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 visit holds special significance as this year marks the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries (2013-2023).

VOV.VN - The Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 16-18 at the invitation of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Secretary of State at the German Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis co-chaired the seventh Vietnam-Germany Strategic Dialogue at a vice-ministerial level on April 3 in Berlin to discuss measures to boost co-operation between the two countries and other regional and international issues of shared concern.

VOV.VN - The 10th-round meeting of the Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group (Vatican), chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, and Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States was held on March 31 in the Vatican.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc and US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis co-chaired the 12th Vietnam -US Political, Security and Defence Dialogue on March 30 in Washington, D.C.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed the nation’s recognition of the great importance of friendly ties and a comprehensive strategic co-operative partnership with China during a reception held for Liu Ning, secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on March 30 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Malaysia attaches great importance to its relations with Vietnam, viewing it as one of Malaysia’s closest partners in terms of economic and social affairs, said Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir.

VOV.VN - China remains ready to maintain exchanges with Vietnamese localities, especially localities which share a border with Yunnan, said Wang Ning, secretary of Yunnan province's Party Committee while meeting with Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on March 28 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China pledged to further consolidate political trust and improve the efficiency of bilateral cooperation during phone talks on March 28 between Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang.