The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee held a press meeting on December 16 to announce the outcomes of the union’s 12th National Congress that had wrapped up earlier the same day.

VOV.VN - State president Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay a State-level visit to Indonesia from December 21 – 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a communiqué released on December 16.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on December 16 chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the Party to consider punitive measures against eight high-ranking officials for their wrongdoings.

VOV.VN - Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 16 visited Phan Thiet Diocese in Binh Thuan province on the occasion of Christmas 2022.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh returned to Hanoi on December 16 afternoon, concluding his European tour of Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Vietnam, on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), affirmed the bloc’s priority and commitment in promoting multilateralism at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s recent open debate on a new orientation for reformed multilateralism.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D’Hose and Princess Astrid of Belgium on late December 15 as part of his official visit to the European country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 (local time) visited the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), an international research and development organisation active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with President of the Workers’ Party of Belgium Raoul Hedebouw on December 15 as part of his official visit to the country.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has begun to burgeon in the post-pandemic period, offering numerous opportunities for businesses to increase mutual beneficial cooperation in the fields of their strength, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a Vietnam – Belgium business forum in Brussels on December 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Eliane Tillieux have agreed to promote cooperation and facilitate all-level visits between the two legislatures and offer mutual support at regional and global inter-parliamentary forums.

Vietnam welcomes the European Union (EU)’s commitment to mobilize 10 billion EUR (10.6 billion USD) by 2027 for investment in infrastructure projects in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Foreign Ministry deputy spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang stated at the ministry’s regular press conference on December 15.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken note of problems and difficulties faced by foreigners when applying for visas to enter Vietnam, said deputy spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang during the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on December 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stated that the Vietnamese Government commits to creating a pro-business environment and fine-tuning legal regulations in support of enterprises.

VOV.VN - The US' inclusion of Vietnam on the "Special Watch List for Religious Freedom" is based on inaccurate information about freedom of religion and belief in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a series of meetings with leaders of countries and European partners, including Germany, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, the European Commission (EC), Croatia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the European Council.

The Party and State always treasure and highly value the role and position of the youth, considering them a big social force, a mainstay and a future owner of the country, and one of the factors behind the success of national industrialisation, modernisation, international integration, and socialism building.

A get-together was held in Hanoi on December 14 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Pakistan diplomatic relations (November 18, 1972-2022).

VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang received visiting Minister of State of the Cambodian Ministry of the Interior Gen. Sante Chan Ean on December 14 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested that ASEAN and the EU take peace as the goal, consider dialogue and cooperation as tools, uphold the rule of law, the UN Charter and common values.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam has expressed his belief that on the back of the Vietnam-Japan Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia, ties between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and Japanese partners, especially the Japan International Cooperation Agency, will continue to grow.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam on December 14 attended a summit in Brussels, Belgium, to mark 45 years of the dialogue partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The European Union (EU) considers Vietnam one of its most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region, said Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission (EC).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Phankham Viphavanh and Samdech Techo Hun Sen had a breakfast meeting in Belgium on December 14, the first of the trio after the COVID-19 pandemic was put under control.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers Spain an important, potential partner in the European Union, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez Castejon during their meeting in Brussels on December 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea should increase media cooperation to popularize their countries’ images and contribute to strengthening cooperation between the two countries, said State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on December 14 received a delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee of the Indonesian People’s Representative Council, led by Fadli Zon, chairman of the committee, who is in Hanoi for a working visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh in Brussels on December 13, as part of his trip to Belgium to attend the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit.

Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 13 for new Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people appreciate its faithful relationship with fraternal Lao counterparts in the past struggle for national liberation and current national development, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.