Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Chairman of the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Association Boviengkham Vongdara in Vientiane on January 11, part of his official visit to Laos.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jin-pyo from January 12-18 is expected to promote parliamentary cooperation between the two nations in a practical and effective manner, contributing to further deepening bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone co-chaired a press conference on outcomes of their talks, and a ceremony concluding the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year, in Vientiane on January 11.

VOV.VN - PM Pham Minh Chinh on January 11 made a courtesy call on General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith as part of activities during his official visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - Duong Anh Duc, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, received Tim Pallas,Treasurer of Australia’s Victoria state, to discuss ways to boost co-operation between the two localities.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Lao Prime Ministers have reaffirmed both nations' consistent policy of attaching great importance to and giving the top priority to the consolidation and cultivation of the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone hosted an official welcome ceremony for his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in Vientiane on January 11 morning.

In 2023, Vietnam and Australia will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations and work towards the goal set by the two countries’ leaders to elevate the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on January touched down at Wattay International Airport, Vientiane on January 11, staring their two-day visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 10 for Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in charge of the Asia-Pacific Antoinette Sayeh, who is on her first working visit to Vietnam.

Pasaxon (The People), the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on January 10 front-paged an article spotlighting the good relationship between Laos and Vietnam, affirming that it has been increasingly consolidated and cultivated.

The upcoming Lao visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is of special significance to the Laos-Vietnam partnership, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumsay Kommasith told Vietnam News Agency.

The focal task of the diplomatic sector is to serve sustainable and self-reliant national development and to guarantee national interests at the highest possible level, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told the sector’s teleconference on January 10.

VOV.VN - The diplomatic sector will continue to do its best to implement economic diplomacy in the year ahead to achieve stronger national development and deeper international integration, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu in an interview recently granted to the media.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on January 10 paid a visit to the party Committee, administration and people of Thai Nguyen in northern Vietnam in the buildup to the coming lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The upcoming official visit to Laos by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will create momentum for Vietnam and its neighbour to strengthen their relations, a diplomat has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife hosted a banquet in honour of the diplomatic corps in Hanoi on January 9, ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his hope that Vietnam and Australia will expand cooperation in energy transition during his reception for Treasurer of Australia’s Victoria state, Tim Pallas, in Hanoi on January 9.

VOV.VN - Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jin-pyo and his wife will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 12-18.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is due to pay an official visit to Laos and co-chair the 45th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee from January 11-12.

VOV.VN - Japan is Vietnam’s extensive strategic partner for peace, and Vietnam always places great importance to the relations across the board.

VOV.VN - Daily Cambodian newspaper Rasmei Kampuchea (Light of Cambodia) has published an article highlighting its deep friendship with Vietnam, emphasising the significance of the January 7 victory 44 years ago, along with the role of local volunteer soldiers in the liberation and revitalisation of modern Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined with former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to show delight at the relationship between the two countries enjoying its best period ever, developing effectively and practically across multiple fields with high levels of political trust.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) has voted for the approval of a Resolution on National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period along a vision to 2050 with a ratio of 449 out of 489 votes in favour, accounting for 90.52% of the total number of NA deputies.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented gifts to workers and families of social policy beneficiaries during a pre-Tet (lunar New Year) visit to the south-central province of Phu Yen on January 8.

A delegation of the Royal Cambodian Army’s Guard High Command visited the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on January 6 on the occasion of Vietnam's traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

VOV.VN - Vietnam prioritizes strengthening the traditional friendship, good neighbourly relations, and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, in the interest of the two peoples, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the rest of the world.

People-to-people diplomacy will focus on activities in service of national socio-economic development in 2023, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said.

The National Assembly (NA) passed a resolution approving Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s proposal on the appointment of two Deputy Prime Ministers at its second extraordinary session in Hanoi on January 5.

VOV.VN - Two new deputy prime ministers have been appointed at the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s second extraordinary session in Hanoi on January 5.