VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 10 for David Petraeus, a Partner at the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) global investment firm and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024) were celebrated by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) and the Vietnamese Military Attaché Office at the UN in New York on December 9 under the chair of Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has reiterated Vietnam's commitment to strengthening its comprehensive strategic partnership with China as a top strategic priority in its external policy.

The Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam held a gathering in Beijing on December 9 with over 30 Chinese war veterans and experts who supported Vietnam’s fight for national independence.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 9 received a delegation of leaders from 18 major Chinese enterprises of the Zhang and Yan clans led by Yan Jiehe, founder and Chairman of the China Pacific Construction Group and Susun Construction Group - both among the world’s top 500 companies, who are visiting Vietnam to seek cooperation and investment opportunities.

VOV.VN - The 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024) were celebrated in Canberra on December 9 by the Embassy and Defence Attaché Office of Vietnam in Australia.

Professor Carl Thayer at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy has described Vietnam’s maintenance of political stability and economic success as its outstanding achievements in 2024.

VOV.VN - Journalist Weiwei, a researcher on Vietnam and head of the Vietnamese Language Department at the China Central Radio and Television, has hailed Vietnamese economic and diplomatic development achievements recorded this year.

The official visits to Singapore and Japan by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his spouse and high-ranking delegation from December 1-7 were success, with practical and comprehensive results across the Party, NA, Government, and people-to-people exchange channels, generating a new momentum for the robust development of Vietnam’s ties with both nations in the future.

Former Defense Attaché of India in Vietnam General P.K. Chakravorty has reaffirmed his appreciation for the role of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) in the Southeast Asian country's national development cause.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on December 6 received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee led by its member and Chairman of the NA Committee for Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh paid a working visit to Belgium from December 4-7, with a view to fostering and deepening the bilateral friendship.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man held a reception on December 7 in Nagasaki for Tomioka Tsutomu, president of the Nagasaki – Vietnam Friendship Association and its members, as part of his official visit to the East Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Le Hoai Trung, secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for External Relations, paid a working visit to the United States from December 2 to December 5.

VOV.VN - Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles expressed his nation’s willingness to boost all-around co-operation with Vietnam, particularly in economics, trade, education, and the environment.

Party General Secretary To Lam on December 6 welcomed international scientists and experts who are in Vietnam to attend the 4th VinFuture Prize awarding ceremony.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam held a seminar in Hanoi on December 6 to look into achievements and prospects over 55 years of Vietnam - Sweden diplomatic relations.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man received Governor of Nagasaki prefecture Oishi Kengo and Mayor of Nagasaki city Suzuki Shiro right after arriving in the Japanese prefecture on December 6 afternoon.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam has affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to always stands side by side and supports the Party, State and People of Laos in carrying out the nation's development goals.

The People’s Court of the southern province of Tay Ninh and the Courts of First Instance of the three Cambodian provinces of Tboung Khmum, Prey Veng and Svay Rieng exchanged experience in adjudication work and crime prevention at a conference held in the Vietnamese locality on December 6.

The Vietnamese Embassies and Defence Attaché Office in Indonesia, Singapore and Belarus held ceremonies to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) (December 22,1944-2024) and the 35 years of the All-People Defence Festival (1989 - 2024) on December 5.

The Vietnamese Embassies and Defence Attaché Offices in Venezuela and Mexico held ceremonies to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) (December 22,1944-2024) and the 35 years of the All-People Defence Festival (1989 - 2024).

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Shii Kazuo, chairman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee, and President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) Noda Yoshihiko in Tokyo on December 6 within the framework of his official visit to the East Asian nation.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Saito Tetsuo, Chief Representative of Komeito Party, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's coalition partner, in Tokyo on December 6 as part of his working trip to the East Asian nation.

Vietnam’s economic accomplishments and diplomatic efforts in 2024 have significantly contributed to building a positive image of the country both regionally and globally, commented Prof. Xu Liping, Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS).

VOV.VN - The visit to China by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son is of great significance for continuing to speed up the effective implementation of high-level common perceptions reached between the two countries, as well as improving the quality of bilateral ties, especially in economics, trade, and investment.

VOV.VN - Prominent Japanese media outlets, including Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and Jiji news agency, have spotlighted the December 5 meeting in Tokyo between Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.

Lao Minister of National Defence Khamlieng Uthakaysone on December 5 said that his ministry will continue to cultivate the Laos-Vietnam special relationship when he received a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos led by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam.

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang met with visiting Indian Deputy National Security Advisor Pavan Kapoor in Hanoi on December 5.

VOV.VN - The meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man in Tokyo on December 5 has grabbed the Japanese headlines.