Leaders of countries, parties and international friends over recent days continued to send in congratulations to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong over his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in the 13th tenure.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports of goods to Australia during the first month of the year recorded an increase of 62.08% compared to the same period from last year, according to figures released by the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee is to convene its 53rd session in Hanoi on February 22 to discuss preparations for the upcoming general election.

VOV.VN - Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception on February 19 for Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministries of Public Security of both Vietnam and China convened the seventh meeting on crime prevention on February 19 in Hanoi under the co-chair of Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam and his Chinese counterpart Minister Zhao Kezhi.

The army has closely coordinated with the public security force in maintaining political security and social order during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations, has affirmed that Vietnam together with ASEAN member states and other WTO members support and congratulate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her election as WTO General Director.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in commemoration of late Vietnamese Kings on February 17, the sixth day of the first lunar month, at the Thang Long royal citadel in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Duc Binh was sworn in as Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs on February 15 at a ceremony held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

VOV.VN - A patient in the emergency department of the Central Highlands Regional General Hospital is suspected of having contracted the SARS-CoV-2, according to a statement released by the hospital on February 14.