Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and Switzerland enhance all-level exchanges and meetings, creating momentum for the expansion of cooperation across spheres while receiving newly-appointed Swiss Ambassador Thomas Gass in Hanoi on April 13.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers in their ongoing year-end session in Hanoi on October 21 voted in favour a Prime Minister proposal to appoint Nguyen Van Thang, secretary of the Party Committee of Dien Bien province, as Minister of Transport.

Australian newly-appointed Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew John Lech Goledznowski has given general assessments of the potential to further promote multifaceted relations between Vietnam and Australia, saying that there are many opportunities for the two countries to expand their relations in the future.

Newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang paid a courtesy call on Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng on March 15, during which they discussed ways to strengthen partnerships between the capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh.

VOV.VN - Tran Quoc Tuan, vice president of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), has been appointed as a member of the Asian Football Federation (AFF) Emergency Committee.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 21 sent a message of congratulation to Ismail Sabri Yaakob on his appointment as the ninth Prime Minister of Malaysia.

VOV.VN - Le Thi Quynh Trang, chairwoman of Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) and President of the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers (CAFD), aka Trang Le, has been appointed culinary ambassador for the True Italian Taste 2021 project in Vietnam.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has sent a message of congratulations to Bui Thanh Son on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 28 cabled a message of congratulations to Florin Catu on his re-appointment as Prime Minister of Romania.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) approved the appointment of the Minister of Science and Technology, the Minister of Health, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, and three judges of the Supreme People’s Court on the morning of November 12 during its ongoing 10th sitting in Hanoi.