viet Nam should support each other in climate change response.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chinese Business Association in Vietnam and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have proposed to expand the scope of payments in yuan.

Vietnam and Italy will increase exchange visits at all level s, including business delegations, aiming to raise two-way trade from the current US$3 billion to US$5 billion in the next two years.

The UN Human Rights Council UPR working group on February 7 approved Viet Nam’s UPR Report in the second cycle at its 18th session in Geneva, Switzerland.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suggested that Viet Nam and Indonesia create further incentives so that two-way trade can reach US$10 billion a year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation over 2014-2019 in Beijing on February 23.

 Education fund head meets Deputy PM; Deputy PM co-chairs Vietnam-Cambodia committee meeting; President hails PVN staff; Deputy PM visits plant in progress

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday (Jan 13) expressed confidence that Cambodia will become a prosperous nation enjoying higher stature in the region and beyond.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nguyen Phu Trong will begin an official visit to India on November 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Thailand agreed to strive for two-way trade turnover of US$15 billion by 2020 at the first session of the Viet Nam-Thailand Joint Commission on Bilateral Co-operation in Bangkok yesterday.