Cooperation

VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday attended the signing ceremony of the "Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future."

The Speaker of Dewan Rakyat has proposed that Vietnam support Malaysia in developing its agricultural sector to reduce dependence on external supply sources and strengthen food security cooperation.

VGP - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son reaffirmed Viet Nam's consistent stance of supporting peace and stability in the Middle East while attending the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Meeting.

VGP - Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son called on ASEAN Member States to continue standing side by side, giving the highest priority to the process of community building.

Vietnam reaffirms its commitment to building a technology-driven and sustainable regional media community at the ASEAN - China Media Cooperation Forum 2025.

VGP – Viet Nam will coordinate closely with Malaysia – current ASEAN Chair – and other countries in implementing this year's priorities towards an

VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung will attend the Nikkei Forum 30th Future of Asia and pay a working visit to Japan from May 27-June 1.

Party General Secretary To Lam has expressed his desire to soon welcome President of South Africa and ANC Party Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa to Vietnam, emphasizing the importance of deepening political trust and strengthening ties between the two Parties.

On May 20, 2025, the Special Consultation Meetings between ASEAN Economic Ministers and their counterparts from China, Australia-New Zealand, and Japan were held virtually under the chairmanship of the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia.

VGP – Below is the full Joint Statement on elevation of Viet Nam-Thailand relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership issued on the occasion of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s official visit to Viet Nam from May 16-17.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed optimism that the APEC MRT would yield consensus-driven outcomes, contributing to stronger economic growth across member economies

Amid rising global trade and economic uncertainty, trade ministers are convening today for the 2025 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting.

At a recent meeting, the leaders of Vietnam and Belarus agreed to increase delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels, improve import-export turnover, and strengthen cooperation in science and technology.

During his official visit to the Russian Federation and participation in the Victory Day celebrations, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam reaffirmed Vietnam’s support for deepening bilateral business ties under the framework of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The second special ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting on the upgrade of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) concluded successfully, laying a solid foundation for the next rounds of negotiations.

The relationship between Vietnam and Laos is an invaluable asset and crucial to the revolutionary cause of both countries, State President Luong Cuong affirmed while meeting former high-ranking leaders of Laos in Vientiane on April 25 as part of his two-day state visit to Laos.

Vietnam and China have agreed to elevate their comprehensive strategic cooperation to a more substantive and higher-quality level, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Receiving Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki on April 18, PM Chinh stressed the need to deepen cooperative ties in different fields, including politics, diplomacy, economic development, science and technology, digital transformation, food security, and high-quality workforce training.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in Hanoi on April 17 on the sidelines of the 4th Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit.

Host and guest underscored the unique and unparalleled nature of the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Welcoming Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul on his first official visit to Vietnam in his new role, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said the trip will contribute to the substantive development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries amid complex and unpredictable global and regional situations.

China is ready to work with Vietnam to ever cherish the bilateral long-standing friendship and common mission, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to Vietnam bears significance for deepening the friendship between the two Parties and two States.

During his visit from April 7-10, the Ambassador held meetings with the Government of Sao Paulo State, the Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP), and Friboi -a subsidiary of the JBS Group- to explore opportunities to further strengthen bilateral trade and investment, with a focus on Sao Paulo.

The Czech daily Nasepravda has praised the recent elevation of relations between the Czech Republic and Vietnam, believing in more opportunities for Czech businesses to invest in one of the Asia-Pacific’s fastest-growing economies.

With two-way trade reaching nearly 300 billion CNY (41.2 billion USD) last year and new infrastructure projects underway, the economic-trade cooperation between Vietnam and China’s Guangxi province is entering a golden era, according to a Chinese official.

Since 2004, China has been Vietnam’s largest trading partner, while since 2016, Vietnam has emerged as China’s largest trading partner within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Vietnam is a dynamic and rapidly developing economy, with a growth rate exceeding 7% in 2024, a figure that not many countries could achieve amidst numerous fluctuations and challenges. Spain wishes to become an active partner in Vietnam's goal of modernisation and becoming a high-income developed nation by 2050.

Vietnam supports ASEAN’s comprehensive, flexible, and practical approach to enhancing economic resilience and promoting supply chain diversification through the effective utilisation of free trade agreements (FTAs), he affirmed.