Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on January 15 sent messages of congratulations to Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua and Lord Vaea on their respective elections as Prime Minister and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Kingdom of Tonga.

VOV.VN - On September 15, Vietnam officially deposited its Instrument of Acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (Fish 1) at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, a decisive step that brings the total number of members ratifying the agreement to 111- the minimum required for it to enter into force globally.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Tonga have signed a joint communiqué on establishing diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Lord Fakafanua, in Hanoi on September 15.

VOV.VN - A repatriation flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 28 saw 340 Vietnamese citizens successfully brought home from Australia, New Zealand, and Tonga.