Overseas Vietnamese (OV) continued to make significant contributions to their homeland last year through direct projects, remittances, and engagement in science, technology, and education collaboration, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang told the press in Hanoi on January 9.

Vietnam, an emerging leader in Asia, must proactively adapt to potential shifts in trade dynamics resulting from the policies of the new US administration, speakers said at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on January 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is ready to assist Laos in enhancing its capacity to participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Vietnam's diplomatic sector achieved many important results in 2024, making substantial and meaningful contributions to the overall achievements of the country, including prominent contributions through multilateral diplomatic activities, particularly at the United Nations, according to Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.

Vietnam is set to host the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) Executive Committee’s meeting and a parliamentary forum on Francophonie cooperation in sustainable agriculture, food security, and climate change response in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from January 21-24, reinforcing its role in the international arena.

Uruguay and Vietnam still hold vast potential to deepen their cooperation across a variety of areas, affirmed Secretary General of the Communist Party of Uruguay Juan Castillo.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man held separate meetings with Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei and Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes in Hanoi on January 9, fostering stronger bilateral ties with both nations.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone co-chaired the 2025 Vietnam-Laos Investment Cooperation Conference on January 9 in Vientiane as part of the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee for Bilateral Cooperation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s working trip to visit Laos and co-chair the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee is expected to help create a breakthrough in the two countries’ economic, trade and investment cooperation.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2025 will take place from May 31 to July 12 under the theme Danang - The New Rising Era.