Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a delegation from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and French Ambassadors in Asia led by Benoit Guidée, Director General of the ministry's Asia-Pacific Department in Hanoi on December 16.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, hosted a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi on December 17 for Lieutenant General Viktor Gennadievich Khrenin, Minister of Defense of Belarus, on his official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that Yamaguchi Prefecture of Japan increase cooperation with Vietnamese localities, especially Binh Duong province, during his reception for Yamaguchi Governor Muraoka Tsugumasa in Hanoi on December 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 inspected the construction of the Can Tho–Ca Mau Expressway, during which he encouraged workers at the site and directed measures to speed up the project's progress.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is fully committed to, together with Cuba, lead both nations' time-honoured friendship to overcome challenges and difficulties, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said at a reception in Hanoi on December 14 for Cuban Minister of Agriculture Ydael Jesus Pezez Brito.

VOV.VN - The semiconductor industry has grown tremendously and is one of the key sectors propelling the information revolution and Industry 4.0 forward.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang and Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs of Kuwait Samee Essa Johar Hayat co-chaired the fourth political consultation between the two foreign ministries in Hanoi on December 13.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on December 12 urged ministries and sectors to do their utmost to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s 17 recommendations to lift Vietnam out of its list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (grey list) related to money laundering.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has laid stress on the need to complete the resolution of obstacles for renewable projects by February 2025 to prevent wastefulness, contributing to ensuring electricity for development.

The National Defence Academy should develop itself into a regional training and research centre by 2030 and a globally-recognised institution by 2045, aligning with the heroic stature of the Vietnamese military and people, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.