Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision recognising five more relic sites as special national ones.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception for Queen Mother of Bhutan Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck on December 28 in Hanoi, during which the host affirmed that the Vietnamese side will always place great importance on its strong friendship with Bhutan.

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh thanked Vietnam for its assistance in agricultural development while receiving Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan in Vientiane on December 28.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 28 tasked the banking sector with ensuring monetary security and safety, as well as legitimate rights and interests of people, businesses and relevant subjects in 2023 and the following years.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, head of the Steering Committee for Price Management, has requested relevant ministries and sectors to ensure the balance of supply and demand, stabilise the market, and prevent goods shortages which may cause a sudden price hike during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The Politburo has decided to give stern criticism of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and demand him to make serious self-criticism, learn from lessons and promptly direct remedy for violations and mistakes at the Foreign Ministry and report to the Politburo.

The Government has focused on the implementation of law-making and institutional improvement throughout 2022, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the government’s last monthly law-making session this year in Hanoi on December 26.

Indonesia aims to export natural gas to Vietnam starting 2026 from the Tuna offshore block located near the Indonesian and Vietnamese maritime border, according to Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaythong Kommasith and senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mines in Hanoi on December 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 chaired a teleconference of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control with leaders of 63 provinces and centrally-run cities.