VOV.VN - The Czech Republic’s Defence Minister Jana Cernochova is paying an official visit to Vietnam from December 5 to December 8 following an invitation made by Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, visited the Lao mission there on December 5 to extend greetings on the occasion of the 47th National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975-2022).

VOV.VN - Iranian Vice President Seyyed Mohammed Hosseini has called for greater efforts to be made by both Vietnam and Iran to elevate two-way trade to US$2 billion moving forward.

VOV.VN - Tran Sy Thanh, chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi, hosted a reception on December 6 for visiting Mayor of Gold Coast City in Australia’s Queensland State Tom Tate, who suggested a number of areas with good potential to boost bilateral ties such as education, the environment, and tourism.

Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed to promote the role of their Joint Trade and Economic Commission to raise bilateral trade to US$2 billion by 2024, making it on par with their strategic partnership.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher is expected to contribute to consolidating and deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as the friendship and cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the French Parliament.

Vietnam always considers Mongolia an important partner in the region, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Mongolian Minister of Defence Saikhanbayar Gursed on December 6.

VOV.VN - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang on December 6 held talks with his Mongolian counterpart Brigadier General Saikhanbayar Gursed who is in Hanoi for a visit to Vietnam.

The 30th anniversary of the Vietnam-Israel diplomatic relations in 2023 opens the door for the Vietnamese Embassy in the Western Asian nation to step up economic-diplomacy-related activities, especially promoting the early approval of a bilateral free trade agreement, affirmed Ambassador Ly Duc Trung.

VOV.VN - While receiving Giorgio Aliberti, ambassador and head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 6, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assured Vietnam is committed to combating illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue who is on an official visit to New Zealand, had a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in capital Wellington on December 6.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Ninh City Union of Friendship Organisations hosted a ceremony on December 6 to mark the 95th National Day of Thailand and the 95th birth anniversary of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches great importance to and gives high priority to strengthening relations with New Zealand across all channels, National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Adrian Rurawhe, speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand during talks on December 6.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of leading Vietnamese and Republic of Korean firms attended a joint business forum in Seoul on December 6 to sound out cooperation opportunities.

A delegation from Military Region 5 led by Commander Lieut. Gen Thai Dai Ngoc visited Military Region 1 of the Royal Cambodian Military on December 4-5.

Vietnam always fully supports Laos’ renovation and development,said Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang while paying courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on leading corporations of the Republic of Korea, including Hyosung, Samsung Electrics and KDB, to increase investments in Vietnam for mutual benefits.

Vietnam and Malaysia will make new strides in their relations under the cabinet of new Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, said Collins Chong Yew Keat, lecturer of the University of Malaysia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to pay official visits to Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium from December 9 to 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the development of bilateral ties while receiving Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo in Hanoi on December 5.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 5 received Michael Michalak, regional managing director and senior vice president at the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), and representatives of leading US corporations of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Bell and Raytheon.

VOV.VN - National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue encouraged New Zealand businesses to increase investment and expand operations in Vietnam for a win-win partnership, while addressing a Vietnam – New Zealand economic cooperation forum on December 5.

Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and her visiting Nigerian counterpart Yemi Osinbajo agreed on specific orientations to deepen cooperation between the two countries in an effective manner, during their talks in Hanoi on December 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea agreed to lift their relationship to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership during high-level talks in Seoul on December 5 between RoK President Yoon Suk-yeol and his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - French Senate president Gerard Larcher will pay an official visit to Vietnam on December 8-9, according to a communiqué of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - General Luong Cuong, Politburo member and head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People’s Army, hosted a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi on December 5 for Lieutenant General Víctor Rojo Ramos, head of the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba.

VOV.VN - President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk-yeol on December 5 hosted a welcoming ceremony for Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc who is in Seoul for a State-level visit to the RoK.

VOV.VN - National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, who is in New Zealand for an official visit, attended a Vietnam – New Zealand education forum in Hamilton city on December 5.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on December 4, part of his ongoing State visit to the Northeast Asian country.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau has met leaders of localities of Laos, Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) who were in the city for a friendship dialogue.