Nguyen Duc Tien (R, Front), student at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, competes at the 16th "Chinese Bridge", the annual Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on May 26, 2017.
Vietnam and Thailand need to further cooperate with each other and with other countries and international organizations in the development, management, sustainable and effective use of Mekong River water.
"Japan is willing to support if Vietnam has concrete request in adaptation to climate change, including drought and saline intrusion," said Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday.
Both the outlying and downtown areas of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have been covered with opalescent haze over the past two days.
The Southeast Asia regional bloc of ASEAN signed an agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)to pursue sustainable survival, growth, full development and participation of children, a statement released by the ASEAN Secretariat said here on Thursday.
Attending China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) are among efforts to create new spaces for Vietnamese enterprises in the development process, according to Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Vietnam has always attached importance to deepening the comprehensive partnership with the United States, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
The recent visit by Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to Japan is said to be a historical marker, opening a new chapter in the bilateral relations, said Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on Thursday.
The complicated issue in the South China Sea remains a challenge in the process of building the ASEAN community, ASEAN's new Secretary General Le Luong Minh said here Wednesday.