Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu has said the upcoming official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong from November 27-30 will open up a new chapter in Vietnam-Japan ties.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Norway on November 24 evening (local time) as part of her official visit to the European nation.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his wife and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam landed at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on November 26 evening (local time), beginning their official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese State.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries and agencies to soon submit policies to the government for approval to remove obstacles and create favourable conditions for Ho Chi Minh City to develop quickly and sustainably.

VOV.VN - Dr Tomotaka Shoji, director of the Regional Research Division at the National Institute for Defence Studies under the Japanese Ministry of Defence, has laid stress on great potential for future development of Vietnam-Japan ties on the occasion of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 2nd conference of the Coordinating Council for the Southeastern Region in Ho Chi Minh City on November 26 to consult about the Master Plan of the region for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai paid courtesy calls to, met with and held working sessions with leaders of the Philippine Congress and Department of Finance, as well as heads of delegations from Laos, Cambodia, Russia, Japan and Canada, as part of his working trip to the Philippines to attend the 31st Annual Meeting of the APPF-31 from November 23-26.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit is expected to open up a new period of cooperation, thereby further deepening the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation on November 26 departed Hanoi for an official visit to Japan from November 27 – 30 at the invitation of the Japanese State.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen received visiting Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on November 25.

Right after the Israel-Hamas temporary truce came into effect on November 24 morning, a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel visited Vietnamese there.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is always ready to support Laos in successfully assuming its chairmanship of ASEAN and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in 2024.

VOV.VN - Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung has been honoured with the country’s friendship medal in recognition of his contributions to the development of the strong and long-standing traditional relationship between both sides.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong's upcoming visit to Japan holds historical significance as it will be one of the most prominent landmarks of the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.

A joint press release on the talks between Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store has been released.

Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 24 for a young officer delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces, led by second chief of the ministry's Political Directorate General of Brigade Marcelo Perez.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife, alongside high-ranking delegation will attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), have an array of bilateral activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pay an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3.

The National Assembly passed a bill on the Management and Protection of National Defence Works and Military Zones in Hanoi on November 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam seeks experience and technical support from the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to modernise and improve the overall competitiveness of its postal sector, which represents a crucial and essential infrastructure of the country.

VOV.VN - Frigate 016-Quang Trung carrying a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) arrived at the Stonecutters Island port on November 24, starting a friendship visit to Hong Kong (China) after attending the Peace and Friendship 2023 joint exercise in the Chinese province of Guangdong.

The National Assembly (NA) approved the Law on Telecommunications (revised) on November 24 at its ongoing sixth sitting in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai delivered a key-note speech at the first plenary session of the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) held on November 24 in Manila, the Philippines, giving recommendations from Vietnam with a view to further enhancing the role of parliaments in promoting peace and stability in the region.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the National Defence Ministry led by its Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong has been paying a working visit to Cuba from November 18 to November 25.

Vietnam is going to defend its fifth national report on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) at a session in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 29 - 30.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, attended the opening of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 23, with the participation of 275 parliamentarians from 19 regional countries.

VOV.VN - The security situation in some northern states of Myanmar remains complicated following recent conflicts, and about 700 Vietnamese citizens staying in these areas are temporarily safe, according to Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to developing relations with France, with defense cooperation acting as one of the important pillars in bilateral strategic partnership, Defense Minister Phan Van Giang told French Ambassador to Vietnam Oliver Brochet in Hanoi on November 23.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on November 23 had a meeting with a delegation of Russia’s Kaluga oblast led by its Governor Vladislav Valerievich Shapsha and suggested the Russian oblast to cooperate with Vietnamese localities in manufacturing projects as well as traditional fields of cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Japanese Diet (parliament) during his coming visit, starting on November 27, according to spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

Vietnam’s election to the World Heritage Committee affirms the Party and State’s sound foreign policy of multilateralisation, diversification, and comprehensive and intensive international integration, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc has said.