Hanoi, Nov. 24 -- The world is undergoing fundamental and epochal changes, making the Vietnam - China friendship more important than ever in promoting relations between the peoples of the two countries and contributing to peace and stability in the region and beyond.

So said Phan Anh Son, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, while delivering the opening remarks of the 13th Vietnam - China People's Forum in Hanoi on November 24.

He emphasised that the forum is a key people-to-people exchange mechanism that fosters cooperation between the two nations. It helps enhance mutual understanding and political trust while strengthening a solid social foundation underpinning relations between the two countries and their peop...