VOV.VN - A ground-breaking ceremony for the Vietnam – Laos Friendship Vocational School was held in Nong Bok district of Khammouane province on January 5.

Deputy Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam Dang The Vinh was elected President of the Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association (VAFA) for the 2021-2026 tenure during the association's second national conference in Hanoi on December 30.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended and delivered a speech at a meeting with the India-Vietnam Friendship Association during his recent visit to India.

VOV.VN - Despite being heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam and Laos still maintain regular high-level visits and meetings in various appropriate forms.

With its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development as well as diversification and multilateralisation of external relations, Vietnam has affirmed its rising role and position in the region and the world.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Cambodia on December 21 – 22 demonstrated the good relationship between the two countries and further stepped up bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has paid a State-level visit to Cambodia on December 21-22 at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni to promote the traditional friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam was elected as President of the Vietnam-Mongolia Friendship Association for the 2021-2026 tenure at a congress on December 21.

VOV.VN - Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni welcomed Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit in Phnom Penh on December 21, which he said would contribute to further strengthening the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Indonesian businesses must focus on moving ahead with post-COVID-19 economic recovery plans and support each other in multilateral co-operation as both countries strive to live safely alongside the pandemic, according to a Vietnamese official.