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

The official visit to Cuba from April 18-23 by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will surely have important contributions to strengthening, consolidating, expanding and deepening the bilateral relations in all fields, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 17 for ASEAN ambassadors who came to congratulate him on being elected as the Vietnamese State leader.

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

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage left Hanoi on April 18 morning for official visits to Cuba, Argentina and Uruguay from April 18-28.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage left Hanoi on April 18 morning for official visits to Cuba, Argentina and Uruguay from April 18-28.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held online talks with Mozambican Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Veronica Macamo Dlhovo on April 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed the first visit to Vietnam by Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg during a reception for the latter in Hanoi on April 17.

Vietnam is ready to welcome and facilitate the Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)'s business cooperation in the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said told Jim Yong Kim, former President of the World Bank and Vice Chairman and Partner at the GIP.

Vietnam and Australia need to develop bilateral trade in a more balanced way by promoting the export of Vietnamese products to the Southwest Pacific nation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while receiving Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell in Hanoi on April 17.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 17 for ASEAN ambassadors who came to congratulate him on being elected as the Vietnamese State leader.

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 20-22.

Vietnam values and looks to strengthen friendship and cooperation with Austria, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg during their talks in Hanoi on April 17.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 17 for Chris Taylor, the UK’s special envoy on climate change, and Principal Adviser on Energy Diplomacy at the European Union Tibor Stelbaczky, who are on a working visit to Vietnam.

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

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with outstanding representatives of the Vietnam Women Journalists' Club in Hanoi on April 17.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s upcoming visit to Cuba will reaffirm Vietnam’s great attention to reinforcing and promoting the special solidarity and loyal friendship with Cuba, and fostering cooperation between the two legislatures as well as the bilateral partnership in all fields, according to Chairman of the NA Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy from April 14-16 organised activities in the Umbria region within the framework of the Vietnam-Italy Year 2023, after the launching ceremony of the year took place in Rome on March 31.

The coming official visit to Cuba by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue holds great significance as it will help further strengthen the two countries’ relations in multiple spheres as well as the ties between the two parliaments, said Cuba Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén.

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