Ministers from 15 countries spanning the Asia-Pacific region on November 15 signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement after eight years of talks. The agreement is expected to create the world’s largest free trade area and numerous new supply chains, and make significant contributions to regional economic recovery post COVID-19.
A signing ceremony for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement was held online on November 15.
Politburo member and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on October 13 asked Khanh Hoa province to strive to become a driving force for growth in the south-central and Central Highlands regions.
In 2011, leaders of Vietnam and Germany signed the Hanoi Joint Declaration, upgrading bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, creating a new impetus to promote cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern held a virtual summit on bilateral strategic partnership on July 22.
War veterans from Vietnam and the US get together on Ham Rong Bridge, Thanh Hoa province in celebration of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations normalisation.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested the northeastern province of Quang Ninh devise a strategy to develop tourism as its spearhead economic sector, especially in the remaining months of this year and during the new tenure of the provincial Party Organisation.
On January 30, 1950, the Soviet Union became one of the first countries to establish diplomatic ties with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.