VOV.VN - Parliamentary co-operation between Vietnam and India plays a major role in bilateral relations, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of Representatives) of India Om Birla affirmed at a meeting with a delegation of the Vietnam - India Parliamentary Friendship Group led by Duong Thanh Binh, head of the NA Standing Committee's Ombudsman Commission, on December 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aspires to bolster co-operation with the African Union (AU) in the areas of politics, diplomacy, economics, trade, investment, and culture, as well as in UN peacekeeping operations in Africa.

Ho Chi Minh City highly values Japan’s cooperation in and support for infrastructure development, and will create optimal conditions for Japanese constructors to implement such projects, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on December 20.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 20 met with ambassadors and chiefs of Vietnamese representative offices abroad who have returned home for the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference.

Thai Nguyen College in the northern province of the same name has been presented with the Friendship Order of Laos, and Cambodia’s Royal Order of Sahametrei-Tepidin in recognition of its contributions to human resources development of the two neighbouring countries.

The easing of the visa policy for Vietnamese citizens by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China from October 25 is one of the highlights in the relations between the two sides in 2023.

VOV.VN - This year is viewed as a particularly successful period for Vietnamese diplomacy in raising the level of relations with important partners in the international arena, according to Dr. Ruvislei González Saez, senior researcher at the Center for International Policy Research (CIPI).

The fourth joint peacekeeping exercise between Vietnam and India - VINBAX 2023 concluded in Hanoi on December 19.

The similarities in foreign policies is the string that binds the relations between Vietnam and Latin American countries throughout history, according to politicians and media.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) held their 10th theoretical workshop in Quang Ninh province on December 19, focusing on experiences in developing culture and humans in the socialist-oriented national development process.