VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son had a meeting with Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov in Moscow on December 1 during State president Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s recent visit to Russia.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on December 2 in Moscow, within the framework of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s ongoing official visit to Russia.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is paying an official visit to the People's Republic of China from December 2 to December 4 following an invitation sent by State Councilor Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 1 extended congratulations to Lao leaders on the 46th anniversary of Laos’ National Day (December 2).

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk co-chaired a high-level policy dialogue on low-carbon green agricultural transformation and emissions reduction on November 30.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) has always been an important partner for ASEAN and Vietnam, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told RoK Deputy Foreign Minister Yeo Seung-bae at a meeting in Hanoi on November 30.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended Vietnam-initiated ASEAN high-level forum on sub-regional cooperation for sustainable development and inclusive growth held in both in-person and virtual forms on November 30.

Vietnam is working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) in its response to new coronavirus variant Omicron, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, officials from the ministries of Public Security and Justice, along with researchers and practitioners of international law in Vietnam are attending the 59th meeting of the Asian - African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) held via a videoconference.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that relevant ministries swiftly tighten control over people who have come from or transited in countries which have detected the Omicron variant in order to prevent the potential transmission of the new variant.