VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has called on the Group of Seven (G7) to support ASEAN in accessing and distributing vaccines in a safe, effective and timely manner as well as transferring vaccine production technology in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and other people’s organisations have flexibly responded to the current challenges and renovated their activities to adapt to the new situation, VUFO President Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage touched down at Incheon International Airport in Seoul on December 12 afternoon, beginning their official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) following the invitation of Speaker of the Korean NA Park Byeong-seug.

VOV.VN - The first Vietnam-Laos border defence friendship exchange was held on December 12 in Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province of Vietnam and Sepon district, Savannakhet province of Laos.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue's official visits to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and India aim to continue promoting relations between Vietnam and two nations, which are at their best time since the establishment of their diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s attendance at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum demonstrates its legislature’s responsibilities in multilateral parliamentary diplomacy to promote regional peace, co-operation, development, and socio-economic recovery in the post pandemic period.

The relationship between Vietnam and Kazakhstan has developed in the spirit of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation, heard a roundtable on December 10.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue will lead a high-ranking NA delegation to pay official visits to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and India from December 12 - 19, the NA's Foreign Affairs Committee said on December 10.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese National Assembly delegation led by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will attend the 29th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF 29) next week.

VOV.VN - The British government has decided to donate 320,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Vietnamese government.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia will continue to promote collaboration and cooperation at the United Nations and other multilateral forums to address common concerns of the international community, especially in the fields of global peace and security.

Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has highlighted the importance of building trust in solving the chemical weapon issue in Syria.

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), affirmed Vietnam’s consistent standpoint on the situation in the Golan Heights during a consultation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on December 8.

The recent visit to Russia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has created a new motivation for the two countries’ all-round strategic partnership, affirmed researchers and scholars at a recent roundtable marking the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership.

Vietnam called for promoting the awareness and enforcement of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) while attending a plenary meeting at the UN General Assembly’s 76th session on December 7.

President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane left Hanoi on December 8 afternoon, successfully concluding his official visit to Vietnam from December 6-8 at the invitation of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta on December 8 signed a Vietnam - New Zealand Action Plan for the 2021-2024 period to deploy the bilateral strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta signed the Vietnam - New Zealand Action Program for the 2021 – 2024 period through an online platform, with a view to carrying out the strategic partnership between the two nations.

The UN Security Council examined the worldwide refugee situation at a briefing on December 7 during which a Vietnamese diplomat called on all the parties concerned to prioritise saving lives so that no one dies while crossing a border or sea.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang on December 7 suggested the VGCL and the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) step up online exchanges amid the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Party, Government, and people of Vietnam always place great importance on promoting the ties of friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

VOV.VN - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 7 met with Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane.

Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane and the Lao NA delegation on December 7 paid a working visit to Que Lam group, a leading organic fertilizer maker in Binh Xuyen district, the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed Laos National Assembly Chairman Xaysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on December 7, saying his visit to Vietnam would help promote the special friendship and relationship between the two countries.

Vietnam has called for more humanitarian aid for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) during the United Nations Security Council’s meeting on the country’s unrest and activities of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) on December 6.

VOV.VN - Major Lao newspapers on December 7 gave wide coverage on the Laos National Assembly Chairman Xaysomphone Phomvihane’s current visit to Vietnam, saying the visit will not only help consolidate the close-knit relationship but also bolster all-round cooperation between the two countries.

Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Bui Thi Minh Hoai held online talks with President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khutphaythoun to discuss bilateral ties and future orientations.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of prioritising and developing special solidarity with Laos while receiving President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on December 6.

Vietnam always stands side by side and stays ready to help Laos, within its ability, to push back the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane during their meeting in Hanoi on December 6.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte discussed a score of measures to further promote the Vietnam - Netherlands comprehensive partnership in the time ahead during their phone talks held on December 6.