Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi onMarch 11 for Prosecutor General of Mongolia Jargalsaikhan Banzragch, expressingbelief that his visit will further deepen ties between the two countries,especially their procuracy sectors on the occasion of the 70th anniversary ofbilateral diplomatic relations this year.
President Thuong highlighted the positive outcomesof bilateral relationship over the past seven decades, emphasising the benefitsfor both nations' citizens. He specifically cited Mongolian PresidentUkhnaagiin Khurelsukh's visit to Vietnam in late 2023 as a catalyst for new andsignificant cooperation opportunities, including further strengthening tiesbetween the two procuracies and people-to-people exchanges. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and a high-rankingdelegation of Vietnam arrived back Hanoi on March 12 morning, concluding a tripfor the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary ofdialogue relations, and official visits to Australia and New Zealand from March5-11.
At the ASEAN – Australia Special Summit, leadershighlighted the importance and value of the ASEAN-Australia ComprehensiveStrategic Partnership, set out a major orientation to promote comprehensivecooperation in all fields in the coming time. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visits toAustralia and New Zealand were successful in all aspects, marking significantmilestones in Vietnam's relations with the two countries, said Foreign MinisterBui Thanh Son.
In an interview granted to press agencies, FM Sonhighlighted the significance of the visits, saying that they represent aconcrete step in implementing the foreign policy set by the 13th National PartyCongress, which includes further strengthening and deepening relations withpartners, especially strategic, comprehensive and important partners, andtraditional friends. Read full story
- Vietnam and New Zealand signed a cooperation agreement toutilise electronic certificates in the veterinary field for the 2024-2026period, witnessed by Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentLe Minh Hoan and New Zealand Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay on March 11.
The signing ceremony was part of the Vietnamese PM Pham MinhChinh’s ongoing visit to the Pacific nation, meant to specify the signedagreements on food safety and plant quarantine and facilitate customs clearancefor agro-fisheries. Read full story
- A delegation from the FinanceMinistry led by Minister Ho Duc Phoc on March 11 had a working session withJapanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and representatives from Japanesepartners to promote bilateral financial cooperation.
At the event, the two ministers expressed theirdelight to see the increasingly strong development of the two countries'relations, especially the upgrade of the ties to the Vietnam - JapanComprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and theWorld last November. Read full story
- Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee DinhTien Dung paid a courtesy call to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone inVientiane on March 11, assuring the host that Hanoi, as well as Vietnam, willspare no effort, together with the Party, State and people of Laos, to preserveand foster bilateral special relationship in various areas.
Dung affirmed that Hanoi always gives highpriority to its important political relations with Laos, especially Vientianecapital and northern Lao provinces. Read full story
- President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi onMarch 11 for Prosecutor General of Mongolia Jargalsaikhan Banzragch, expressingbelief that his visit will further deepen ties between the two countries,especially their procuracy sectors on the occasion of the 70th anniversary ofbilateral diplomatic relations this year.
President Thuong highlighted the positive outcomesof bilateral relationship over the past seven decades, emphasising the benefitsfor both nations' citizens. He specifically cited Mongolian PresidentUkhnaagiin Khurelsukh's visit to Vietnam in late 2023 as a catalyst for new andsignificant cooperation opportunities, including further strengthening tiesbetween the two procuracies and people-to-people exchanges. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and a high-rankingdelegation of Vietnam arrived back Hanoi on March 12 morning, concluding a tripfor the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary ofdialogue relations, and official visits to Australia and New Zealand from March5-11.
At the ASEAN – Australia Special Summit, leadershighlighted the importance and value of the ASEAN-Australia ComprehensiveStrategic Partnership, set out a major orientation to promote comprehensivecooperation in all fields in the coming time. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visits toAustralia and New Zealand were successful in all aspects, marking significantmilestones in Vietnam's relations with the two countries, said Foreign MinisterBui Thanh Son.
In an interview granted to press agencies, FM Sonhighlighted the significance of the visits, saying that they represent aconcrete step in implementing the foreign policy set by the 13th National PartyCongress, which includes further strengthening and deepening relations withpartners, especially strategic, comprehensive and important partners, andtraditional friends. Read full story
- Vietnam and New Zealand signed a cooperation agreement toutilise electronic certificates in the veterinary field for the 2024-2026period, witnessed by Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentLe Minh Hoan and New Zealand Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay on March 11.
The signing ceremony was part of the Vietnamese PM Pham MinhChinh’s ongoing visit to the Pacific nation, meant to specify the signedagreements on food safety and plant quarantine and facilitate customs clearancefor agro-fisheries. Read full story
- A delegation from the FinanceMinistry led by Minister Ho Duc Phoc on March 11 had a working session withJapanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and representatives from Japanesepartners to promote bilateral financial cooperation.
At the event, the two ministers expressed theirdelight to see the increasingly strong development of the two countries'relations, especially the upgrade of the ties to the Vietnam - JapanComprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and theWorld last November. Read full story
- Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee DinhTien Dung paid a courtesy call to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone inVientiane on March 11, assuring the host that Hanoi, as well as Vietnam, willspare no effort, together with the Party, State and people of Laos, to preserveand foster bilateral special relationship in various areas.
Dung affirmed that Hanoi always gives highpriority to its important political relations with Laos, especially Vientianecapital and northern Lao provinces. Read full story

The first leg will take place at Gelora Bung KarnoStadium of Indonesia on March 21, and the second leg at My Dinh Stadium onMarch 26. Read full story
- Building the Lao Bao - Densavan joint cross-border economicand trade zone between Vietnam and Laos is one of the key projects that thecentral province of Quang Tri is implementing, according to Permanent ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ha Sy Dong.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency, Dong said that on the 2,067km-long Vietnam - Laos border, there arecurrently eight pairs of international border gates, of which Quang Triprovince alone has two - Lao Bao and La Lay. Read full story
- Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Permanent Missionof Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has attended a dialogue with LouiseMushikiwab, Secretary General of the International Organisation of LaFrancophonie (OIF).
The dialogue, chaired by the Group ofFrench-speaking Ambassadors, took place on March 9 at the UN headquarters inNew York, the US. It drew the presence of more than 40 ambassadors andrepresentatives of permanent missions of OIF member countries in New York./. Read full story
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