Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigned major tasks to the diplomatic sector and relevant agencies in economic diplomacy while addressing a plenary session of the ongoing 32nd National Diplomatic Conference on December 21.

VOV.VN - This year is viewed as a particularly successful period for Vietnamese diplomacy in raising the level of relations with important partners in the international arena, according to Dr. Ruvislei González Saez, senior researcher at the Center for International Policy Research (CIPI).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has effectively implemented a policy of multilateral diplomacy, which has helped to turn itself into a modern country with increasing prestige in the region, according to Grigory Trofimchuk, chairman of the Expert Council of the Eurasian Foundation for Support of Scientific Research.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong underlined the need to develop the diplomatic sector imbued with the identity of "Vietnamese bamboo" at the 32nd Diplomatic Conference which opened in Hanoi on December 19.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 18 held the 21st national conference on foreign affairs, with the aim of promoting the external work in service of local sustainable development.

VOV.VN - The bilateral relationship between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has flourished across many fields since diplomatic ties were first set up on August 1, 1993.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his wife attended a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations held in Tokyo on November 28.

The Ho Chi Minh City Labour Federation held an event on October 22 connecting Vietnamese families with Lao and Cambodian students in the city.

Economy is a diplomatic aspect helping tighten the special friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said while visiting establishments of some Vietnamese businesses and meeting with the Vietnamese community in the Caribbean country.

VOV.VN - The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on September 14 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the UK.