The first National Conference on Foreign Affairs that opened in Hanoi on December 14 highlighted the combination of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy in the implementation of the guidelines on external affairs adopted at the 13th National Party Congress.

Nomination of the art of Xoe dance of Thai ethnic minority people of Vietnam as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity will be discussed at the 16th session of the UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on December 13-18.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on December 13 sentenced Nguyen Duc Chung, former Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, to eight years in prison for “abusing position and power while performing duties” in a case related to the purchase of the water cleaning agent Redoxy 3C to purify lakes in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, who is in Seoul for an official visit to the Republic of Korea, on December 13 received Choi Jae-sung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and former political adviser to President Moon Jae-in.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and other people’s organisations have flexibly responded to the current challenges and renovated their activities to adapt to the new situation, VUFO President Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said.

Vietnam is expected to add 36 million people to its middle class by 2030, according to a recent report by McKinsey.

VOV.VN - Le Hoai Trung, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, has underlined the necessity of ensuring the Party’s leadership in diplomatic work and the importance of a combination of Party, State, and people-to-people diplomacy.

The People’s Court of Hanoi has begun the first-instance trial regarding the purchases of the water cleaning agent Redoxy 3C to purify lakes in the city, causing tens of billions of VND in damage to the State budget.

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic people residing in Hua Nhan commune of Bac Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Son La are famous for their traditional craft of linen weaving, which not only improves the locals’ incomes but also promotes their cultural value.

Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, was elected as President of the Vietnam-US Society (VUS) for the 2021-2026 tenure at the fourth congress of the association on December 3.