VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong on September 26 presented the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merit to singer Nguyen Duc Phuc who triumphed at the Intervision International Music Contest 2025, recently held in Moscow, Russia.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu on November 12 presented Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's Certificates of merit to Yoichiro Aoyagi, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, and the organizing board of the Vietnam Festival at Yoyogi Park for their contributions to Vietnam-Japan relations.

The Royal Cambodian Army Command has recently held a ceremony to award 470 Friendship Orders of the Vietnamese State and certificates of merit to Cambodian police and military officers, and officials of localities.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi hosted a meeting on August 29 to review the organisation of the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference, and put forth orientations for implementing external work in the rest of the year.

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio presented a certificate of merit from Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs to Vu Tien Loc, former Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) for his contributions to the development of economic relations between the two countries at a ceremony on December 23.

Seven foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on December 22 were granted the Vietnamese Prime Minister’s certificates of merit for their contributions to the country’s socio-economic development as well as its COVID-19 prevention and control in the 2020-2022 period.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on November 11 bestowed a certificate of merit on Chairwoman of the Argentina-Vietnam Culture Institute (ICAV) Poldi Sosa Schmidt, who has spent over five decades on conducting friendship activities with Vietnam.

Despite many difficulties, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam successfully hosted the SEA Games 31, a sport event with fairness, honesty, transparency and noble sportsmanship.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Tien Thuc on March 19 presented certificates of merit awarded by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to the Hungary – Vietnam Friendship Association (HVFA) and its three leaders in honour of their active contributions to bilateral friendship.

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Vietnam was among seven companies to receive a certificate of merit from the Minister of Health for contributions to COVID-19 prevention in Vietnam.