VOV.VN - Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay a State visit to Vietnam on December 12 - 13, aiming to promote the comprehensive strategic co-operation partnership that was established 15 years ago between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Bovor Thipadei Hun Manet left Phnom Penh for Hanoi on December 11 morning, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has asked stakeholders to speed up progress, complete procedures for importing electricity and coal, and build new transmission lines from Laos to Vietnam.

Vietnam was elected as the Vice Chair of the UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage on December 8 during the committee's 18th session in Kasane, Botswana.

Vietnamese Consul General in Vancouver Nguyen Quang Trung has held working sessions with representatives of Alberta province as part of efforts to promote trade and investment collaboration between Vietnam and the Canadian locality.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has visited and presented gifts to Madeleine Riffaud, a French revolutionary and former journalist of the French newspaper L'Humanité, and a close friend of the Vietnamese people.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue cut the ribbon launching the Vietnam Town in Thailand's northeastern Udon Thani province on December 9, with the site being the first in Thailand and the world.

The national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control held a meeting with international partners in Hanoi on December 8, highlighting the role of early warning and early action in natural disaster risk mitigation.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Vietnam's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BB+', from 'BB', with the “Stable” outlook, the Ministry of Finance announced on December 8.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 8 made several suggestions for turning economic, trade, and investment ties into a true cooperation pillar between Vietnam and Thailand.