Vietnam and China issued a joint statement following Chinese Premier Li Qiang's official visit to Vietnam on October 12-14 at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Military Commission, passed away on July 19 at the age of 80.

The funeral of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will be organised in the national mourning etiquette.

Positive outcomes in the Vietnam-US relations will create a foundation for the two countries to elevate their ties to a new height, for the sake of their people, and for peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Hanoi on April 15.

On the occasion of the Year of the Cat 2023, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has delivered remarks offering the best wishes to the Vietnamese at home and abroad as well as people around the world.

The two legislatures play a very important role in the national construction and development of each country.

Vietnam and China are close neighbours sharing long-standing friendship and many similarities in political regime and development path.