VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has had a phone conversation with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wu Jianghao to examine measures to clear a huge backlog of truck drivers stranded at border gates of the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese nationals abroad have sent home some US$12.5 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 10%, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

VOV.VN - So far the United States, Japan, Taiwan (China), Singapore and Cambodia have approved Vietnam’s request to resume their regular air routes as of January 1, 2022, revealed an official of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - The 8th ministerial-level political consultation was held in Hanoi on December 28, with the event co-hosted by Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s national football team are set to convene once again in mid-January in order to prepare for their upcoming match against Australia on January 27 in Melbourne in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cuba reviewed co-operation for this year and consented to co-operation contents ahead in 2022 during the 39th meeting of their Inter-Governmental Committee, held via an online platform in Hanoi on December 28.

The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) on December 27 held an award ceremony to honour 33 outstanding press works on AO/dioxin victims and overcoming consequences of toxic chemicals used in the war in Vietnam.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on electricity cooperation via videoconference on December 27.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh held an online talks with Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of China Zhou Qiang on December 27.

Vietnam needs to prepare personnel to meet the requirements of higher positions in United Nations peacekeeping missions, and continue to send candidates, especially female staff, to the UN headquarters, said Colonel Mac Duc Trong, deputy head of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.