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Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 15 held phone talks with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues of shared concern.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 sent a message of sympathy to his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese over a shooting that occurred on December 14 at Bondi beach in Sydney, New South Wales, resulting in multiple civilian casualties.
Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are among Vietnam’s most important economic partners, with considerable room for further cooperation, but Vietnamese enterprises must adopt clearer strategies and continuously upgrade technological capacity to attract more investment and expand trade, experts said.
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have intensified inspections and law enforcement to prevent fishing vessels that fail to meet regulatory requirements from operating at sea, as part of efforts to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Under the "Quang Trung Campaign", the Ministry of National Defence has mobilised 5,627 officers and soldiers along with 254 vehicles of various types to continue building 382 houses for flood-hit residents in central Vietnam, with the goal of completing them before the 2026 Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).
The Vietnam-Australia Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA) and Vietnam-Australia Cultural Exchange Organisation (VACEO) held their 2025 year-end review programme in Sydney on December 14, honouring knowledge, culture and the strong sense of community among Vietnamese people in Australia.
A Southeast Asia cultural - economic exchange programme took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 14, serving as a platform to link policymakers, artists and cultural-economic organisations across the region.
As Vietnam and Paraguay are celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties, multiple positive signals are emerging in the outlook for bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade and investment, according to Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Paraguay María del Carmen Pérez.
Frigate 015 – Tran Hung Dao and the delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) on December 14 departed Jinhae Naval Base, concluding a four-day trip to the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 14 called on teams to accelerate the construction of the Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai to make it ready for the first flight on December 19 and commercial operations in the first half of 2026.