Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh laid out three strategic orientations and six key tasks for the Ministry of Justice while chairing a nationwide hybrid conference in Hanoi on December 13 to review its performance in 2025 and the 2021-2025 term, chart a course for the 2026-2030 tenure and launch tasks for 2026.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested building a workforce for external information service with resilience, intelligence, creativity, responsibility, dedication and vision that committed to promoting the positive and addressing the negative.

Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan has affirmed that Malaysia will continue assisting Vietnam in developing the Halal industry and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 12 held online talks with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos headed by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam visited the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum and the Laos – Vietnam Friendship Park in Vientiane on December 12 to lay wreaths in commemoration of President Kaysone Phomvihane on his 105th birth anniversary (December 13, 1920–2025).

State President Luong Cuong on December 12 hosted receptions for the ambassadors of Egypt, India, Chile, and Singapore, as well as non-resident ambassadors of Latvia, Albania, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Djibouti, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Chad, and Paraguay, who came to present their credentials.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held a phone call on December 12 to exchange views on bilateral relations, emerging regional and international issues and ways to lift two-way trade to US$20 billion.

The Ministry of Justice on December 12 officially launched the national digital platform for civil judgment enforcement along with the intelligent operations centre for the civil judgment enforcement system, within a conference in Hanoi to roll out tasks for civil and administrative judgment enforcement in 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts its annual meeting with foreign diplomatic representative agencies and resident foreign media organizations in Hanoi on December 12, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang.

A seminar on the Party’s leadership in ensuring macroeconomic stability, renewing the growth model, restructuring the economy and promoting international integration was held virtually on December 11.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina, concurrently accredited to Paraguay, co-hosted a ceremony with Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Paraguay María Del Carmen Pérez on December 11 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1995-2025).

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam on December 11 attended and spoke at the Advisory Board Conference of the Australia–Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung received Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, in Hanoi on December 11.

VOV.VN - A three-day scientific and educational forum titled “Russia-Vietnam: 75 Years of Cooperation” took place from December 11-13, marking the opening of the Russia-Vietnam Year of Science and Education Cooperation in 2026.

The National Assembly on December 11 approved the Law on Specialised Courts at International Financial Centre at its ongoing 10th session, with 438 out of 444 deputies voting in favour.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 11 made a phone call to Alexey Likhachev, General Director of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), during which he expressed Vietnam's desire to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation with Russia to develop the nuclear energy industry in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam has confirmed that relevant authorities are actively working with the SEA Games 33 organising committee in Thailand regarding an error in the map of Vietnam displayed during the opening ceremony.

Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and Admiral Saito Akira, Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), have agreed to further elevate naval cooperation between the two countries in the time to come.

VOV.VN - Despite challenges, the 15th National Assembly remains committed to fulfilling its mission and advancing the national development agenda, ensuring Vietnam steps into a new era of prosperity, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam emphasised the determination and the critical importance of prevention and systemic reform in the ongoing fight against corruption, waste, and misconduct during a national conference on anti-corruption efforts held in Hanoi on December 11.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on December 11 chaired a national conference reviewing anti-corruption, anti-waste, and anti-negative conduct efforts during the 13th Party Congress term.

Frigate 015-Tran Hung Dao and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy departed Kure Port in Hiroshima prefecture on December 10, concluding a four-day visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on December 11 approved a resolution to implement a national target programme for new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2026–2035.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on December 11 approved a resolution introducing special mechanisms and policies to expedite major and strategic projects in Hanoi.

The 15th National Assembly passed the first-ever Law on Artificial Intelligence (AI), alongside the Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Intellectual Property, and the revised Law on High Technology during the ongoing 10th session in Hanoi on December 10.

The new generation of Vietnamese farmers - those who embody knowledge, creativity, digital capability, autonomy, resilience, pioneering spirit, aspiration and dedication, will serve as a key force in building a prosperous agricultural sector, elevating Vietnamese agricultural products on the global map.

Lawmakers on December 10 voted to pass a law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Insurance Business during the ongoing 10th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed its desire to continue working with Vietnam to promote women’s participation in leadership and management roles, with a particular focus on enhancing the engagement of female elected representatives in the National Assembly (NA).

The National Assembly (NA) on December 10 voted to adopt the law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on International Treaties, with 445 out of 448 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 94.08% of the total legislators.

The National Assembly (NA) on December 10 voted to adopt the law amending and supplementing a number of provisions of the Law on Corruption Prevention and Control, with 442 out of 444 deputies present voting in favour, accounting for 93.45% of the total number of deputies.