According to the VNA General Director, to successfully realise the strategy, it is essential to build a strong media ecosystem in which the mainstream press plays a leading role in providing a reliable data foundation for various stakeholders to collectively tell the story of a Vietnam that is innovative and creative, preserving traditions and constantly striving for progress

Lao Minister of National Defence Khamlieng Uthakaysone on December 5 said that his ministry will continue to cultivate the Laos-Vietnam special relationship when he received a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos led by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam.

Ministries, sectors and localities have scrapped specific planning schemes on goods, products and services to simplify business conditions and create a fair investment environment.

A children’s library named The Dream Plus Library was launched at the Hanoi Library at a ceremony held on January 27.

Press and news agencies of Vietnam and China need to promote information sharing as well as enhance delegation exchange to boost the friendship and mutual understanding between the two peoples, said press officials of both countries.

Ho Chi Minh City commits to creating favourable conditions for Iranian enterprises to cooperate with partners in the city, and run long-term business in the Vietnamese southern metropolis, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan told visiting Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani on April 17.

Ho Chi Minh City has suggested Greece’s Edessa city increase activities to connect businesses of the two localities, as well as trade promotion programmes.

Vietnam and China on November 27 began a joint campaign against the smuggling of drugs, firearms, counterfeit money, endangered animals and plants as well as unquarantined products.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), the Asia-Pacific International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) shared experience to promote close and effective cooperation at the sixth Joint Coordination Meeting held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 28.

The Vietnam News Agency and China’s Xinhua news agency have signed a new agreement to enhance their cooperation in the digital age.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chu Pham Ngoc Hien called for continued cooperation and information sharing with China in the hydro-meteorological field.