VOV.VN - Kim Jin-pyo, speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK), arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on January 12 evening, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Vuong Dinh Hue.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 12 for Hanazumi Hideyo, Governor of Japan's Niigata prefecture, during which the Vietnamese leader suggested that Niigata foster partnership with Vietnamese localities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will work closely to introduce solutions aimed at increasing two-way trade by 10 - 15% this year compared to 2022’s figure.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jin-pyo from January 12-18 is expected to promote parliamentary cooperation between the two nations in a practical and effective manner, contributing to further deepening bilateral relations.

In 2023, Vietnam and Australia will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations and work towards the goal set by the two countries’ leaders to elevate the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Pasaxon (The People), the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on January 10 front-paged an article spotlighting the good relationship between Laos and Vietnam, affirming that it has been increasingly consolidated and cultivated.

VOV.VN - The drug-related crime investigation Police Division (PC04) in collaboration with relevant agencies on January 6 arrested three suspects charged with trafficking drugs from Germany to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam prioritizes strengthening the traditional friendship, good neighbourly relations, and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, in the interest of the two peoples, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the rest of the world.

VOV.VN - Last year saw citizen diplomacy prosper alongside the two pillars of Party diplomacy and State diplomacy to make a breakthrough after a long hiatus, thereby making substantial contributions to the process of recovery and socio-economic development of the country following the pandemic.

VOV.VN -In a video clip released on December 31, United States Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper extended 2023 New Year greetings to Vietnamese people, and at the same time looked back the achievements recorded in mutual relations in 2022.