PM Pham Minh Chinh held working sessions with South African organisations and enterprises in Johannesburg on November 21 to promote bilateral economic cooperation, as part of his trip to South Africa to attend the 20th G20 Summit.

The two leaders agreed to instruct relevant agencies to soon develop an action plan for implementing the newly-established relationship framework.

South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa visited the family of General Vo Nguyen Giap at No. 30, Hoang Dieu street, Hanoi, as part of his state visit to Vietnam, on October 24 morning.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa attended the Vietnam – South Africa Business Forum in Hanoi on October 24 afternoon.

The two sides agreed to promote trade and investment as a motivation and crucial measure to achieve qualitative improvements in economic ties, matching market size and demand while ensuring mutual benefits.

The leaders agreed to actively negotiate and soon sign more important cooperation documents to facilitate stronger trade turnover and investment cooperation between the two countries.

South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will visit Vietnam this week.