Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Bangkok on August 17 afternoon to begin a three-day official visit to Thailand. A welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese government leader was held on the same day. Photo: Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha review the guards of honor. Photo: Thong Nhat / VNA

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 16 for Belgian Ambassador Jehanne Roccas, Ambassador and head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam Bruno Angelet and Charge D’affaires of the German embassy in Vietnam Wolfgang Manig to discuss investment promotion activities of European businesses in Vietnam.The PM spoke highly of ties between Vietnam and the EU, and between Vietnam and Germany, Vietnam and Belgium in particular. Photo: Thong Nhat / VNA

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated that cooperation with Tokyo Gas Co Ltd is very important as oil and gas cooperation is one of the top priorities in Vietnam-Japan economic ties. He called on Tokyo Gas to run long-term business in Vietnam during his reception for the company’s President Michiaki Hirose in Hanoi on August 15. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

Leaders of Cambodia hailed their country’s relations with Vietnam during separate meetings with Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man in Phnom Penh on August 14. Photo: Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen receives Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man. Photo: Phan Minh Hung / VNA

President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand Pornpetch Wichitcholchai and his spouse on August 13 began a four-day official visit to Vietnam. The visit is made at the invitation of Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. In the Photo: Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan receives Pornpetch Wichitcholchai in Hanoi. Photo: Trong Duc / VNA