A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has freshly visited Ceske Budejovice city to promote exchanges and cooperation in education-training, culture, and tourism.

The 17th theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in an online format on March 29, with focus on experience in social management innovation in the information age.

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

The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education on March 29 held a ceremony to launch the Communist Party of Vietnam Portal at dangcongsan.org.vn which is expected to provide readers with the Party’s guidelines, policies, and documents.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Duck-soo hosted a reception in Seoul on March 29 for Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang who is on an official visit to the RoK at an invitation of his Korean counterpart Lee Jong-sup.

Border guards in the northern province of Dien Bien and Lao province of Luang Prabang have conducted a joint patrol along the shared border.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on March 28 received Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano who is in Vietnam from March 27-29 for an official visit and to co-chair the two ministries’ political consultation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received the visiting Secretary of the Communist Party of China Committee of China’s Yunnan province, Wang Ning, in Hanoi on March 28.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh, concurrently in charge of five South Pacific island states, presented his credentials to President of Vanuatu Nikenike Vurobaravu in the capital of Port Vila on March 28.

Vietnam has emerged as one of Malaysia’s closest partners over the years, both economically and socially, Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato Tan Yang Thai has said.

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

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held online talks with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang on March 28, during which they agreed to intensify all-level exchanges.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the importance of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in Vietnam’s external policy during a reception in Hanoi on March 28 for Wang Ning, Secretary of the Yunnan provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the provincial People's Congress.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang and his Republic of Korea (RoK) counterpart Lee Jong-sup agreed to strengthen the bilateral defence cooperation, making it match potential of the two countries and their relations, during their talks in Seoul on March 28.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to cooperate with Korean businesses and partners in wastewater, garbage and air pollution treatment as well as in sharing experience and mobilising international resources to adapt to climate change and deal with its impacts, a municipal leader has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 28 for US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in Hanoi on March 28 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the NA Standing Committee’s Board for People's Aspiration and award it with a second-lass Labour Order.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on March 28 highlighted the contributions of exchanges and cooperation between Vietnamese border localities and China’s Yunnan province to the development of the bilateral relations in various spheres over the past time.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, who is also Deputy Minister of National Defence, received Cuban Minister of Construction Antonio Rena Mesa in Hanoi on March 28.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen hosted a reception on March 28 for Chairman of the Lao National Assembly’s Justice Committee Khampheng Vilaphanh.