A mid-term review meeting has taken place recently in Hanoi to look into the first phase of the Vietnam - Japan Joint Initiative in the new era, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam (Vietnam APPG) made its debut in London on December 16, expected to help strengthen the two countries’ comprehensive cooperation as they prepare to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their strategic partnership next year.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam and the Vietnam Defense Attaché Office in Brunei co-organized a ceremony on December 17 to mark 80 years of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - 2024) and 35 years of the All-People’s Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - 2024).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 17 requested the development of regimes and policies to ensure the legal and legitimate rights and interests of officials, civil servants, public employees, and labourers in the restructuring of the organisational apparatus, with no one left behind.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia Tea Seiha is scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 18 to 21, at the invitation of General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Thailand has maintained its position as Vietnam’s largest trading partner in ASEAN due to burgeoning trade, economic and investment activities between the two countries in recent times.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong on December 17 sent a message of sympathy to President Emmanuel Macron following the severe loss of life and property caused by Cyclone Chido in Mayotte, a French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean.

The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control has been tightening health checks at the Noi Bai International Airport amid Congo mysterious disease outbreak.

The presentation ceremony of the 2024 press awards on the economical and efficient use of energy was held on December 17.

The Mekong Connect Forum 2024 kicked off in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on December 17, focusing on seeking measures to enhance economic, trade, and technological cooperation in the region, Ho Chi Minh City, and the rest of the country towards sustainable development.