President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a conference in Hanoi on January 12 to review the Presidential Office's performance of tasks in 2021 and launch missions for this year.

VOV.VN - A Policy Dialogue on “Auction Mechanism for Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy Market” was held via an online format on January 11 by independent think tank Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIETSE).

Vietnam's successes and imprints at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as its non-permanent member in the 2020-2021 term have contributed to affirming that the Party and State's policy of upholding multilateral diplomacy is absolutely sound.

Vietnam will discontinue automatic stay extension for foreign nationals in the country starting January 15, as it tentatively reopens its borders, according to a notice from the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and his entourage left Hanoi on January 10, concluding their three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has voiced his hope that the public security ministries of both Vietnam and Laos will continue to uphold tradition and augment closer co-operation in dealing with strategic issues and combating cyber and drug crimes.

VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security General To Lam has expressed his appreciation for fruitful cooperation between the two public security ministries of Laos and Vietnam in recent times, especially in apprehending people with wanted warrants.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented decisions on the promotion from the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General to Deputy Ministers of Public Security Tran Quoc To and Luong Tam Quang.

The relationship between Vietnam and India has grown significantly over the past 50 years, with India becoming one of the leading partners of Vietnam, Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau told Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have committed to enhancing cooperation in fighting transnational crimes in all forms, especially drug crime, human trafficking, smuggling, terrorism and high-tech crime.