Youth cooperation seen as a foundation for Vietnam-China ties
Exchanges and cooperation between the youth are a foundation for China-Vietnam relations, Vice President of China Li Yuanchao told a delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee on May 22.
Vice President of China Li Yuanchao (L) and First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee Le Quoc Phong (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – Exchanges and cooperation between theyouth are a foundation for China-Vietnam relations, Vice President of China LiYuanchao told a delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU)Central Committee on May 22.
Receiving the Vietnamese delegation in Beijing,led by Le Quoc Phong, First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee and Presidentof the Vietnam Students’ Association, Vice President Li welcomed their participationin the 17th China-Vietnam youth friendship meeting.
He applauded the cooperation between the HCYUand the Communist Youth League (CYL) of China, asking them to continue exchangeand experience sharing, thereby fostering bilateral cooperation.
Phong voiced his hope that leaders of the twoParties and countries will continue creating favourable conditions for exchange andcooperation activities between the HCYU and CYL Central Committees.
He also expected that those activities willbecome more practical, thus greatly contributing to the Vietnam-Chinacomprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
Earlier the same day, the Vietnamese delegationmet with Zheng Xiaosong, deputy head of the International Liaison Department ofthe Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Zheng affirmed that as the Chinese side attachesimportance to enhancing relations between the two Parties and States, it willkeep promoting exchanges and experience sharing so as to assist Vietnam inpersonnel training and learn from the country’s experience in youth-relatedworks.
Phong informed the hosts about outstandingactivities of the HCYU and thanked China’s International Liaison Department forsupporting bilateral ties, as well as youth exchanges.
Both sides noted with satisfaction mutual visitsby the countries’ senior leaders since the beginning of 2017, adding thatregular trips will help intensify bilateral ties, including youth exchanges.
They shared a view that the common perceptionsand attention of Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have facilitated exchangeactivities between the two countries’ youths.-VNA
The legislatures of Vietnam and China should increase exchanges and sharing of experience in law-making and building a socialist state of law, said President Tran Dai Quang.
Vietnam-China friendship is a valuable asset of the two countries’ Parties, States and people and it needs to be preserved and promoted, said a joint statement between Vietnam and China.
Vietnam and China have reached important common awareness on major directions and measures to enhance mutual political trust, friendship, and cooperation as well as maintain peace and stable and healthy development of bilateral relations.
Vietnam’ and China’s youth organisations should enhance exchange activities and partnerships in personnel training, said Le Quoc Phong, First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee at a meeting with First Secretary of the China Communist Youth League’s Central Committee Qin Yizhi in Beijing on May 21.
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As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
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The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
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Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
Vice President of China Li Yuanchao (L) and First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee Le Quoc Phong (Photo: VNA) 
