Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on May 27, on the sidelines of his official visit to Malaysia and attendance at the 46th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur.

Addressing the event, Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the gathering was an important opportunity to reflect on the long-standing Vietnam – China friendship, especially to convey messages about the role and determination of students and alumni in fostering the vision for a new era of development for each Party, nation, and bilateral relations.

The Vietnamese and Chinese youth from across generations are actively playing the role of cultural ambassadors, building up the bridge of friendship between the two nations.

Economic and trade cooperation remains a bright spot in the overall Vietnam - China relations with strong, steady and sustainable development momentum, Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in China Nong Duc Lai has stated in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.

The 19th theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held on December 6 in Nanchang city, China’s Jiangxi province, with a focus on sharing experience in perfecting institutions for development.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), in coordination with the Vietnam - China Friendship Association, on November 11 organised a scientific seminar highlighting President Ho Chi Minh as a symbol of solidarity and friendship between the Vietnamese and Chinese revolutions.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always consider the consolidation and development of relations with China as a strategic choice and leading priority in the country’s foreign policy, and want to join hands with China to develop the ties in a more stable, sustainable and healthier manner, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has said.

That General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam chose China as his inaugural foreign visit as Vietnam’s top leader demonstrates the strategic essence of the Vietnam – China relations, Xinhua News Agency highlighted in its latest commentary posted on August 21.

Many Chinese experts and scholars have expressed deep sadness about the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong while affirming the leader’s important role in the development of Vietnam and the two countries’ relations.

The outcomes of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Dalian and working trip to China from June 24 - 27 reflect Vietnam’s growing stature in the world and identify a breakthrough for the two countries’ relations.

The People’s Council of Cao Bang held talks with the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Baise city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, in the northern border Vietnamese province on April 25.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with Wang Yi, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Director of the Office of the CPC Central Committee’s Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, in Guangxi province on April 4.

Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, held talks with Liu Jianchao, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPC Central Committee’s International Liaison Department, in Jilin province on March 18.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from December 12-13. On this occasion, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong received Liang Hua, Chairman of Huawei – a leading Chinese group in ICT infrastructure, digital energy, cloud computing and terminal equipment, in Beijing on October 19 on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

Vietnam and China, the two next-door neighbours who share a common set of mountains and rivers as well as striking similarities in culture and society, set up their diplomatic ties on January 18, 1950.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Science (VASS) held a seminar on Chinese studies in the new context in Hanoi on September 12, on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS).

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, Secretary General of the Steering Committee for Vietnam - China Bilateral Cooperation and head of the government-level negotiation delegation on border and territorial issues between the two countries, paid a working visit to Beijing on August 9-10.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with Politburo member and Director of the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi in Jakarta on July 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is in Beijing for an official visit to China and for attendance at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum.