The upcoming official visit to Laos by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will create momentum for Vietnam and its neighbour to strengthen their relations, a diplomat has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife hosted a banquet in honour of the diplomatic corps in Hanoi on January 9, ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is due to pay an official visit to Laos and co-chair the 45th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee from January 11-12.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined with former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to show delight at the relationship between the two countries enjoying its best period ever, developing effectively and practically across multiple fields with high levels of political trust.

VOV.VN - With ongoing unpredictable developments relating to XBB, a sub-variant of the Omicron virus, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic preventive measures aimed at dealing with the pandemic during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, and the festive season.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese senior leaders on January 5 offered condolences to the Vatican on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

The Government will instruct ministries, agencies and localities to implement the 2023 socio-economic development plan with the greatest efforts and strongest determination, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son said at the Cabinet regular press conference in Hanoi on January 3, citing Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

All opportunities should be optimised to successfully achieve the socio-economic targets set for 2023 and the 2021-2026 tenure, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said at a teleconference on January 3.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted the motto of “Solidarity, Discipline - Mettle, Flexibility - Innovation, Creativity - Timeliness, Effectiveness” in order to realise the goals set for 2023.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with key leaders of Quang Ngai on January 1, during which he suggested that the central province should prioritise the processing-manufacturing sector as well as high technology, innovation and digital transformation.