VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong handed over a decision appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu as Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of the Marshall Islands at a ceremony held on April 18 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affair hosted a hybrid conference on December 13 on cashew trade with Africa to discuss measures to ensure the nation’s supply of raw cashew, drawing the participation over 70 representatives of ministries, sectors, localities, research institutes, import-export enterprises, and processing-production facilities.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and his Lao counterpart Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune co-chaired the seventh Vietnam - Laos Political Consultation on November 25 in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a seminar discussing issues related to and recommendations for the implementation of digital diplomacy in Vietnam on November 2.

A conference reviewing cooperation between Vietnamese ministries, localities and Guangdong province of China was held in virtual form on June 29 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and Guangdong’s Vice Governor Wang Xi.

VOV.VN - Hanoi hosted the 8th Ocean Dialogue took on June 29 under the theme “40th Anniversary of UNCLOS: Promoting maritime cooperation in Southeast Asia”, with the event featuring over 250 participants, including 15 speakers from 14 countries and territories, along with representatives from the UN

A conference on promoting international cooperation to develop Vietnam's Halal industry was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on June 28 in Hanoi in both in-person and online forms.

The Middle East, North Africa and South Africa are potential markets for tea products from Lai Chau province but their export is still modest due to a lack of information on each other and effective connections.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu on April 5 had a working session with the Vietnamese community in France, his first meeting in the country as Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

VOV.VN - The nation always places great importance on its comprehensive co-operation with, as well as the global role of, UNESCO and pledges to make more positive contributions to UNESCO as a member of the Executive Council during the 2022-2025 term.