Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has highlighted Vietnam’s 2025 diplomatic achievements and their contributions to the country’s strategic goals in his article recently published to mark the New Year 2026.

VOV.VN - The successful hosting of major multilateral events of regional and global significance marks one of Vietnam’s key foreign affairs achievements in 2025.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence on December 31 held a ceremony to present the State President’s decisions appointing four officers of the Vietnam People’s Army to serve in United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and at the United Nations Liaison Office for Peace and Security.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh, in a recent interview with local television channel Elbilad, discussed stronger bilateral relations following the elevation to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit in November.

VOV.VN - The year 2025 has been a landmark period for Vietnam-Russia relations, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko said during a year-end press briefing in Hanoi on December 29.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong received Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General Martin Chungong in Hanoi on December 29, reaffirming Vietnam’s commitment to multilateral parliamentary diplomacy.

Vietnam–Indonesia relations are entering a new phase after 70 years of development on a foundation of close historical ties (December 30, 1955 – 2025), with plenty of room for further development, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Ta Van Thong.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Vietnam’s diplomatic sector to enhance the country’s international standing and actively shape its role in global affairs, highlighting the importance of soft power in reflecting Vietnam’s growing stature and capabilities.

State President Luong Cuong has made impotant contributions to advancing Vietnam’s diplomacy in 2025, with his active engagement in both bilateral and multilateral activities, especially at major international events, helping showcase Vietnam’s vision, resolve, and responsible and humane approach.

VOV.VN - Vietnam continues to enhance political trust, strengthen coordination in defence and security, promote economic, cultural, and educational cooperation, and foster people-to-people exchanges with Cambodia.

A special five-episode documentary series titled “Cuba and Vietnam: brothers by choice” has been launched to mark the 65th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 2, 1960 –2025).

Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Carmen Cano De Lasala has described 2025 as a “highly important and special” year, marked by pivotal milestones that laid a solid foundation for the two countries to elevate the bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the near future.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and his Lao counterpart Maythong Thammavongsa co-chaired the 34th annual meeting between the Vietnamese and Lao border delegations in Vientiane, Laos, from December 25 to December 27, 2025.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-France Friendship and Cooperation Association has remained keenly aware of its responsibilities, preserving tradition while continuing to innovate and strengthen its role as a bridge between both nations’ people.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes the signing of the Joint Statement between Cambodia and Thailand at the 3rd Special Meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) on December 27, 2025, which agreed on a ceasefire and measures to de-escalate tensions along the border between the two countries.

The Quang Tri Border Guard Command and the police of Laos' Salavan province on December 26 held their 2025 annual talks to review cooperation results over the past year and agree on orientations for future collaboration.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh on December 26 received a delegation of the Kimhakmin E-roun Institute for Economic Research led by Prof. Kim Hak-min, head of the Ethics Investigation Advisory Committee of the Republic of Korea (RoK) National Assembly.

Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes bestowed the Medal of Friendship from Cuba’s Council of State on Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Policies and Strategies, during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 26.

VOV.VN - In modern global diplomacy, few bilateral relationships carry as many emotional layers and such enduring connections as ties between Vietnam and Germany.

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird has affirmed that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries is gaining momentum, anchored in mutual trust and a shared commitment to regional stability and prosperity.

The World and Vietnam Report under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 25 launched a special publication featuring 65 years of brotherhood between Vietnam and Cuba to mark the 65th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (1960–2025) and the Vietnam–Cuba Friendship Year 2025.

Vietnam has steadily reaffirmed its role, reputation, and distinct identity at the United Nations (UN) by actively and responsibly engaging in hundreds of UN meetings and making substantive contributions to common global efforts, according to Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has sent a letter of profound condolences to the family of Peter and Cora Weiss, long-standing US friends of Vietnam, on their recent passing.

Marking the 50th anniversary (1975–2025) of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany, the book “Innovation and Cooperation: The Future of Germany–Vietnam Relations” has been launched as a policy-oriented study offering strategic insights for bilateral ties in the new phase.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan agreed to step up cooperation in the defence industry as part of their growing Strategic Partnership, during talks in Hanoi on December 25 between Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence Industry Vugar Mustafayev.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam and Indonesia mark 70 years of diplomatic relations (December 30, 1995 – 2025), the two countries are entering a new phase of cooperation marked by upgraded strategic ties, expanding economic complementarities and growing coordination on regional and global challenges.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba, in coordination with the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), on December 23 held a gathering with former Cuban officials who have maintained close ties with Vietnam, witnessing the special solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam’s ongoing efforts to streamline its political apparatus and the dynamism of its economy are creating a solid prerequisite for the country to enter a new era of development, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam-China ties are maintaining strong, comprehensive momentum, reaching an “unprecedented level” and entering a new phase of development with broad prospects for deeper cooperation, according to Professor Wang Yong, Director of the Center for International Political Economy Studies at Peking University.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen Phung Sy Tan received Gen. Phorn Nara, Secretary General of the National Authority for the Prohibition of Chemical, Nuclear, Biological and Radiological Weapons of Cambodia (CBRNE) in Hanoi on December 23.