VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos co-hosted the 48th meeting of their Intergovernmental Committee in Vientiane on December 3 to review cooperation results from 2021–2025, set directions for 2026–2030, and advance the concrete implementation of high-level agreements, including a strategic cohesion agreement.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Vientiane on December 2, beginning his working trip to Laos to attend a high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), and to co-chair the 48th meeting of the Vietnam–Laos Intergovernmental Committee.

Party General Secretary To Lam had a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on December 1.

VOV.VN - China’s Guangxi and Vietnam’s localities should continue expanding and deepening cooperation across various fields, especially in economics, trade, and infrastructure, to fully tap their vast potential.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc received in Hanoi on November 25 Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, the World Bank (WB)’s Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region, during which he appreciated the WB’s support for Vietnam in recent years.

VOV.VN - Air pollution in major cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has reached alarming levels, largely driven by fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which poses significant threats to public health, said experts at a seminar in Hanoi on November 25.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to combatting IUU fishing and lifting the European Commission’s (EC) yellow card by 2025, at the 23rd online meeting of the National Steering Committee on Fighting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, on November 25.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared key directions for Vietnam’s socio-economic development in the digital era at the CEO 500 – Tea Connect dialogue programme, held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25 as part of the ongoing 2025 Autumn Economic Forum.

VOV.VN - Localities and businesses from Vietnam and Japan should strengthen cooperation, focusing on innovation and digital transformation as key drivers of development, and jointly implement concrete projects to deliver tangible benefits, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh encouraged local cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, calling on localities and businesses from both countries to actively implement concrete projects, expand investment, and strengthen cultural exchanges, during his reception for Yamamoto Ichita, Governor of Gunma Prefecture.