Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will make a state visit to Singapore this week at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on February 22.

Vietnam and Switzerland have agreed to soon conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith promised to continue giving the highest priority to constantly consolidating and nurturing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos during their talks in Vientiane on August 9.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse welcomed General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee, President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse and high-ranking leaders of the Lao Party and State at the Presidential Palace in the capital city of Hanoi this morning following an invitation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 30 sent a letter to his US counterpart Joe Biden to discuss bilateral relations, especially the enhancement of cooperation in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.