Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue held working sessions in Jakarta on July 19 with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita to seek ways to further expand the partnership between the two countries.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Laos’s Vice President Phankham Viphavanh have agreed that cooperation via Party, State, ministry, sector, locality and people channels between Vietnam and Laos has reaped efficient benefits.

 Vietnam’s strategy for the auto sector’s development aims at facilitating investors’ engagement in the effort, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 18 received ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh and President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Hidetoshi Nishimura.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for visiting Vice President of Laos Phankham Viphavanh in Hanoi on July 18, vowing that Vietnam will continue helping Laos’s nation-building efforts despite dealing with various difficulties.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue discussed problems facing the ASEAN Economic Community with a delegation from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) during a reception in Hanoi on July 18.

The upcoming visit to Cambodia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong from July 20-22 will help elevate the bilateral traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation to a new height.

 Cambodia’s Minister of Cults and Religion Him Chhe visited Vietnam’s Long An province on July 18, during which he affirmed that no enemies can make corrupt use of religion to undermine the solidarity between Cambodian and Vietnam people.

Vietnam and Laos should continue working to deepen their political ties, coordinate closely in defence, security, and external affairs, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

 Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 18 for Kawai Katsuyuki, Special Advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s upcoming state visit to Cambodia from July 20-22 will open a new stage of development in relations between the two countries.

 Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will pay an official visit to Vietnam from July 20-24.

 Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich received Katsuyuki Kawai, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Hanoi on July 17.

 Vietnam treasures and wishes to further enhance the comprehensive cooperation with Mexico, both bilaterally and multilaterally, President Tran Dai Quang told visiting former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari in Hanoi on July 17. 

 The ninth meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Working Group on Political-Security Cooperation is underway in Bangkok from July 16-19.

 Politburo member and National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has  visited Laos to attend activities to mark the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and 40 years of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

 Local officials of the Vietnamese provinces of Quang Tri, Dong Nai, Long An and Ba Ria-Vung Tau promoted their advantages and potential in San Francisco on July 13-14.

 Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has suggested fostering all-around ties between his country and Vietnam, towards deepening the Vietnam-Laos friendship. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh spoke highly of the role of the Vietnamese community in Singapore in connecting the two countries during a visit to the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on July 15.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung held working sessions with authorities, business community and Harvard University in Boston city, the US state of Massachusetts during his visit from July 12-14.