VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta signed the Vietnam - New Zealand Action Program for the 2021 – 2024 period through an online platform, with a view to carrying out the strategic partnership between the two nations.

An international workshop on the role of national action programmes in promoting the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda was jointly held in Hanoi on December 7 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations (UN) Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).

A programme to implement the National Strategy on Gender Equality in the 2021–2030 period and the Vietnam Population Strategy by 2030 was launched by the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Labour on December 6.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) together with UN agencies in Vietnam on November 12 launched the national action month for gender quality and gender-based violence prevention and response, which will take place from November 15 to December 15.

The Plan of Action on tertiary education between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and Wales authorities in Edinburgh city, Scotland, was exchanged on October 31.

The annual ICI Vietnam Festival, the fourth of its kind, recently took place in Paris, introducing films by young overseas Vietnamese directors to the public.

VOV.VN - The "Ici Vietnam Festival- Spécial Cinéma" was held in Paris from October 22 to October 24, drawing the participation of numerous young overseas Vietnamese film directors as they shared their various achievements in the field of culture.

The 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin 8), which took place in form of teleconference, concluded on October 8, issuing a joint statement on the ASEAN Minerals Cooperation Action Plan (AMCAP).

The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and the Mines Advisory Group Vietnam (MAG Vietnam) on October 7 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in building and enhancing capacity in tackling post-war bombs, mines and unexploded ordnances in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The nation pledges to engage actively and responsibly in ASEAN co-operation frameworks and co-operate alongside trans-national crime prevention and control in particular.