VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 3 requested that ministries and agencies give Ho Chi Minh City more power to realise special development policies designated for the southern city.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM-24) in Brussels, Belgium, on February 2, alongside foreign ministers of other ASEAN countries and all 27 member states of the EU.

VOV.VN - The European Union will promote the early completion of ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) from its member states, said Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on February 2 evening attended a special art performance as part of the Homeland Spring programme for overseas Vietnamese to welcome the 2024 lunar New Year – the Year of the Dragon.

The Party organisation in Cambodia on February 2 held a ceremony to celebrate the 94th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - 2024).

A delegation from Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Prey Veng provinces, led by the provinces' governors Peng Posa and Soun Somalin, visited and extended Lunar New Year wishes to the authorities of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region on February 2.

President Vo Van Thuong on February 2 visited and inspected the combat readiness of Ho Chi Minh City’s police, fire prevention and fighting, and rescue forces as the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is nearing.

On the occasion of the 94th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930 - 2024), a delegation of the Party Central Committee, National Assembly (NA), State President, Government, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee laid wreaths at and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on February 2 morning.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping on February 2 exchanged greetings on the occasion of the lunar New Year 2024 – the Year of the Dragon.

VOV.VN - The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and the Central Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party sent congratulatory messages to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on the 94th anniversary of the CPV (February 3).

VOV.VN - Belgium highly values Vietnam’s increasing position globally and wants to rev up cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, said senior Belgian leaders.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong, and 100 outstanding Vietnamese expatriates who have returned for the Homeland Spring programme, offered incense in commemoration of national ancestors, as well as late President Ho Chi Minh and late President Ton Duc Thang, in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang Le Quang Nam hosted a reception on February 1 for a delegation from Laos’ Savannakhet province led by Vice Governor Lingthong Sengtavanh.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) led by Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc began a working visit to Singapore on February 1.

Ho Chi Minh City on January 31 organised a meeting with consuls general and heads of international organisations, and economic and cultural offices and business associations of foreign countries and territories in the southern metropolis.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) in Hanoi on February 1, asking it to sustain its role as leading enterprise of the country and a State-owned business model.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, who is also Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs, has extended her best wishes to Vietnamese people living around the world on the occasion of the coming traditional Tet (Lunar New Year).

VOV.VN - The coast guards of Vietnam and China will conduct joint patrol each quarter to prevent crimes and violations occurring in the waters adjacent to the delimitation line in the Gulf of Tonkin.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung has visited Italy’s Campania region and its capital Naples with a view to boosting comprehensive Vietnamese co-operation with Italian localities.

On the occasion of the New Year of the Dragon, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura spoke to Vietnam News Agency about major achievements in the Vietnam-Thailand relations last year and prospects for 2024.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is in Brussels for the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) and the third EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EU-IPMF), as well as a visit to Belgium, from January 30 to February 3.

VOV.VN - Brazilian President Lula da Silva highlighted Vietnam as an important partner of his nation at a reception held for Vietnamese Ambassador Bui Van Nghi, who came to present his letter of credence in Brasilia on January 31.

VOV.VN - It remains imperative to devise solutions to effectively exploit new growth drivers such as promoting the digital economy, the green economy, the circular economy, and innovation, whilst also creating jobs and livelihoods for people, along with dealing with production chain breaks and engaging in more deeply in the global supply chain.

VOV.VN - The US Chamber of Commerce is reviewing the process of recognizing Vietnam’s market economy status, hoping to make it in time by June 2024, revealed US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper.

Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Uruguay Duong Quoc Thanh on January 30 came to bid farewell to Uruguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Paganini who affirmed that there is plenty of room for the two countries to further step up cooperation.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee, at a meeting in Hanoi on January 31, agreed to let a Politburo member and a Party Central Committee member relinquish their positions in the Politburo and the Party on their requests.

Vietnam and the Philippines have issued a joint press statement on the occasion of the State visit to Vietnam by Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.

VOV.VN - Relations between Vietnam and Australia continue to develop both positively and dynamically, and leaders of the two countries are considering lifting their ties to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership at an appropriate time, said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien led a delegation from the Ministry of Defence to the 13th ASEAN-Japan Defence Vice-Ministerial Forum that opened in Tokyo on January 30.

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse Louise Araneta Marcos left Hanoi late January 30, concluding their State visit to Vietnam on January 29-30 at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.