An array of political and cultural activities were held to mark the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Argentina and Uruguay, Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay Duong Quoc Thanh has said.

VOV.VN - Parliamentary co-operation between Vietnam and India plays a major role in bilateral relations, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of Representatives) of India Om Birla affirmed at a meeting with a delegation of the Vietnam - India Parliamentary Friendship Group led by Duong Thanh Binh, head of the NA Standing Committee's Ombudsman Commission, on December 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aspires to bolster co-operation with the African Union (AU) in the areas of politics, diplomacy, economics, trade, investment, and culture, as well as in UN peacekeeping operations in Africa.

Ho Chi Minh City highly values Japan’s cooperation in and support for infrastructure development, and will create optimal conditions for Japanese constructors to implement such projects, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on December 20.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 20 met with ambassadors and chiefs of Vietnamese representative offices abroad who have returned home for the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference.

The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee scrutinised the outcomes of inspections of some Party organisations and Party officials at a meeting in Hanoi from December 18-20.

Thai Nguyen College in the northern province of the same name has been presented with the Friendship Order of Laos, and Cambodia’s Royal Order of Sahametrei-Tepidin in recognition of its contributions to human resources development of the two neighbouring countries.

VOV.VN - Major General Vu Trung Kien, Deputy Commander in charge of law of the Vietnam Coast Guard and Vice Commandant Watanabe Yasunori of the Japan Coast Guard co-chaired the 10th bilateral meeting between the two forces on December 20 in Tokyo.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Thanh Kien held a meeting with Chairman of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Seoul Metropolitan Council Kim Hyeon-ki in Ho Chi Minh City on December 20.

The easing of the visa policy for Vietnamese citizens by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China from October 25 is one of the highlights in the relations between the two sides in 2023.