Within the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) framework, Japan–Vietnam relations are closer than ever, with progress in dialogue and exchanges built on deep mutual trust between the two countries’ senior leaders.

VOV.VN - The 50th anniversary of Vietnam-New Zealand diplomatic relations (1975-2025) was celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City, attended by Caroline Beresford, New Zealand’s Ambassador to Vietnam, members of its business community and residents in the city, as well as numerous Vietnamese officials and alumni who studied in New Zealand.

VOV.VN - Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) senior delegation, led by Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of General Staff, attended the 26th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM-26) in Singapore from November 25 to 28, as well as the closing ceremony of the 33rd ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM-33), following an invitation from Major General Cai Dexian, Chief of Army of Singapore.

The upcoming State visit to Vietnam by Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah demonstrates Brunei’s high regard for Vietnam as a reliable partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei Tran Anh Vu has told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondent on the thresholds of the trip.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission, visited Germany from November 24-27 to attend the 6th Policy Dialogue between the Communist Party of Vietnam and Germany’s Left Party

Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of northern Lang Son province Nguyen Canh Toan held local talks with Wei Tao, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China) on November 27 to tighten cross-border economic ties.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on November 27 convened a Policy Dialogue Conference with international partners to strengthen coordination across areas of shared interest, expand partnerships, and promote more effective use of resources in line with Vietnam’s socio-economic development priorities.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen led a Ministry of Health delegation to Mexico from November 23-27, marking a key event in a string of activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of both nations’ diplomatic ties (1975-2025) as part of Vietnam’s 2025 external relations program.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 27 received Hori Kenichi, President and CEO of Japan’s Mitsui Group, appreciating the company’s commitment to long-term investment and business cooperation in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam supports and will continue to facilitate the expansion of oil and gas cooperation with Russia, particularly through the joint ventures Vietsovpetro and Rusvietpetro, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Sergei Kudryashov, General Director of Russia’s oil and gas company Zarubezhneft.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence, in coordination with the Indian side and relevant units, organised an integrated field scenario demonstration in Hanoi on November 27, as part of the 2025 Vietnam – India bilateral army exercise on UN peacekeeping operations.

VOV.VN - Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal will pay a state visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2 at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - China’s Guangxi and Vietnam’s localities should continue expanding and deepening cooperation across various fields, especially in economics, trade, and infrastructure, to fully tap their vast potential.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and President-designate of the 11th Review Conference (RevCon 11) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), chaired regional group consultations with regional groups, member countries in Vienna, Austria.

Vietnamese Party and State leaders attended a banquet in Hanoi on November 26 evening, hosted by the Lao Embassy in Vietnam to celebrate the 50th National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975-2025).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Vietnam’s young entrepreneurs to take the lead in innovation, startup development, and sustainable growth, highlighting their role as a driving force in the country’s socio-economic progress.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh received UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific June Kunugi, and Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Sophie Kiladze in Hanoi on November 26.

VOV.VN - Deputies to the ongoing session of the National Assembly discussed amendments to the 2020 Investment Law in Hanoi on November 27, focusing on reducing unnecessary business conditions, creating a transparent and open environment.

A delegation of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), led by its President Nguyen Thi Tuyen, visited the Lao Embassy in Vietnam on November 26 to extend congratulations on the 50th anniversary of National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975 – 2025).

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters co-chaired the third Vietnam - New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM-3) and signed an Action Plan to realise the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for 2025-2030 in Hanoi on November 26.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held talks with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 26.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid official visits to New Zealand and Australia from November 20–25, aiming to deepen substantive cooperation with these key Oceania partners.

Vietnam considers the fight against human trafficking a top priority, Minister-Counsellor and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN Nguyen Hoang Nguyen told the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s high-level session in New York on November 24-26.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Central Military Commission’s Standing Committee, and Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence, and Irineo C. Espino, Philippine Undersecretary of National Defence, co-chaired the 7th Vietnam-Philippines Defence Policy Dialogue on November 26 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) held a meeting in Hanoi on November 26 with Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, Vice President of the World Bank (WB) for East Asia and the Pacific, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung hosted a reception on November 26 in Hanoi for Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Palestine, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - At recent meetings, representatives of countries and international organizations have hailed Vietnam’s role as Chair of the 2026 Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, especially amid a complex international security environment.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, together with his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, will pay a state visit to Laos to attend the 50th National Day of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and co-chair the high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party from December 1-2.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 26 held a host of meetings with Stephan Mergenthaler, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum; Chang Lih Kang, Malaysia’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation; and Hen Vandy, Cambodia’s Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation on the sidelines of the Autumn Economic Forum 2025.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) on November 26 adopted four laws – the Law on Extradition, the Law on the Transfer of Persons Serving Prison Sentences, the Law on Mutual Judicial Assistance in Civil Matters, and the Law on Mutual Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters.