VOV.VN - Kenya and Vietnam should continue to strengthen bilateral relations, as well as to maintain effective coordination and support at regional and international forums.

The 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the seventh ADMM Plus will be held online from December 9-10.

VOV.VN - Laos’ 45th National Day and the 100th birthday of late President Kaysone Phomvihane on December 13 were commemorated with a grand ceremony held on December 2 in Hanoi.

The Lao Embassy in Hanoi hosted a reception on December 1 to celebrate the 45th National Day of Laos (December 2, 1945 – 2020).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 1 extended congratulations to Joe Biden who won the US presidential election on November 3.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam held phone talks with Singaporean Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam on November 30.

Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan and head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Song Tao held online talks on November 30.

The Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association (VYEA), as Chair of the ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs’ Council in 2020, handed over the chairmanship to its Brunei counterpart on November 30.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Tores Rivera in Hanoi on November 30.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the nation’s readiness to boost closer coordination with other nations in containing the COVID-19 pandemic during his phone talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on November 30.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of the Vietnamese Mission in Geneva, has called on Thailand to enhance transparency in regulations in areas regarding cross-border trade.

VOV.VN - The 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Romania (1950-2020), and Romania’s 102nd Great Union Day (National Day) (December 1) were celebrated at a meeting held by the Vietnam-Romania Friendship Association in Hanoi on November 29.

A ceremony was held in northern Thai Nguyen province on November 27 to mark the 45th National Day of Laos (December 2) and the 100th birth anniversary of the country’s late President Kaysone Phomvihane (December 13).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) held a meeting on November 28 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the nation and Cuba, which started in 1960, along with 30 years of the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association operating in the southern metropolis.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Shakhrat Nuryshev held an online political consultation on November 27.

The Vietnam-Russia parliamentary relations have enjoyed positive progress over the recent past, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said on November 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India will get down to work on bilateral defence cooperation programmes as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic is completely contained.

VOV.VN - Governor – General David Hurley on November 27 hailed the strategic partnership between Australia and Vietnam, which he said creates the foundation for the two countries to strengthen cooperation in politics, economics, security, education and the environment.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong paid a working visit to Jalisco State, Western Mexico, from November 23-25 to foster bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, culture and education between Vietnam and Mexico.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its second Special Meeting via video conference from November 23 to 25, the last official meeting chaired by Vietnam in its capacity as AICHR Chair 2020.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung on November 26 visited the offices of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations and the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pass on his congratulations on the 45th National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975 - 2020).

A meeting on bullying at school and online in ASEAN was held on November 26 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the ASEAN Secretariat, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The UN General Assembly’s recent adoption of a resolution on ASEAN-UN cooperation has demonstrated the UN’s acknowledgement of the grouping’s position and capacity, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has said.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, has called for the removal of unilateral coercive measures negatively affecting countries’ socio-economic development and people’s life, and the restraint of unilateral coercive actions in international relations.

A Party delegation, led by deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Nguyen Manh Cuong, attended the 34th meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) on November 25.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, on November 24 called on the international community to continue support for Iraq, which is facing deep-rooted economic, social and political challenges.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), presented the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 24.

Despite difficulties and challenges in 2020, ASEAN cooperation has obtained upbeat outcomes this year, forming a strong foundation for the bloc’s development in the next stage, stated Deputy Foreign Minister and head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dung on November 24.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen expressed their elation at positive developments in the Vietnam-Cambodia friendly neighbourliness and all-around cooperation over the recent past during their video talks on November 24.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has cabled a message of congratulation to Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, since her party claimed a resounding victory in the general election.