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.

Since its introduction into Vietnam, Buddhism has integrated into the Vietnamese social life and become an important element in the national culture, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in a reception for a delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) after the success of the 9th National Buddhist Congress on November 29. ​

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently held a briefing conference with Vietnamese representative agencies abroad as part of efforts to promote economic diplomacy and boost development.

An exhibition on Buddhism in Vietnam opened in Hanoi on November 27, as part of the ninth National Buddhist Congress.

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai has recently paid a courtesy visit to President of Indian National Congress (INC) Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi.

VOV.VN - The ninth national congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) officially opened in Hanoi on November 28 themed ‘Discipline - Responsibility - Solidarity – Development’.

Nearly 1,100 delegates from across the country will attend the ninth National Buddhist Congress, scheduled for November 28-29 in Hanoi, heard a press conference on November 23 to introduce the event.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Thailand and attendance in the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting there will create a new impulse for the two countries’ enhanced strategic partnership, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc.

The 21st World Congress of the International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST) is being held in Singapore from October 31 – November 3, attracting over 1,200 delegates from 60 countries, including Vietnam.

VOV.VN - On October 30 morning, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi for an official visit to China from October 30 to November 1 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.