People-to-people diplomacy serves as an important pillar of Vietnam’s diplomatic sector, said Le Hoai Trung, affirmed Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and head of the committee’s Commission for External Relations while addressing a conference in Hanoi on January 3.

The Ho Chi Minh City Labour Federation held an event on October 22 connecting Vietnamese families with Lao and Cambodian students in the city.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley in Hanoi on April 4, during which the host affirmed that increasing political trust is an important basis for promoting the comprehensive development of the two countries' relations in such fields as politics, diplomacy, defence-security, investment, culture, tourism, and people-to-people diplomacy.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan handed over appointment decisions to 15 ambassadors of Vietnam to Asian, European, American and African nations for the 2023-2026 tenure, at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 24.

People-to-people diplomacy will focus on activities in service of national socio-economic development in 2023, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said.

The fifth congress of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) for 2022-2027 tenure was held in Hanoi on December 27, electing Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Van Thanh as Chairman of the association for the 2022-2027 tenure.

Leaders of Hanoi on November 23 hosted a reception for nearly 100 delegates to the ongoing 22nd Assembly of the World Peace Council (WPC).

The 11th annual joint meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) and the Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Association (TVFA) was held in Bangkok on August 24.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee will share its experience in people-to-people diplomacy with the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee and help the Lao side with the establishment of farmers’ association.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) will work harder to raise public awareness of people-to-people diplomacy and improve operational quality, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga said on January 14.