Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on January 17 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception for Nakamura Hiro, Governor of Yatsushiro city, the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, on January 17.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan held a working session with Chairman of the Ukraine - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Bragar Evgeni Vadimovich in Kiev on January 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 16 sent a message of congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin.

A gathering of diplomatic representative agencies, international and foreign non-governmental organisations was held in Hanoi on January 16, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong talked over the phone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on January 16, on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival and the 70th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the sixth plenary meeting of the 13th National Party Congress’s Sub-Committee on Socio-Economic Affairs in Hanoi on January 16.

Vietnam hopes to step up cooperation with the United Nations (UN) and the UN Resident Coordinators’ Office in Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on Jan 16.

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a visit to the European Parliament (EP) from January 13 to 16 to discuss the ratification process of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

The Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on January 15 held a banquet to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of Vietnam – China diplomatic relations (January 18).

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 15 for the President of the Vietnam Committee for Catholic Solidarity (VCCS), Priest Tran Xuan Manh.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue received Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo in Hanoi on January 15, ahead of the 70th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (January 18).

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan paid a pre-Tet visit to the Military High Command of the central Highlands province of Dak Lak on January 15.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent congratulations to the new Sultan of Oman, Haitham Bin Tariq Bin Taimour Al Said.

The 28th annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF 28) wrapped up in Canberra, Australia, on January 15 afternoon with the adoption of 19 resolutions and a joint communique.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has granted an interview to press agencies on foreign affairs, on the occasion of the traditional lunar New Year.

The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption held its 17th session on January 15 under the chair of Party General Secretary, President and head of the committee Nguyen Phu Trong, to look back at its work in 2019 and line out key tasks for 2020.

Sudan considers Vietnam a model of development, according to Chairman of the Transitional Military Council Abdalftah Alburhan A. Alrahman Alburhan.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to work with Australia to build an economic cooperation strategy, with the aim of become one of each other’s top 10 trading partners, said Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.

A working delegation from Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture led by its Governor Koutarou Nagasaki visited the northern province of Hoa Binh on January 14.