Vietnam attaches great importance to defence cooperation with Japan, Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh told officers and soldiers from Japan’s Self-Defence Forces at a reception in Hanoi on December 4.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has expressed his wish to boost trade and tourism with New Zealand, particularly the export and import of farm produce.

The High Command of Region 5 of the Vietnam People’s Navy and naval bases of the Royal Cambodian Navy held their 24th meeting on joint patrol work in Phu Quoc island district, the southern province of Kien Giang, on December 4.

 A mobile training team from the Indian Army is visiting Vietnam to help train Vietnamese sappers for UN peacekeeping missions.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh highlighted improvements in Vietnam-Kazakhstan trade ties while receiving Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Akylbek Kamaldinov on December 4.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 4 hosted a reception for Chairman of the Republic of Korea’s Taekwang group Park Yeon-cha in Hanoi.

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), led by President of its Central Committee Tran Thanh Man, is making a working visit to New Zealand from December 3 – 5.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan wrapped up official visits to Singapore and Australia from November 26 to December 2, concluding a year full of diplomatic activities of the Vietnamese parliament.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is taking part in a high-level dialogue between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and world political parties in Beijing from December 1-3.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Phung Quoc Hien called on Vietnam’s NA and Canada’s parliament to increase their exchange of delegations and law-making experience.

The out-going Ambassador of South Africa to Vietnam Kgomotso Ruth Magau has been honoured with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) at the end of her term in Vietnam. 

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 1 extended condolences to Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai over the death of former ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's Party General Secretary, President, Prime Minister, and National Assembly Chairwoman have extended congratulatory messages to their Lao counterparts on the 42nd National Day of Laos (December 2).

VOV.VN - US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink says what impressed him most about President Donald Trump’s visit to Vietnam is the flourishing ties between the two countries.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception on November 30 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Vnukov Konstantin Vasilievich.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s visit to Australia aims to promote the existing bilateral comprehensive partnership, towards strategic partnership.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong welcomed Polish President Adrej Duda on his visit to the city on November 30.

Vietnam always cherishes relations with Ukraine and wants the ties to develop in various channels like state, parliament, government and people-to-people exchanges, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HCMUFO) and the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association in the city on November 30 held a ceremony to mark the 42nd anniversary of Laos’ National Day (December 2). 

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with Australia’s Governor-General Peter Cosgrove in Canberra on November 30.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has expressed wish to further strengthen ties with Australia within bilateral cooperation framework as well as at regional and global forums. 

Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Defence Minister, hosted a reception for General Kim Yong-woo, Army Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on November 30.

Mexico attaches importance to relations with Vietnam, according to Chairman of the Mexican Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee for the Asia-Pacific region, Senator Teofilo Torres Corzo.

European officials and international friends gathered in Brussels, Belgium on November 29 to mark the second anniversary of the Vietnam – EU parliamentary friendship group in the European Parliament (EP) (November 11).

The Lao Embassy in Vietnam hosted a banquet on November 29 in celebration of the 42nd National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975) and the 55th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962).

Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office of the UK (NAO) Amyas Morse and State Auditor General of Vietnam Ho Duc Phoc have agreed to share information about financial auditing and continue with IT and personnel training cooperation. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung and a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos have extended greetings to leaders of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, the Lao Government and people on the occasion of Laos’s 42nd National Day. 

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien has called on the Vietnam-Poland and Poland-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Groups to increase their exchange of delegations and legislative experience and support each other at multilateral forums and in regional and international issues.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is paying a working visit to China from November 26 to December 3 during which they will also attend a high-level dialogue between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and world political parties.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Russian Ambassador to Vietnam, Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov in Hanoi on November 29 during which, he appreciated cooperation priorities given to the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs.