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.

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.

VOV.VN - Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended holiday and 2023 New Year’s greetings to heads of foreign states and governments, including Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The fifth congress of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) for 2022-2027 tenure was held in Hanoi on December 27, electing Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Van Thanh as Chairman of the association for the 2022-2027 tenure.

Vietnam is expected to surpass Japan to become the third largest trade partner of the Republic of Korea (RoK), just behind China and the US, according to the newswire world.kbs.co.kr.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Budiarsa Sastrawinata, president of the Indonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association, on December 23 within the framework of his ongoing State visit to Indonesia.

Indonesian scholar and senior journalist Veeramalla Anjaiah has suggested Indonesia and Vietnam upgrade their strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership, saying it would further strengthen their bilateral relationship.