(VOV) - The Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the Air battle victory is a great historical event encapsulating the triumph of brainpower and revolutionary heroism.

(VOV) - A delegation of Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) leaders have laid floral tributes at the mausoleum of the late President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi to commemorate 1972 Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu air battle victory on December 29.

(VOV) - President Truong Tan Sang met air force and air defence veterans as part of commemorations for the 40th anniversary of the Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu air victory on December 28.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sustained the original custodial sentences given to Nguyen Van Hai and Ta Phong Tan for “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” at an appeal court on December 28.

Vietnam is grateful to the Russian and Chinese people and armed forces for their wholehearted assistance for its struggle for national independence. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a meeting in Hanoi on December 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Pakistan  (1972-2012).

(VOV) - General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone, left Ho Chi Minh City on December 28, concluding his three-day official friendship visit to Vietnam.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung discussed bilateral ties over the phone with Japan’s new Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, on December 28.

(VOV) - A press conference in Hanoi on December 28 has reviewed Vietnam’s and Russia’s comprehensive strategic partnership during 2012 between Vietnam and Russia.

(VOV) - HCM City Party Committee Secretary Le Thanh Hai on December 28 received Choummaly Sayasone, Party General Secretary and President of Laos, who was visiting Vietnam.

(VOV) - President Truong Tan Sang on December 27 sent his sympathies to his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, over the loss of 27 border service officers and guards of Kazakhstan's Committee for National Security in a tragic plane crash.

(VOV) - Radio the Voice of Vietnam has selected the most noteworthy domestic events of 2012

(VOV) - Vietnam’s literary works on Laos are valuable assets that help strengthen the two countries’ friendship and cooperation.

(VOV) -  The Indian embassy on December 27 announced a host of activities to take place early next year to mark major anniversaries between India and Vietnam, as well as India and ASEAN.

(VOV) - Laos’ noble orders have been bestowed on senior Vietnamese leaders who have made outstanding contributions to strengthening the special relationship between the two countries.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has said the NA Commitees for External Relations of Vietnam and Laos should continue to strengthen their coordination to enhance the effectiveness of cooperation between the two parliaments.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for greater efforts to stabilize the macroeconomy in 2013, keep inflation at 6 percent and achieve higher economic growth than in 2012.

(VOV) - Vietnam and Laos will work closely together to improve the efficiency of their cooperation, especially in economics, and effectively implement high-level agreements.

(VOV) - The traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos is an invaluable asset that should be maintained and developed in the future.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong warmly welcomed his Lao counterpart Choummaly Sayasone who arrived in Hanoi on December 26 for an official visit to Vietnam.

The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) of Australia wishes to boost cooperation with relevant Vietnamese agencies in the fight for justice for Agent Orange/dioxin victims, an official of the party has said.

More than 60 photos highlighting Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa achipelagoes from the 15th century are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hoi An ancient city of central Quang Nam province on December 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 26 conveyed his congratulations to the newly-elected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

(VOV) - The Party and State always support religious and belief freedom and create all conditions for religions to operate in the country according to the law.

(VOV) - Vietnam is willing to share experience and help enhance competence of staff of the Lao Supreme People’s Court, President Truong Tan Sang has said. 

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Japanese Ambassador Tanizaki Yasuaki in Hanoi on December 25 to discuss measures to boost cooperation between the two countries.

(VOV) - This statement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavat in a recent interview granted to a Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reporter.

(VOV) -The Vietnamese Embassy held a December 22 meeting in Japan with staff from the Lao and Cambodian Embassies.

(VOV) - Egypt wants to strengthen friendship and cooperation with countries, including Vietnam, says President Mohamed Morsi.

(VOV) - The banking system must apply an appropriate interest rate policy to help businesses access loans, Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has said.