Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shortly after the 31st ASEAN Summit concluded a plenary session in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 13 held a meeting with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Thongloun Sisoulith and Hun Sen on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines.

 President Tran Dai Quang and President Donald Trump co-chaired a joint press conference in Hanoi on November 12 to inform the outcomes of their talks.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in central Da Nang city on November 11.

 President Tran Dai Quang held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the central city of Da Nang on Friday on the sidelines of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting. 

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has assured Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone that the Vietnamese Party, State and government always give top priority to developing special ties with Laos. 

 Vietnamese, French and Belgian artists will perform in a joint dance performance called “Urban distortions” in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14.

 The National Assembly of Vietnam and the European Parliament have attained high mutual trust through meetings, NAV Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien said.

Khmer pagoda helps disadvantaged children attend school, Vietnamese, Cambodian women’s unions sign agreement, Water plant for poor residents inaugurated, Fine arts exhibition marks VN-Laos, VN-Cambodia diplomatic ties

 A friendship gathering of Vietnamese and Lao youths took place in Hanoi on September 6, during which a cooperation pact for 2017-2022 was signed between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union.

The Prime Minister has just approved the implementation plan of the agreement on visa exemption for regular passport holders between Vietnam and Chile.

Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne agreed to consider the organisation of the first deputy ministerial defence policy dialogue and Australia’s support for Vietnam’s deployment of UN peace keeping forces.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim discussed measures to promote trade and investment partnership between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on August 23. 

 Vietnamese, Lao provinces step up multifaceted cooperation, Japan helps Hanoi improve flood prevention capacity, Japanese language training centre inaugurated in south, Nearly 70ha of crop inundated in An Giang

 Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich held talks with US Secretary of Defence James Mattis in Washington D.C. on August 8 following a welcome ceremony the same day. 

 Vietnamese, Lao provinces cooperate in border management, Cat Ba to be eco-smart island, Central Highlands strives to improve school facilities, Millions wasted on poverty-reduction projects

 The central province of Quang Tri and two bordering Lao provinces - Savanakhet and Salavan - have signed an agreement on cooperation in border affairs and border marker planting for 2017-2018.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the National Assemblies of Vietnam and Laos to enhance cooperation, especially in sharing experience in making laws, supervising and making decisions on important issues. 

 Vietnamese, Lao embassies in RoK hold friendship exchange, Play on Vietnam-Laos ties premieres in Vientiane, NA Chairwoman visits Con Dao ahead of Martyrs’ Day, Volunteers sought for APEC 2017

The Communist Party of Vietnam and the Social Democratic Party of Germany convened their sixth dialogue in Berlin on July 3, talking opportunities and challenges in a changing world and Vietnam-Germany-EU cooperation.