VOV.VN - National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh held talks with visiting First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russia (upper house) Andrey Yatskin in Hanoi on February 17, during which the host highlighted Russia as one of the prioritised and most important partners in Vietnam’s external policy.

Vietnam always values the development of extensive strategic partnership with Japan, in which bilateral defence cooperation has made solid progress, said Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Tan Cuong on February 13.

The multifaceted cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the Singaporean Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), especially in security, has helped intensify the two countries’ strategic partnership as well as regional and global stability and peace.

VOV.VN - The Straits Times of Singapore published an article on February 7 highlighting the upcoming three-day official visit to the city state by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming visit to Singapore is of great significance as it is an opportunity for him and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong to enhance relations between the two Governments and States, thereby contributing to co-operation within ASEAN and ASEAN Plus.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung has highlighted the significance of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s coming official visit to the city state, the first among many events to be held in both countries to mark the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties and 10 years of the strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - 2023 can be viewed as a special year in the Vietnam – France relations as both sides will jointly celebrate 50 years of their diplomacy and 10 years of their strategic partnership, according to French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery.

On the occasion of the new year 2023, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura has granted Vietnam News Agency an interview, during which he expressed optimism about the future prospects of the Vietnam-Thailand ties in 2023 when the two countries celebrate the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

VOV.VN -Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko has praised the country for its efforts in economic development, despite facing a host of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic amid ongoing concerns regarding a global economic recession.

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.