The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 19 held a conference to review five years of implementing Vietnam’s plan for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).

Within the framework of a visit to and working sessions in Laos from December 18–19, a delegation of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam, led by Prosecutor General Nguyen Huy Tien, paid courtesy calls on Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Lao National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane.

VOV.VN - Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane visited Vietnam from December 17-20 to co-chair the 12th annual Vietnam-Lao Ministerial Political Consultation with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, following the cooperation agreement between their foreign ministries.

VOV.VN - The 36th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Venezuela offers an opportunity for the people of both countries to look back with pride on a rare journey of solidarity in opposite hemispheres, bound together by shared ideals of independence, freedom and aspirations for development.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong on December 17 sent a message of congratulations to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on the 118th National Day of Bhutan (December 17).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called for enhanced global cooperation to tackle online scam crimes, stressing the need for collective action, respect for international law and faster information sharing to ensure a safe and secure digital environment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Germany marked 50 years of diplomatic relations at a seminar in Hanoi on December 17, reviewing a half-century of cooperation and outlining new directions for their strategic partnership in the years ahead.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on December 16 hosted a reception for ambassadors and chargés d’affaires of the European Union (EU) in Vietnam on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Vietnam – EU diplomatic relations.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung welcomed Lao Minister of Education and Sports Thongsalith Mangnomek, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 16.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 16 for Yoneda Gen, Director-General of the JICA's Southeast Asia and Pacific Department during which he appreciated JICA’s role and practical contributions to Vietnam’s development over more than three decades.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 16 called on Japan’s Tochigi prefecture to promote more substantive and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnamese localities, particularly through practical projects that maximise each side’s strengths and potential.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed a decision on the coordination mechanism among agencies involved in ASEAN cooperation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged both sides to promptly accelerate the establishment of the Lao-Vietnam University and the Vietnam Cultural Center in Laos, and to coordinate the enrollment of Lao students from border areas into Vietnam’s semi-boarding inter-level schools.

At the 33rd National Congress of the Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU), held in Montevideo from December 12–14, the images of President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were printed on the ballots used at the congress.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 16 sent a congratulatory message to Andrej Babis on his election as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand, concurrently accredited to the Cook Islands, Phan Minh Giang, recently paid a working visit to the Cook Islands and presented his credentials to Sir Tom Marsters, the King’s Representative of King Charles III to the Cook Islands.

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.

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).

VOV.VN - Bosnia and Herzegovina has praised Vietnam’s dynamic development achievements and its increasingly prominent role in the region and globally, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening multifaceted cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Thailand is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in ASEAN, with growing economic, tourism, and diplomatic cooperation, sharing many common viewpoints and maintaining positive bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam-Algeria relations were elevated to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit, and ahead of the 50th anniversary of General Vo Nguyen Giap’s historic visit and speech in Algeria in January 1976, a broad array of meaningful activities took place in Algiers December 9 to 14.

VOV.VN - Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung showed great joy over the positive development of bilateral ties with Nepal while receiving Dhan Bahadur Oli, non-resident Ambassador of Nepal to Vietnam, who came to present his credentials in Hanoi on December 13.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 12 held online talks with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

State President Luong Cuong on December 12 hosted receptions for the ambassadors of Egypt, India, Chile, and Singapore, as well as non-resident ambassadors of Latvia, Albania, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Djibouti, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Chad, and Paraguay, who came to present their credentials.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held a phone call on December 12 to exchange views on bilateral relations, emerging regional and international issues and ways to lift two-way trade to US$20 billion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts its annual meeting with foreign diplomatic representative agencies and resident foreign media organizations in Hanoi on December 12, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang.

A seminar on the Party’s leadership in ensuring macroeconomic stability, renewing the growth model, restructuring the economy and promoting international integration was held virtually on December 11.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina, concurrently accredited to Paraguay, co-hosted a ceremony with Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Paraguay María Del Carmen Pérez on December 11 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1995-2025).

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam on December 11 attended and spoke at the Advisory Board Conference of the Australia–Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI).