VOV.VN - The visa exemption agreement for ordinary passport holders between Vietnam and Belarus, effective from January 30, 2025, marks a significant step forward in the cooperation between the two countries.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by its Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang paid a working visit to Cambodia from December 26-29.

Politburo member and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 26 for Russian Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin, who is in Vietnam for the 7th defence strategy dialogue betwen the two countries.

Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a delegation from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and French Ambassadors in Asia led by Benoit Guidée, Director General of the ministry's Asia-Pacific Department in Hanoi on December 16.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang and Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs of Kuwait Samee Essa Johar Hayat co-chaired the fourth political consultation between the two foreign ministries in Hanoi on December 13.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet affirmed Vietnam's strong commitment to humanitarian relief efforts, helping people recover their lives after natural disasters and catastrophes at the 2025 Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) High-Level Pledging Event held in New York on December 10.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has held a recent meeting with Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Luo Zhaohui as part of activities within the framework of the 16th Meeting of the Vietnam - China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation which was held on December 10 in Beijing.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong has underlined Vietnam’s high determination to achieve the 8% growth target in 2025 as a big step for the country to enter a new era, the era of the nation’s rise.

VOV.VN - Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, received Colonel Jiang Bo, Defense Attaché of China to Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 26.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has led a delegation of five Vietnamese localities – Ca Mau, Ninh Thuan, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, and Vinh Long— to pay an official visit to China’s Guangxi, as part of the annual cooperation programme between the ministry and the autonomous region that shares a long borderline with Vietnam.