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.

The United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 24, will open for signature at a formal ceremony in Hanoi next year, marking the first time Vietnam to host the signing ceremony of a UN Convention.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on December 22 conveyed Christmas and New Year 2025 greetings at the Hanoi Archdiocese, the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North), and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception for Lou Qiliang, President of China Railway Signal & Communication Co., Ltd. (CRSC), in Hanoi on the afternoon of December 17.

Developing regional and international financial hubs in Vietnam is expected to create new mechanisms and resources, and serve as a "boost" for the national economy.

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on December 12 urged ministries and sectors to do their utmost to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s 17 recommendations to lift Vietnam out of its list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (grey list) related to money laundering.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a meeting of the Vietnam Subcommittee of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on economic-trade and scientific-technical co-operation on December 12 in Hanoi.

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.