Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed to promote the role of their Joint Trade and Economic Commission to raise bilateral trade to 2 billion USD by 2024, making it on par with their strategic partnership.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 6 met with Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK) National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo as part of his ongoing official visit to the East Asian nation.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on December 6 to mark the 95th National Day of Thailand (December 5).

Regarding defence cooperation, the two sides have effectively carried out collaboration activities in various fields, particularly in defence industry, training, military medicine, and Party and political works

Regarding defence cooperation, the two sides have effectively carried out collaboration activities in various fields, particularly in defence industry, training, military medicine, and Party and political works

Deputy PM Khái stressed that there is hardly any other bilateral ties as pure and noble as Việt Nam-Laos friendship in the history of international relations

Deputy PM Khái stressed that there is hardly any other bilateral ties as pure and noble as Việt Nam-Laos friendship in the history of international relations

The upgrading of the Vietnam-Republic of Korea relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership is a new milestone in bilateral ties, according to diplomats and experts on Vietnam-RoK ties.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam has called on the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and the US business community to continue to act as a bridge between the two governments, and between enterprises of the two countries, thus helping the two sides study each other's wishes and needs to boost economic-trade and national defence-security cooperation.

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

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 6 told New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that Vietnam attaches great importance to relations with the country and wishes to further promote the bilateral partnership in all fields through channels.

The Vietnamese side realised that there still has much room for further development in bilateral ties and that the two countries can soon achieve the target of US$2 billion in two-way trade value by 2024

The Vietnamese side realised that there still has much room for further development in bilateral ties and that the two countries can soon achieve the target of US$2 billion in two-way trade value by 2024

Vietnam will strongly develop its strategic infrastructure system to lure more investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK), President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told more than 500 enterprises attending the Vietnam-RoK Business Forum in Seoul on December 6.

New Zealand House Speaker Rurawhe described Việt Nam as a favourite destination for New Zealand people, with about 40,000 arrivals to the country each year before the pandemic.

New Zealand House Speaker Rurawhe described Việt Nam as a favourite destination for New Zealand people, with about 40,000 arrivals to the country each year before the pandemic.

General Phan Van Giang, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister, hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 6 for Divisional General Víctor Rojo Ramos, head of the Political Directorate of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).

The 13th-tenure Party Central Committee’s resolution on the continued enhancement of national industrialisation and modernisation by 2030, with a vision to 2045, was part of the focus of a national conference on December 6.

A conference to raise knowledge about policies and laws related to the Vietnam-Laos border took place on December 6 in the central province of Nghe An, gathering nearly 200 village chiefs from 20 border provinces of the nations.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 6 encouraged Korean firms to expand investment in Vietnam in digital technology, electronics, infrastructure and industrial zones.