A proactive diplomacy that pursues peace is the key helping Vietnam obtain achievements during its integration into the world over the past years and raise its stature in the international arena, a Cuban expert has said.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Air Lease Corporation (ALC) of the United States have reached an aircraft restructuring agreement related to the lease of 18 aircraft, including 12 Airbus A321Neo and 6 Boeing B787-10 under their current contract.

The delegation of Hanoi students ranked second at the 6th International Olympiad of Metropolises that took place in Moscow from December 6-13.

VOV.VN - Jean-Pierre Archambault, general secretary of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV), has emphasized that the nation has integrated very successfully into the international community.

VOV.VN - The first National Conference on Foreign Affairs is expected to create unity in awareness throughout the Party, the people, and the army, with the aim of effectively carrying out the foreign policy and guidelines adopted at the 13th National Party Congress.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese localities have signed and handed over numerous investment licenses of projects worth billions of US dollars in capital to businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) at a joint business forum in Seoul.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 held the 20th National Conference on Local Diplomacy, with the aim of continuing to reform and increase the efficiency of foreign affairs and international integration of localities.

During the Doi moi (Renewal) process, the diplomatic sector has gained important achievements, and left many outstanding hallmarks on foreign affairs, thus helping to build the fortune, potential, position and international prestige that Vietnam has never had before.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Vice Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, attended an extraordinary teleconference of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) held on December 10-11.

Vietnamese rice businesses and farmers are still lacking awareness of low-carbon rice production, said Nguyen Van Hung, an expert from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).