President Vo Van Thuong examined the training and combat readiness at the Special-task Arm in Hanoi on December 18, on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2023) and the All People’s National Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2023).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on December 18 in Tokyo within the framework of his trip to the East Asian nation for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.

VOV.VN - The fourth joint peacekeeping exercise between the nation and India (VINBAX 2023) is taking place from December 11 to December 21 in Hanoi, with the event contributing to augmenting the friendship and sound defence co-operation under the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s North Chungcheong province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on December 18 regarding bilateral friendship and co-operation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation on December 18 to attend the first summit of the Asia Zero Emission Community in Tokyo in Japan, with the participation of senior leaders of ASEAN member states, Japan and Australia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received the governors of the Japanese prefectures of Aichi, Tochigi, Niigata, Kanagawa, and Yamanashi in Tokyo on December 17 as part of his trip to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN - Japan Friendship and Cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working breakfast with Ken Matsuzawa, president of the International Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) of Japan, and its members in Tokyo on December 18 as part of his activities during his trip to the Far East country to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the US officially upgrading ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership is a historic milestone in their relationship, bringing both long-term and immediate benefits to both sides while also making positive contributions to security, peace, co-operation, and the development of the region and the wider world.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Associations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son hosted a reception for a delegation from the Nepal Peace and Solidarity Council (NPSC) led by its Chairman Rabindra Adhikari, who is also a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), in Hanoi on December 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ASEAN and Japan to strengthen cooperation amidst the global headwinds with various unprecedented challenges so as to develop their comprehensive strategic partnership into a symbol of international solidarity and cooperation.