VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong on November 27 met representatives of Vietnamese expatriates who have made practical contributions to Vietnam – Japan relations, during his ongoing visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - 2023 marks an important year as Vietnam and Japan celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, with their Extensive Strategic Partnership currently at its best level ever thanks to positive developments made in all aspects.

VOV.VN - Ships 8004 and 8002 of the Vietnam Coast Guard left a port in Hai Phong city on November 27 for a joint patrol with the China Coast Guard in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin.

The official visit to Japan from November 27-30 by President Vo Van Thuong will help lift the bilateral ties to a new height through promoting more substantive and effective cooperation in all fields, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said.

The Vietnam - Romania Friendship Association (VRFA) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations met in Hanoi on November 26 to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the Great Union Day of Romania (December 1, 1918).

VOV.VN - Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Cambodia Samdech Khuon Sudary will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2, according to the Vietnamese National Assembly Committee for Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnam-China Friendship Association (VCFA) organised its 7th National Congress for the 2023-2028 term in Hanoi on November 25.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu has said the upcoming official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong from November 27-30 will open up a new chapter in Vietnam-Japan ties.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Norway on November 24 evening (local time) as part of her official visit to the European nation.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his wife and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam landed at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on November 26 evening (local time), beginning their official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese State.

VOV.VN - Dr Tomotaka Shoji, director of the Regional Research Division at the National Institute for Defence Studies under the Japanese Ministry of Defence, has laid stress on great potential for future development of Vietnam-Japan ties on the occasion of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai paid courtesy calls to, met with and held working sessions with leaders of the Philippine Congress and Department of Finance, as well as heads of delegations from Laos, Cambodia, Russia, Japan and Canada, as part of his working trip to the Philippines to attend the 31st Annual Meeting of the APPF-31 from November 23-26.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit is expected to open up a new period of cooperation, thereby further deepening the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation on November 26 departed Hanoi for an official visit to Japan from November 27 – 30 at the invitation of the Japanese State.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen received visiting Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on November 25.

Right after the Israel-Hamas temporary truce came into effect on November 24 morning, a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel visited Vietnamese there.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is always ready to support Laos in successfully assuming its chairmanship of ASEAN and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in 2024.

VOV.VN - Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung has been honoured with the country’s friendship medal in recognition of his contributions to the development of the strong and long-standing traditional relationship between both sides.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong's upcoming visit to Japan holds historical significance as it will be one of the most prominent landmarks of the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.

A joint press release on the talks between Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store has been released.

Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 24 for a young officer delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces, led by second chief of the ministry's Political Directorate General of Brigade Marcelo Perez.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife, alongside high-ranking delegation will attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), have an array of bilateral activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pay an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3.

VOV.VN - Vietnam seeks experience and technical support from the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to modernise and improve the overall competitiveness of its postal sector, which represents a crucial and essential infrastructure of the country.

VOV.VN - Frigate 016-Quang Trung carrying a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) arrived at the Stonecutters Island port on November 24, starting a friendship visit to Hong Kong (China) after attending the Peace and Friendship 2023 joint exercise in the Chinese province of Guangdong.

Vietnam is going to defend its fifth national report on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) at a session in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 29 - 30.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, attended the opening of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 23, with the participation of 275 parliamentarians from 19 regional countries.

VOV.VN - The security situation in some northern states of Myanmar remains complicated following recent conflicts, and about 700 Vietnamese citizens staying in these areas are temporarily safe, according to Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to developing relations with France, with defense cooperation acting as one of the important pillars in bilateral strategic partnership, Defense Minister Phan Van Giang told French Ambassador to Vietnam Oliver Brochet in Hanoi on November 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Japanese Diet (parliament) during his coming visit, starting on November 27, according to spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

Vietnam’s election to the World Heritage Committee affirms the Party and State’s sound foreign policy of multilateralisation, diversification, and comprehensive and intensive international integration, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc has said.