Merle Ratner, a renowned left-wing and anti-war activist in the US and a close friend of Vietnam, passed away February 5 evening in New York in a traffic accident.

The consolidated cooperation between Vietnam and Morocco is the result of their shared desire to promote and strengthen South-South cooperation, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam Jamale Chouaibi said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

VOV.VN - Leaders and formers leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, National Assembly (NA), Government, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee laid wreaths in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on February 7 in Hanoi ahead of the Lunar New Year or Tet.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has voiced Vietnamese support for Laos in its role as ASEAN Chair and its appointment of the ASEAN Special Envoy for Myanmar, stating that they have been instrumental in promoting dialogue, seeking peaceful and sustainable solutions, and stepping up ASEAN's efforts in humanitarian assistance in Myanmar.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue offered incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 in the Presidential Palace complex in Hanoi on February 6, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The permanent representatives of Laos and Cambodia to the United Nations (UN) have extended greetings to their Vietnamese counterpart Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang at the UN headquarters in New York on the approaching Lunar New Year (Tet) – a significant traditional event in Vietnamese culture.

VOV.VN - Competent Vietnamese agencies will support the Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam to successful complete his duty, contributing to promoting relations between Vietnam and the Vatican, as well as between the Holy See and the Vietnam Catholic Church.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son received Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, who is also Secretary General of the Steering Committee for China-Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation, in Hanoi on February 5.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has been built into a thriving economic, political and cultural powerhouse, said British researcher of Vietnamese politics and history and member of the Communist Party of Britain Kyril Whittaker.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese and Chinese coast guard forces conducted a joint patrol in the border maritime area between Mong Cai City, the northern province of Quang Ninh and Dongxing city, Guangxi province of China on February 5.