VOV.VN - The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences held an international workshop in Hanoi on December 23, examining the long-standing cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden after 55 years of their diplomacy.

The year 2024 has marked significant progress Vietnam-Qatar economic, trade, and investment ties, with energy collaboration and labour partnership in the energy sector forming a bright spot, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Qatar Nguyen Huy Hiep.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam of Vietnam and Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP) and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of Singapore held phone talks on December 20, discussing ways to foster the strategic partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam actively promotes external relations, including defense cooperation, to strengthen friendship, mutual understanding, and trust, while jointly addressing common security and safety challenges, preventing conflicts, and ensuring peace in line with international law.

A delegation led by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) visited the UK from December 7 to 18 to learn experience in scientific research assessment under an in-depth training programme organised by the University of Portsmouth and the Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK, Ireland (VIS).

A delegation from the Missionary Training Centre (MTC) under the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) and the Asia Area Office of LDS Charities (LDSC) in Hong Kong (China) led by President of the Hanoi branch Rob Howell held a working session with the VUFO in Hanoi on December 16.

Together with the UK - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will create new opportunities for companies and consumers in the UK and Vietnam, affirmed British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew.

The Vietnam National Defence Academy and Laos' Kaysone Phomvihane National Defence Academy, the two leading military educational institutions with critical roles in training and military scientific research for both nations, commemorated their 15 years of twinning cooperation in Vientiane, Laos, on December 12.

A ceremony to hand over keepsakes of Vietnamese war veterans and fallen soldiers provided by the US was held in Hanoi on December 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a focus on developing and diversifying services and products in traditional medicine, as well as improving the quality of traditional medicine in healthcare-related services, to meet tourism demands.