PM hosts officials, businesses from US state of California
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation of officials and businesses from the US state of California led by Mayor of Oakland city Sheng Thao in Hanoi on August 1.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives the California delegation led by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in Hanoi on August 1. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receiveda delegation of officials and businesses from the US state of California led byMayor of Oakland city Sheng Thao in Hanoi on August 1.
The Government leader affirmed that Vietnam always views the US as one of theleading partners and wishes to continue promoting bilateral relations in asubstantive and effective manner for the sake of the two peoples and for peace,stability, cooperation, and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
PM Chinh applauded the sound relations between Vietnam andCalifornia, including Oakland city, especially economic, trade and seaportcooperation.
California is one of the leading locality partners of Vietnam asnearly 100 businesses from the state have invested in the Southeast Asiannation, which in turn has carried out more than 70 investment projects inCalifornia, he went on.
The two sides boast huge potential for partnerships in economy,trade, investment, science - technology, energy transition, hi-tech, innovation,education, training, and startup, he noted, calling for cooperation tobe maintained and fostered.
The host leader asked the Oakland Mayor and other Californiaofficials to continue helping develop relations with Vietnam, particularly ineconomy, trade, investment, and people-to-people exchanges, and act as a bridgelinking the US and Vietnam as well as their businesses, thus contributing tothe two countries’ connections.
He expressed his hope that Oakland will keep facilitating delegationexchanges and information sharing so as to enhance the mutual understandingbetween its communities and Vietnamese localities. He also called on the US city's authoritiesto support Vietnamese people to integrate into the local society.
At the meeting, Mayor Thao spoke highly of the recent progress in theVietnam - US relations.
She said Oakland will further step up the friendship and result-orientedcooperation with Vietnam in the fields that the city and California are strongat, especially transportation, logistics, high technology, digital economy andinnovation, thereby helping with the relations between California and Vietnam./.
The Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership has recorded comprehensive and substantive development, positively contributing to security, peace, cooperation, and development in the region and in the world.
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The US has concluded its investigation into Vietnam’s alleged import and use of timber illegally harvested or traded, and removed Vietnam from its currency manipulation list. After the move, the trade relations between the two countries are enjoying stronger growth.
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As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
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Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives the California delegation led by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in Hanoi on August 1. (Photo: VNA) 
