VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong on June 2 extended a message of congratulations to his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella on the 77th anniversary of Italy’s National Day (Republic Day) (June 2, 1946 – 2023).

Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations on April 20 held a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands (April 9, 1973-April 9 2023) and the Netherlands' King's Day - the birthday of King Willem-Alexander of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan sent her congratulatory message to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the 219th National Day of Serbia (February 15).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese senior leaders on January 26 extended congratulatory messages to their Australian counterparts on Australia's 235th National Day.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations held a gathering on January 10 marking the 44th anniversary of the National Day of Cuba (January 1, 1959-2023).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 1 extended their congratulations to First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on Cuba’s 64th National Day (1959 - 2023).

VOV.VN - The opening ceremony of the “Looking Beyond” exhibition, organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with Hoa Sen University and Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), was held in the southern metropolis on December 16.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, visited the Lao mission there on December 5 to extend greetings on the occasion of the 47th National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975-2022).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Ninh City Union of Friendship Organisations hosted a ceremony on December 6 to mark the 95th National Day of Thailand and the 95th birth anniversary of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, extended his greeting on December 1 to the Permanent Mission of Laos to the UN as part of the occasion of the 47th anniversary of Laos National Day on December 2.