VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan have issued a joint statement on upgrading their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong’s official visit from November 26 to 30.

Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra held talks with French Minister of Public Transformation and Service Stanislas Guérini in Hanoi on November 30.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Lang Son provincial People's Committee Duong Xuan Huyen held a working session with a visiting delegation from the People's Government of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on November 30 to discuss measures to facilitate exchanges and cross-border trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on November 30 evening, beginning his working trip to the UAE and attending the World Climate Summit as part of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28).

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Council Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang has described Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's book on the promotion of the great national solidarity tradition as a guidance for the VBS to strengthen its place in the national great unity bloc.

Politburo member, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 30 for visiting former Special Ambassador for Vietnam-Japan Sugi Ryotaro.

VOV.VN - Tetsuya Watanabe, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), presented an ERIA publication titled ‘Vietnam 2045: Development Issues and Challenges,’ to President Vo Van Thuong of Vietnam and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan during the recent Japan-Vietnam summit in Tokyo.

Public opinion in the region and the world highly values Vietnam's commitments to climate change actions, especially the fact that Vietnam is among the few developing countries to announce the commitment to cutting net emissions to zero by 2050 and eliminating coal-fired power in the 2030-2040 period, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UAE Nguyen Manh Tuan.

Vessels 264 and 265 together with a delegation of Naval Region 5 of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Songkhla Port, south of Thailand, on November 30, starting a visit to the High Command of Naval Region 2 of the Royal Thai Navy.

Hanoi has been honoured for its attractiveness in startup and innovation under the Vietnam Smart City Award 2023 programme series.