Minister of Public Security To Lam and Myanmar’s Minister of Home Affairs Kyaw Swe have agreed to strengthen the exchange of law enforcement experience and information of crimes to better prevent and combat trans-national and emerging crimes.

President Tran Dai Quang pledged that Vietnam will encourage its business community to invest in Myanmar, especially in agriculture, fish farming, mining and tourism.

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is willing to share its experience with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, as the two organisations have similar functions and tasks, thus tightening the relationship between the two countries, a senior Chinese official has said.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Hoang Binh Quan, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations, attended the 20th Congress of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) in Almada city, Portugal, from December 2-4.

VOV.VN - The red, white, green and black of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag flew proudly at the Melia Hanoi Hotel on December 2 as hundreds of people came out to mark 45th National Day.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang suggested Vietnam and New Zealand should bolster cooperation in agriculture and clean technology while receiving the outgoing New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam, Haike Manning, in Hanoi on December 2.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang has sent a message of congratulations to the new King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

VOV.VN - Foreign ministers from Vietnam and New Zealand met in Auckland today (December 2) to discuss cooperation and other measures to boost the Comprehensive Partnership formed in 2009.

Top leaders of Vietnam on December 1 sent messages of congratulations to their respective Lao counterparts on the 41st National Day of Laos (December 2).

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh suggested Vietnam and New Zealand forge their economic and trade ties in order to reach the bilateral trade target of US$1.7 billion in 2020 set by their senior leaders. 

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc and a Foreign Ministry delegation visited the Lao Embassy in Hanoi on December 1 to congratulate its staff on their country’s 41st National Day (December 2).

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 30 met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Havana before leaving Cuba where she paid tribute to deceased former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. 

VOV.VN - On December 1, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung received Vice President of ExxonMobil Group  Paul Greenwood who is  visiting Vietnam to study the feasibility of the Blue Whale Gas Field project.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he welcomes Vietnamese IT companies’ investment in his country, pledging the best possible condition for them to carry out investment plans.

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru said that Vietnam wants to boost economic and trade links with Algeria in general and Oran city in particular, in his working trip to Oran from November 28-30.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan reiterated the solidarity and consistent support of Vietnamese leaders and people for Cuba’s revolutionary cause during her meeting with President of Cuban National Assembly of People's Power Esteban Lazo in Havana on November 29.

Vietnam is determined to continue strengthening the comprehensive strategic cooperation with Russia, especially in politics, economy-trade, investment, security-defence, education-training, science-technology and culture-tourism, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan affirmed. 

Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of Cyprus Cao Chinh Thien suggested the Vietnamese and Cyprus Governments soon negotiate the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on matters regarding Vietnamese labourers in the island country. 

President Tran Dai Quang underscored security and intelligence cooperation as one of the important pillars in Vietnam-Bulgaria ties during a reception in Hanoi on November 29 for Chairman of the State Intelligence Agency of Bulgaria Dragomir Dimitrov. 

VOV.VN - On November 29, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan paid tribute to late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz at the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi.

Many Vietnamese expatriates in Mexico have expressed their sorrow at the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz, who passed away on November 25.

The Vietnam-Romania Friendship Association (VRFA) held a get-together to mark the 98th National Day of Romania and the 25th founding anniversary of the association.

The recent trip to Cuba by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has created new momentum for the two countries to enhance cooperation in economy, trade and investment, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc said in a press interview.

President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to Italy and the Vatican last week were a success, affirming the determination of both sides to forge stronger Vietnam-Italy ties, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on November 28, concluding a two-week trip abroad to attend the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Peru and the 16th Francophone Summit in Madagascar. 

The 16th Francophone Summit was closed in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on November 27 after two days of sitting.

President Tran Dai Quang on November 27 had bilateral meetings with officials from the French Community of Belgium (Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles) and Egypt on the sidelines of the 16th Francophone Summit.

The freshly-concluded visit to Laos by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has contributed to strengthening the friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, said a senior Lao official.

The visit to Laos from November 24-26 by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong recorded remarkable outcomes, especially consensuses reached by the two nations’ leader on cooperative orientations, policies and measures to promote collaboration between the two Parties and States in the coming time

President Tran Dai Quang had bilateral meetings with officials of several member nations of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) on November 26, on the sidelines of the ongoing 16th Francophone Summit in Madagascar.