VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with President of the House of Councillors of Japan Otsuji Hidehisa and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nukaga Fukushiro, as part of his trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral activities.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Associations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son hosted a reception for a delegation from the Nepal Peace and Solidarity Council (NPSC) led by its Chairman Rabindra Adhikari, who is also a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), in Hanoi on December 16.

VOV.VN - The official visit to Vietnam from December 11-12 by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet will continue to further solidify traditional friendship between the two nations.

The Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association (VKFA) in Ho Chi Minh City plans to organize cultural exchange events, creating conditions for the people of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to increase mutual understanding and support, heard its third national congress for the 2023-28 term on December 8.

VOV.VN - Young Vietnamese athlete Le Thanh Hieu finished first in a 35.2-km distance race at the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam friendship bicycle race (CLV Criterium Race 2023) held on December 6 in Vientiane, Laos.

A tree planting event marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties (September 21, 1973 - 2023) was held by the central city’s Union of Friendship Organisations and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Da Nang City (JCCID) in Da Nang.

VOV.VN - The unceasing development of the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive co-operation between Laos and Vietnam, particularly after the two countries signed a Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in 1977, has brought about practical benefits to their people.

The 11th Vietnam – India People's Friendship Festival opened in Chennai, the capital of India’s Tamil Nadu state, on December 2 evening, aiming to strengthen the friendship at all levels within the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

The US Embassy in Hanoi and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on December 2 organised a public festival in Hanoi to celebrate people-to-people ties and the 10th anniversary of the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Twenty-five Vietnamese athletes will soon depart for Vientiane, Laos, to attend the first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam friendship bicycle race.