Judicial cooperation between the two countries—led by their Supreme People's Courts—has been continuously fostered and expanded in various aspects. Building on the cooperation agreement signed in 2018, cooperative activities have increasingly deepened from central to local levels.

Vietnam is preparing to develop three FTZs in Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Ba Ria – Vung Tau, with plans to expand to other localities with strong air and rail connectivity, beyond just those with seaports

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam had a meeting with Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangdong province Huang Kunming and the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Committee in Guangzhou on August 18, the first day of his ongoing visit to China.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, on August 18 morning, starting their three-day state visit to China.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the committee’s Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia met with Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Committee of China’s Guangdong province Huang Kunming on June 14.

The central city of Da Nang attaches importance to cooperation with Chinese localities, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Chi Cuong has said.

The Vietnamese General Consulate in Guangzhou has exerted efforts to push up economic diplomacy in order to contribute to promoting the bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Guangdong province – the largest locality with the strongest economy of China.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem received Vice Governor of China’s Guangdong province Ouyang Weimin on August 28, voicing his hope for stronger ties.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Chinese province of Guangdong to import more Vietnamese products, especially farm produce such as rice, fruit and milk.

Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has suggested that China’s Guangdong province encourage more enterprises in Guangdong and other Chinese localities to invest in Hanoi in the coming time.

Up to 260 businesses from Vietnam and China will take part in the 2019 China (Guangdong) - Vietnam Import and Export Fair, slated to be held at the Hanoi International Centre for Exhibition in the capital city from August 28-30.

A forum on promoting investment and trade cooperation between Vietnam and China took place in Guangdong, China on June 25 as part of activities in the framework of the 7th conference reviewing cooperation between Vietnam’s ministries and localities and Guangdong.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and Vice Governor of China’s Guangdong province Ouyang Weimin co-chaired the seventh conference reviewing cooperation results between Vietnam’s ministries and localities and the Chinese province in Guangzhou city from June 23-25.

The Foreign Ministry of Vietnam and the Hanoi People’s Committee held a meeting between Vietnamese and Chinese localities and businesses in Hanoi on March 31.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Guangzhou city, China’s Guangdong province, recently hosted a banquet in celebration of the 68th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950).

A tropical low pressure the East Sea on June 11 grew into a tropical storm – the first in the sea this year, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.

Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Guangdong province boast numerous opportunities for cooperation as both share many common interests and hold economic importance to their respective countries.