VOV.VN - About VND4.44 billion has been disbursed to support 6.5 million trade union members and workers on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions for Speaker of the RoK’s National Assembly (NA) Kim Jin-pyo in Hanoi on January 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping on January 14 exchanged their greetings on the occasion of the coming lunar New Year, to be celebrated by both countries' people.

As part of his working visit to Tianjin city, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai on January 13 had a meeting with Chen Miner, member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Secretary of the Tianjin municipal Party Committee.

The official visit to Laos by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is a success, contributing to realising diplomatic policy set by the 13th National Party Congress which advocates valuing the development of ties with neighbouring and ASEAN countries, with the top priority given to Laos, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested more breakthroughs to be made in the fight against corruption in the year ahead so that those masterminding notorious graft scandals will face tough punishments according to the law.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Nen on January 11 received former Prime Minister of Japan Suga Yoshihide who is on a working visit to the southern largest city.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited former senior leaders of Laos on January 11 as part of his official trip to the country.

A press conference was held in Hanoi on January 11 to introduce a book written by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on resolutely and persistently fighting corruption and negative phenomena to contribute to building more transparent and stronger Party and State.

Pasaxon (The People), the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on January 10 front-paged an article spotlighting the good relationship between Laos and Vietnam, affirming that it has been increasingly consolidated and cultivated.