The upcoming official visit to Laos by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will create momentum for Vietnam and its neighbour to strengthen their relations, a diplomat has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife hosted a banquet in honour of the diplomatic corps in Hanoi on January 9, ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

VOV.VN - Vietnam prioritizes strengthening the traditional friendship, good neighbourly relations, and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, in the interest of the two peoples, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the rest of the world.

People-to-people diplomacy will focus on activities in service of national socio-economic development in 2023, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said.

Police have launched criminal proceedings against and temporarily detained former Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Tran Viet Thai for the charge of “abusing position and power while performing duties”.

VOV.VN - Indian and Australian Ambassadors have expressed their optimism about relations with Vietnam this year across multiple fields in their remarks for the New Year.

VOV.VN -In a video clip released on December 31, United States Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper extended 2023 New Year greetings to Vietnamese people, and at the same time looked back the achievements recorded in mutual relations in 2022.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 29 for Cambodian Ambassador Chay Navuth, who came to say adieu at the end of his tenure in Vietnam.

The Politburo has decided to give stern criticism of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and demand him to make serious self-criticism, learn from lessons and promptly direct remedy for violations and mistakes at the Foreign Ministry and report to the Politburo.

President of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara has spoken highly of Vietnam's achievements in socio-economic development and international integration, affirming that it has always been a model for his country.