VOV.VN - Indonesian President Joko Widodo is due to pay a State visit to Vietnam from January 11-13, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on January 8.

Politburo member, President Vo Van Thuong, who is Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security, on January 4 chaired the 4th meeting of the council.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines concurrently Palau,Lai Thai Binh presented his credentials to President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on January 2.

President Vo Van Thuong has hailed the Presidential Office in supporting the President and Vice President in performing both domestic and external affairs tasks assigned by the Party and the State this year.

The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board has so far this year served more than 2.2 million Vietnamese and foreign visitors who came to pay tribute to the late leader and tour Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Hanoi.

President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony to announce the Master Plan of the central-coastal province of Quang Ngai for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, on December 24 as part of his working trip to the locality.

President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony in Quang Ngai on December 23 to celebrate 10 years of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in the central province.

President Vo Van Thuong examined the training and combat readiness at Brigade K3 of General Department II, the Ministry of National Defence, on December 21, on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2023) and the All People’s National Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2023).

President Vo Van Thuong on December 20 met with ambassadors and chiefs of Vietnamese representative offices abroad who have returned home for the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference.

President Vo Van Thuong examined the training and combat readiness at the Special-task Arm in Hanoi on December 18, on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2023) and the All People’s National Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2023).