VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on December 15 that protecting the country’s independence, unity and territorial integrity remains the highest and overarching objective of border and territorial affairs at all stages of national development.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on December 15 called for a fundamental shift in thinking and approach to economic development and international integration, saying the change was urgent to improve growth quality and adapt to rapidly evolving domestic and global conditions.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 urged the public security force to ensure absolute security for the coming 14th National Party Congress and national legislative elections, while strengthening efforts to counter both traditional and non-traditional security threats, particularly in cyberspace.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on December 15 requested stronger action to curb air pollution, tighten controls on online fraud and improve public health care, during a meeting with Hanoi’s voters on December 15.

Frigate 015 – Tran Hung Dao and the delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) on December 14 departed Jinhae Naval Base, concluding a four-day trip to the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - Bosnia and Herzegovina has praised Vietnam’s dynamic development achievements and its increasingly prominent role in the region and globally, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening multifaceted cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Thailand is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in ASEAN, with growing economic, tourism, and diplomatic cooperation, sharing many common viewpoints and maintaining positive bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam-Algeria relations were elevated to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit, and ahead of the 50th anniversary of General Vo Nguyen Giap’s historic visit and speech in Algeria in January 1976, a broad array of meaningful activities took place in Algiers December 9 to 14.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the success of the Nhon Trach 3 and Nhon Trach 4 power plant projects serves as a benchmark model, provides impetus and confidence, and lays the foundation for the continued implementation of key national energy infrastructure projects in the period ahead.

VOV.VN - Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung showed great joy over the positive development of bilateral ties with Nepal while receiving Dhan Bahadur Oli, non-resident Ambassador of Nepal to Vietnam, who came to present his credentials in Hanoi on December 13.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasized that when individuals, businesses, and society as a whole embrace innovation, Vietnam can transform rapidly and make significant strides toward fast and sustainable development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh laid out three strategic orientations and six key tasks for the Ministry of Justice while chairing a nationwide hybrid conference in Hanoi on December 13 to review its performance in 2025 and the 2021-2025 term, chart a course for the 2026-2030 tenure and launch tasks for 2026.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested building a workforce for external information service with resilience, intelligence, creativity, responsibility, dedication and vision that committed to promoting the positive and addressing the negative.

Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan has affirmed that Malaysia will continue assisting Vietnam in developing the Halal industry and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 12 held online talks with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos headed by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam visited the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum and the Laos – Vietnam Friendship Park in Vientiane on December 12 to lay wreaths in commemoration of President Kaysone Phomvihane on his 105th birth anniversary (December 13, 1920–2025).

State President Luong Cuong on December 12 hosted receptions for the ambassadors of Egypt, India, Chile, and Singapore, as well as non-resident ambassadors of Latvia, Albania, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Djibouti, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Chad, and Paraguay, who came to present their credentials.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held a phone call on December 12 to exchange views on bilateral relations, emerging regional and international issues and ways to lift two-way trade to US$20 billion.

The Ministry of Justice on December 12 officially launched the national digital platform for civil judgment enforcement along with the intelligent operations centre for the civil judgment enforcement system, within a conference in Hanoi to roll out tasks for civil and administrative judgment enforcement in 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts its annual meeting with foreign diplomatic representative agencies and resident foreign media organizations in Hanoi on December 12, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang.

A seminar on the Party’s leadership in ensuring macroeconomic stability, renewing the growth model, restructuring the economy and promoting international integration was held virtually on December 11.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina, concurrently accredited to Paraguay, co-hosted a ceremony with Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Paraguay María Del Carmen Pérez on December 11 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1995-2025).

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam on December 11 attended and spoke at the Advisory Board Conference of the Australia–Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung received Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, in Hanoi on December 11.

VOV.VN - A three-day scientific and educational forum titled “Russia-Vietnam: 75 Years of Cooperation” took place from December 11-13, marking the opening of the Russia-Vietnam Year of Science and Education Cooperation in 2026.

The National Assembly on December 11 approved the Law on Specialised Courts at International Financial Centre at its ongoing 10th session, with 438 out of 444 deputies voting in favour.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 11 made a phone call to Alexey Likhachev, General Director of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), during which he expressed Vietnam's desire to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation with Russia to develop the nuclear energy industry in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam has confirmed that relevant authorities are actively working with the SEA Games 33 organising committee in Thailand regarding an error in the map of Vietnam displayed during the opening ceremony.

Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and Admiral Saito Akira, Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), have agreed to further elevate naval cooperation between the two countries in the time to come.

VOV.VN - Despite challenges, the 15th National Assembly remains committed to fulfilling its mission and advancing the national development agenda, ensuring Vietnam steps into a new era of prosperity, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.