Hanoi, March 17 -- Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi co-chaired the 17th meeting of the Viet Nam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation which took place in Ha Noi on March 17.

The two sides agreed on various measures to effectively implement the shared perceptions of their senior leaders, striving to bring the bilateral relations into a new phase of development towards a more effective and substantive manner.

Both sides hailed the positive achievements in the bilateral ties, remarkably China remains Viet Nam's largest trading partner, while Viet Nam is China's fourth-biggest trading partner.

The Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister suggested both sides speed up the establishment of inte...