Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken co-chaired the first Vietnam-US Dialogue at the foreign ministerial level in Washington DC on March 25 (local time).

Describing the Việt Nam-US Dialogue as an important opportunity to review and promote the implementation of high-level agreements, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed that the US values its comprehensive strategic partnership with Việt Nam, and supports a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperous Việt Nam

Collaborative activities between the MoPS and Harvard University will be a demonstration of cooperation efforts between Việt Nam and the US in the context of the two countries upgrading their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken co-chaired the first Vietnam-US Dialogue at the foreign ministerial level in Washington DC on March 25 (local time).

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) is very interested in cooperation and professional exchange programmes with institutes and research centres of Harvard University, Minister General To Lam has said.

The traditional friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Finland have been further enhanced over the past time since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1973.

A national conference reviewing the performance of the People’s Councils of provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide in 2023 and launching 2024 tasks wrapped up in Hanoi on March 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Jussi Halla-ahoin Hanoi on March 25, believing that his visit will generate an impetus to foster traditional friendship and all-around cooperation between the two countries.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong and NA Secretary General Bui Van Cuong had a meeting with First Vice President of the Grand Council of the Swiss canton of Bern Dominique Buhler and Secretary General of the Grand Council Patrick Trees on March 25.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for External Relations Lê Hoài Trung held talks with visiting Director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Kim Song Nam in Hà Nội on Monday.

New Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Phạm Hùng Tâm paid a courtesy call to President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines in Canberra on Monday.

Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung held talks with visiting Director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Kim Song Nam in Hanoi on March 25.

A national conference reviewing the performance of the People’s Councils of provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide in 2023 and launching 2024 tasks wrapped up in Hanoi on March 25.

New Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam paid a courtesy call to President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines in Canberra on March 25.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà extended the most profound sympathies of the Vietnamese Government, people, and himself to the Russian Government, people and families of the victims, adding that Việt Nam strongly condemns terrorism in any form and believes that perpetrators will be strictly punished.

The Party official welcomed her guest's selection of Việt Nam for his first official visit outside Europe since taking office and expressed her gratitude for the support and sharing that Finland has given to Việt Nam so far.

Both ministers exchanged updates on their respective ministries' achievements in home affairs during the past year, with an emphasis on progress in areas like institutional development, organisational restructuring, personnel reduction and civil service reform.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Jussi Halla-aho in Hanoi on March 25, believing that his visit will generate an impetus to foster traditional friendship and all-around cooperation between the two countries.

Politburo member, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception for visiting Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Jussi Halla-aho in Hanoi on March 25.