Building on this tradition, over the past more than seven decades, both countries have made continuous efforts to enhance and consolidate bilateral relations through regular exchanges of high-level delegations, the establishment of the Intergovernmental Committee and regular political consultations.

Vietnam and New Zealand agreed to enhance political trust through more bilateral exchanges and consultations, strengthen defence and security cooperation, and strongly implement practical measures to facilitate market access for each other's products, aiming to reach the trade target of US$3 billion.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and extended Lunar New Year 2025 greetings to officers and staff of the People’s Public Security force at the Ministry of Public Security headquarters in Hanoi on January 27.

VOV.VN - Chinese Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized that China highly values its relationship with Vietnam, during his reception for Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu in Beijing on January 14.

VOV.VN - Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, on January 6, received UN Under-Secretary-General for Digital and Emerging Technologies Amandeep Singh Gill, who is visiting Vietnam from January 5-6.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 2 emphasized the need to select the best option for streamlining and reorganizing the administrative apparatus to report to the competent authority.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has estimated that about VND130 trillion (US$5.1 billion) is required to implement policies and benefits for officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers as part of the scheme to streamline the political system’s organisational apparatus.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong attended and delivered a speech at the national military-political conference in 2024 held on December 26 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Tatiana Pugh Moreno co-chaired the 10th Political Consultation between the two countries’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs, in Hanoi on December 16.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will deepen defense and security cooperation and strive to create breakthroughs in economic, trade, and investment cooperation.