Vietnam is a key partner of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s New Southern Policy, leader of the ruling Democratic Party Lee Nak-yon affirmed while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung on December 15.

VOV.VN - In a message to the 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which was virtually held on Dec. 14, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed Vietnam’s hope to receive continued support from the OECD to implement its sustainable development goals.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on December 11 to collect feedback on a report on HIV-infected women’s access to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)’s loans.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese farm products, including frozen seafood and agricultural items, have been stuck at ports and northern border gates since mid-November after China recently tightened its inspection policies for COVID-19 control over imported goods.

Institutional and legal reforms will be the key factors in business development over the next five to 10 years in Vietnam, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc outlined three priority areas for future cooperation among the four regional countries namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) at the 10th CLMV Summit held virtually on December 9.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence, Peter Tesch, co-chaired the fourth Vietnam - Australia defence policy dialogue held via videoconference on December 3.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien was joined by New Zealand's Secretary of Defense Andrew Bridgman as the pair chaired the third Vietnam-New Zealand defence policy dialogue via an online platform, with numerous ambassadors and defence personnel from each side in attendance.

VOV.VN - Ties with Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) are a vital part of the nation’s external policy, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said at a recent meeting to review the five-year implementation of the Politburo’s Directive on tasks and goals to boost the implementation of its 2004 resolution on issues relating to OVs.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Shakhrat Nuryshev held an online political consultation on November 27.