Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception for Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the Steering Committee for China – Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Nong Rong in Hanoi on September 28.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (right) and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the Steering Committee for China – Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Nong Rong. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister ofForeign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception for Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the Steering Committee for China – Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Nong Rong in Hanoi on September 28.
Son spoke highly ofthe positive development of the Vietnam-China bilateral relations after the officialvisit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from October 30 toNovember🎃 1, 2022.
He affirmed that Vietnam consistentlyconsiders developing friendly neighbourly relations and the comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership with China as a top priority in its foreignpolice of independence, self-reliance andmultilateralisation and diversification. The minister said he expects bilateral relations will enter a new stage of development after a 15-year fruitful journey of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and expressed his hope that the two sideswill continue to concretise high-level common perceptions, increase strategic exchanges between their leaders, stronglypromote and strive to achieve more specific progress in each field ofcooperation. To this end, the minister urged the twosides to actively speed up and coordinate to prepare for high-level contactactivities in the coming time, make specific progress in areas ofcooperation including trade, investment, transport connection, railwayconstruction cooperation and projects using Chinese aid as well as coordinate to handle obstacles in a number of collaborative projects. Agreeing with Son's opinion, the Chinese AssistantForeign Minister affirmed that the relationship between the two Parties and twocountries is developing very well. In particular, after Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong's visit to China in October 2022, high-level exchanges andcontacts between the two countries take place regularly. Exchanges andcooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Vietnam Fatherland Front withthe National People’s Congress of China and the Chinese People’s Political ConsultativeConference as well as between sectors and localities of both sides have achieved many positiveresults, he said. Nong said that China is willing to work withVietnam to increase high-level contacts at all levels and promote the signing of cooperation documents in all fields. Regarding the maritime issue, the two sidesemphasised the importance of seriously implementing agreements and commonperceptions of senior leaders of the two Parties and countries on maintainingpeace and stability at sea. Minister Son suggested that the two sides makeefforts to well control disagreements and prevent the occurrence of complicated incidents thataffect the overall relationship between the two countries and peace andstability in the region./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in Nanning city, China's Guangxi province, from September 16-17 was successful and effective, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu.
The Chinese Embassy in Vietnam organised a reception to mark the 74th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (National Day) on September 27.
Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary General of the Steering Committee for Vietnam – China Bilateral Cooperation Nguyen Minh Vu held talks with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the Steering Committee for China – Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Nong Rong in Hanoi on September 27.
Dinh Tien Dung, Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, paid a courtesy call to Wang Huning, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing on September 28.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
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Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
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The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
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The General Secretary underlined the resolve to achieve a growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, laying the groundwork for double-digit growth in the following period. He noted that these are mandatory targets, with no alternative path to success.
Restructuring and improving the quality of officials, civil servants, and public employees is no longer a choice, but an urgent requirement to transition from administrative management to governance in service of the people.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (right) and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the Steering Committee for China – Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Nong Rong. (Photo: baoquocte.vn) 
