Vietnam wishes to further deepen its comprehensive partnership with the US in a pragmatic and effective manner in order to contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the region and beyond.

Vietnam’s hosting of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) is expected to enhance legislative ties between the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) and its counterparts, while affirming its role and prestige at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums. 

The sixth Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue took place in Hanoi on January 5. A joint communiqué on the outcomes of the dialogue was issued by the two sides at the end of the event. 

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau held a ceremony on January 5 to launch a consulate office in Macao Special Administrative Region of China.

Vietnam-Indonesia relationship has effectively contributed to the common development of the ASEAN Community, said outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception for UK Foreign Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field in Hanoi on January 5, where they commended active developments of the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership. 

VOV.VN -The assistance Vietnam court sector has given to Laos is a vivid manifestation of the special friendship between the two Parties and States, has said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.

VOV.VN -Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection Tran Quoc Vuong has underlined the need to strengthen the Party leadership and apparatus, and improve staff capacity in external affairs.

VOV.VN - Cambodian King Sihamoni on January 4 hosted a reception for  Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh who presented his credentials to him in Phnom Penh.

VOV.VN - On January 3, President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended their congratulations to Myanmar President Htin Kyaw on the 70th anniversary of Independence Day of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (January 4).

 In recent years cooperation between Vietnam and the United Kingdom has flourished. 

2017 is one of the most successful years of Vietnam’s diplomacy, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in a recent article. 

Leaders of the Communist Party, State and Government of Vietnam on December 31 extended their congratulations to their Cuban counterparts on the 59th anniversary of Cuba’s Revolution Day (January 1, 1959-2018). 

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s external activities in 2017 enabled it to integrate into the world more extensively and raise its international status demonstrated by strengthened relationships with its key partners. VOV reviews Vietnam’s diplomatic activities in 2017.

Vietnam is willing to share experience in wet rice cultivation and other fields with Cameroon, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at his reception for Cameroon Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella in Hanoi on December 27. 

Cameroon Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella has affirmed that Cameroon hopes to bolster cooperation with Vietnam in trade, investment, agriculture, education, green energy, and telecommunications.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 27 received Choi Young Joo, President of the Republic of Korea (RoK)- Vietnam Friendship Association and Chairman and CEO of the Panko Corporation- a Korean business is carrying out garment and textile projects in central Vietnam.

Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Gennady Zyuganov has recognised the warm support of Vietnam to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith has lauded the dedication of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts to Laos’s national liberation in the past and its current country-building effort. 

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted separate receptions for newly-accredited Ambassadors of Cuba and Spain to Vietnam in Hanoi on December 26.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded effective cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese businesses while receiving Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hanoi on December 23.

VOV.VN - President of the Moroccan House of Representatives Habib El Malki has concluded Vietnam visit from December 16-22 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed numerous leaders from around the world who made official visits to the country in 2017, many of them visiting the nation for the first time.

VOV.VN - A meeting was held on the evening of December 23 marking the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang on December 22 extended a message of best wishes to Japanese Emperor Akihito on his 84th birthday (December 23).

The year 2017 marks an important milestone in the development of cooperation between Russia and Vietnam in politics, economy, technology, military and humanitarian affairs, said Aleksey Popov, Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Vietnam and Laos issued a joint statement during the official friendly visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith from December 19-21.

President Tran Dai Quang and the Republic of Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on December 21 exchanged messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (December 22, 1992-2017).

In the rapidly-changing, complex and unpredictable world, Vietnam and Laos need to maintain and further develop their long-standing and loyal relations more than ever, said General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith on December 21.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith on December 20 had special meetings during the second day  of his trip to Vietnam.