With each civil servant in Hanoi serving 684 residents, the city plans to hire 3,000 civil servants and tens of thousands of public employees to better serve the population.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the Vietnam-China business workshop in Hanoi on October 13, where they urged businesses of both nations to strengthen economic ties and drive sustainable development.

On October 14, at the Presidential Palace, General Secretary and President To Lam handed over appointment decisions to 16 newly appointed Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2024-2027 term.

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary and President To Lam, welcomed ASEAN Women Ambassadors in Hanoi for a cultural exchange, including an Ao Dai presentation and a feast of home-cooked Vietnamese dishes.

Prime Ministers Pham Minh Chinh and Li Qiang enjoyed traditional Quan Ho folk songs and explored Dong Ho paintings during their cultural exchange in Vietnam.

In talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that China assist in training Vietnamese personnel for the development of three railway lines linking Vietnam’s northern provinces with China.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on October 12 evening met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to create more opportunities for expanding economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the two nations, according to experts.

The coast guard forces of Vietnam and Indonesia conducted a joint exercise on search and rescue, firefighting and explosion prevention at sea in the waters off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on October 11.

At a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested continued support from the United Nations in strengthening Vietnam’s disaster resilience and energy transition.

During a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, China’s CRCC expressed a strong interest in collaborating with Vietnam on infrastructure projects, including seaports and airports.

In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the importance of ODA loans for key infrastructure projects such as high-speed rail.

During the ASEAN-Japan Summit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged Japan to enhance support for ASEAN businesses in joining Japanese supply chains and developing skilled labor.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam highlighted Hanoi’s achievements and asked the city to live up to its stature as the capital of VN in the new development era, at a grand meeting on October 10, marking the capital’s 70th Liberation Day.

The assistance is scheduled for distribution on October 14.

The Indonesian Coast Guard ship KN. Pulau Dana - 323 with 54 crew members on board on Tuesday (October 8) docked at PTSC Port in Vũng Tàu city, starting its four-day courtesy visit to the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong yesterday held talks for the first time within the framework of the annual meeting of the two government leaders on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that disputes over territorial waters in the East Sea must be settled through peaceful means, based on international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.

During ASEAN meetings, the Prime Ministers of the three countries emphasize the importance of strategic breakthroughs in their economic partnerships.

At the ASEAN Summit in Laos, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that ASEAN should use resilience as the foundation, connectivity as the key to breakthrough, and innovation as the driving force for leadership.