VOV.VN - Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, held a working session on January 25 with a delegation of newly-appointed heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, led by Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO, and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland.

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya lauded the robust and healthy progress of the Vietnam – India comprehensive strategic partnership in 2023 and shared plans and orientations aimed at elevating the bilateral relations with Vietnam in the time to come in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency prior to the advent of the Year of the Dragon.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thuy Anh, president of the Vietnam-France Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, paid a visit to France from January 23 to January 24 to seek co-operation opportunities with French partners.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse hosted a banquet for diplomatic corps in Vietnam on January 24 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam led a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to pay an official visit to Cambodia from January 22-24 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters have agreed to foster coordination between the two foreign ministries so as to strengthen cooperation between the two nations.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received representatives from international organisations and investors on January 24 within the framework of the investment conference for HCM City’s green growth jointly held by the committee and the World Bank (WB).

VOV.VN -Vietnam has voiced its deep concern over the continued complex developments occurring in the Middle East, particularly the escalating conflicts in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing the urgency for an immediate ceasefire.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on January 24 for British Ambassador to Vietnam Ian Frew and New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai on January 24 met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was paying a two-day state visit to Vietnam from January 23.