Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam on April 19 held talks with a visiting high-level delegation from the Belarusian Ministry of Emergencies led by Minister Vadim Sinyavsky.

Hanoi-based Thuy Loi University and Vietnam-Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association on April 19 organsied a ceremony to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested the US assist Vietnam in promoting the rapid, sustainable and modern development of agriculture that matches Vietnam’s conditions.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Belarusian Minister of Emergencies Vadim Sinyavsky in Hanoi on April 19.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai expressed his wish to promote multifaceted cooperation with Australia, from trade and investment to tourism, health care, education and green economic transformation.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang and President of the Prensa Latina news agency of Cuba Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta signed a new cooperation agreement during their talks in Havana on April 18 (Cuba time).

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang and President of the Prensa Latina (PL) news agency of Cuba Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta signed a new cooperation agreement during their talks in Havana on April 18 (Cuba time), which took place within the framework of the ongoing official visit to the Caribbean nation by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 20 to 22, marking his first trip to Asia since taking office at the end of 2021 and the first visit of a head of the Czech Government to Vietnam in 15 years.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 19 chaired the fourth meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform, during which he affirmed that investing in administrative reform is that in development.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai on April 18 presided over a meeting with ministries and NA departments on the allocation of the remaining capital for the medium term of 2021-25, which could greatly affect key projects and growth.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK on April 18 introduced a special edition of the UK’s Diplomat Magazine featuring the Vietnam-UK relations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (1973-2023).

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

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA arrived at Jose Marti airport in Havana on April 18 afternoon (Cuba time), starting his official visit to Cuba at the invitation of President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man expressed his delight at the development of Vietnam-Austria ties during a reception in Hanoi on April 18 for Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg.

The Vietnam Week in Russia, spotlighting Vietnam as a gateway to Asia, is underway in Moscow to beef up the nations’ friendship and cooperation.

President Vo Van Thuong on April 18 received the Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sri Lanka and Chile to Vietnam who came to present their credentials.

President Vo Van Thuong handed over a decision appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu as Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of Marshall Islands, during a ceremony held on April 18.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association of HCM City held a get-together in the city on April 18 to celebrate the 62th anniversary of Cuba’s Giron Victory (1961-2023).

Economic diplomacy should maintain and create more economic cooperation frameworks, including investment and trade agreements, between Vietnam and the US, a diplomat has said.