(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always considers developing relations with China an objective requirement, a strategic choice, and a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, and its “four nos” defense policy, Party General Secretary To Lam said on Sunday at a reception in Hanoi for Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China.

(VOVWORLD) - Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee arrived in Hanoi on Sunday for an official visit to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary To Lam on Sunday offered incense in commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh at House No. 48 Hang Ngang Street, a national historic and cultural site in Hanoi, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that overseas Vietnamese are an inseparable part of the great national unity bloc, making ever-growing contributions to national construction and defense.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministerial Committee formed by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza on Saturday urged the US administration to "reconsider and reverse" its decision to deny visas to the Palestinian delegation for the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA).

(VOVWORLD) - Thailand’s cabinet has appointed Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai as acting prime minister following Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s exit.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is entering a new phase of rapid economic growth, according to leading Chinese experts and scholars, who praised the country’s achievements over the 80 years since the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza arrived in Hanoi on Sunday for a state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the business community to continue accompanying the Government and pursue bold, breakthrough, and innovative solutions to strengthen their competitiveness and contribute to national development.

(VOVWORLD) - Tens of thousands of people flocked to Ba Dinh Square and nearby streets in Hanoi early Saturday morning to watch a state-level full-dress rehearsal for the upcoming military parade and mass march commemorating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.