Since the Strategic Partnership was established in 2020, Vietnam and New Zealand have witnessed steady growth in the relations. Beyond the remarkable 40% increase in bilateral trade over five years, political relations and multilateral interactions, particularly within the CPTPP framework, have remained highly positive.
The PM revealed Vietnam’s plan to develop nuclear power in the near future, and called on the Swedish side to assist Vietnam in developing and refining legal and policy frameworks for the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; training and developing human resources; ensuring nuclear safety; and conducting training and drills to improve incident management capabilities.
An official the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted the resilience of the ASEAN Plus 3, EAS, and ARF frameworks through crises, including the 1997 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a kick-off activity for SVEF 2025 slated to take place on June 23, the dialogue created a platform for direct discussions between Vietnamese local authorities and Swiss partners on priority areas such as smart agriculture, clean energy, technological innovation and sustainable finance.
The two sides agreed to jointly organise training courses and research delegations, and invite Danish experts to the HCMA for exchanges and lectures, particularly for advanced training programmes for senior officials in project management, public administration and governance, as well as specialised courses on energy, e-government, and green transition.
The two-way trade has seen steady growth over the years, exceeding 5.4 billion USD in 2024. However, huge potential and room remains for economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the two countries.
PM Chinh affirmed that France is one of the important countries in Vietnam's foreign policy with Europe in general and the European Union (EU) in particular, and this visit demonstrates its strong determination in concretising the contents of the Vietnam-France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The Vietnamese leader reaffirmed the Southeast Asian country's unwavering commitment to UNESCO's mission of maintaining global peace, security, and sustainable development through enhanced multilateral cooperation in education, culture, science, information, and communications.
Singaporean Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo noted that Singapore and China will support their companies in seizing new opportunities in the emerging sectors of digitalisation and sustainability.
Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas and his spouse Nagy Zsuzsanna left Hanoi on May 29 evening, wrapping up a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.
Vietnam always values and wishes to enhance cooperation with Hungary, its top-priority partner and first comprehensive partner in the Central and Eastern Europe, State President Luong Cuong affirmed while holding talks with Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas in Hanoi on May 28.
The seminar discussed the journey in which Vietnam and Mexico became each other's leading partners in Southeast Asia and Latin America, as well as their potential for cooperation in the coming time.
Laying stress on the robust development of the Vietnam-Brunei relations over more than 30 years, the Sultan expressed his wish to visit Vietnam with the Queen this year to further strengthen the bilateral friendship and cooperation.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Hungary have been flourishing in many fields including education and training, law and justice, culture, sports, and people-to-people exchanges.
Improving digital business capacity is fundamental to give each speciality product a digital brand, enabling e-commerce to become a viable tool for livelihoods, value creation, and the promotion of regional cultural identity.
PM Pham Minh Chinh considered the meeting with his Lao counterpart as an opportunity for the two PMs to discuss measures for translating high-level political agreements into concrete action.
During the visit, the delegation had a working session with the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW), the largest economic association in Germany.
