VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with Dutch President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives Jan Anthonie Bruijn and Vera Bergkamp, along with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on December 12 as part of his ongoing official visit to the European nation.

VOV.VN - The nation raked in more than US$10.79 billion from exporting auto accessories and vehicles during the past 11 months of the year, up 13.1% against the same period from last year, according to information given by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang underlined the historic significance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to all humankind, while representing more than 40 member states of the UNCLOS Group of Friends at a meeting in New York on December 8.

French Senate President Gérard Larcher arrived in Hanoi on December 8 morning, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher is expected to contribute to consolidating and deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as the friendship and cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the French Parliament.

VOV.VN - The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has appointed Ahmed Nadeem as its next Secretary-General.

VOV.VN - Friendship between UAE and Vietnam has become more and more fruitful with the good relationship between the two countries being increasingly consolidated and diversified over the past three decades.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 1 met staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and more than 70 overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Canberra, New South Wales and South Australia, and intellectuals and Vietnamese students in Australia, as part of his official visit to the country.

VOV.VN - Australia always regards Vietnam as a friend and close partner in ASEAN and the region, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong said during a meeting with National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 1.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held meetings with Australian Minister of Education Jason Clare and leaders of the opposition in the House of Representatives and the Senate Peter Dutton and Simon Birmingham on December 1, as part of activities held during his ongoing official visit to Australia.