The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s leadership role in the ongoing national renewal process is pivotal to the country’s future development, said Layton Pike, a member of the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI)'s advisory board.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic and his visiting counterpart Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam announced the elevation of the two countries’ relations to a strategic partnership during their talks in Prague on January 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam desires to closely cooperate with Japan to further deepen relations within the newly established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, aiming to develop bilateral cooperation in a deeper, more substantial manner.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam received a high-level delegation of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), led by Ouch Borith, member of the Standing Committee of the CPP Central Committee, first vice president of the Cambodian Senate, in Hanoi on January 20.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM)’ Retreat held in Langkawi, Malaysia, was a success, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of SOM Vietnam Do Hung Viet has said, highlighting Vietnam’s positive contributions to the conference.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Petr Fiala hosted an official welcoming ceremony in Prague on January 20 for Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh who was on an official visit to the Czech Republic.

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest cultural event for overseas Vietnamese (OVs), has been held by the Vietnamese Embassies in India, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan and the Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) to bring the Tet atmosphere to Vietnamese expats.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Czech Republic should bring into full play cooperation mechanisms, including the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA), to raise their two-way trade to US$5 billion in the coming years, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a joint business forum in Prague, on January 20.

VOV.VN - The Straits Times of Singapore has published an article on a giant sea bug which was recently found by fishermen who were deep-sea trawling some 92.6 km off the central coastal city of Quy Nhon.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports last year soared by over 27% year on year to reach US$7.14 billion, with exports to ASEAN surging 40%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.