Việt Nam remains a reliable partner and a stable rice supplier for the Philippines, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vũ Trung Mỹ confirmed on Saturday that as of now, all Vietnamese citizens in Venezuela are safe.

Việt Nam has expressed its condolences to Switzerland following a deadly fire in the canton of Valais, with State President Lương Cường sending a message of sympathy to Swiss President Guy Parmelin.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on January 2 signed Dispatch No. 02/CĐ-TTg on further strengthening and improving the effectiveness of management and accelerating the completion of investment and construction projects in celebration of the 14th National Party Congress.

Việt Nam's engagement at the United Nations in 2025 continued to advance the “Việt Nam story” at the UN: a Việt Nam that is proactive, responsible, a trusted partner, and an active member of the international community.

Phan Kiên Cường, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Consultant Centre for Development of Economy and Trade (VICENDETI), said that the creation of dialogue platforms for overseas Vietnamese is a vivid manifestation of the great national unity policy in a new context.

Dr Nguyễn Thái Chinh, a specialist in earth science and satellite geodesy and a member of the Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network, said the expansion of consultation channels reflects a spirit of openness, willingness to listen, and democracy in the Party's and the State’s policy-making process.

Vietnam achieved a top-tier global ranking in operational efficiency, placing 16th among 101 economies with a score of 70.44 points in the World Bank's Business Ready 2025 report released on December 30, though challenges remain in other assessment areas.

Việt Nam’s re-election to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term, with the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific Group, is not only recognition of its domestic progress but also acknowledgement of the mission’s approach in Geneva – one that is respectful, practical and cooperative.

Last year, Việt Nam upgraded relations with 17 partners, raising the number of countries with which it has a comprehensive or higher-level partnership to 42, including all the five permanent member of the UN Security Council and 18 of the 21 members of the Group of 20 (G20)

The Law on Teachers, comprising nine chapters and 42 articles, stipulates that teachers’ salaries will be ranked at the highest level within the public administrative and non-business pay scale.

The 6^th ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from January 12-16, 2026, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Reaffirming agriculture’s role as a pillar of the economy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that farmers are the central actors, agriculture as the driving force, and rural areas as the foundation of development.

The Deputy PM said the 2025 forum, themed “Green transition in the digital era”, had been a success in terms of scale, content and external engagement.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung on December 31 received outgoing Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Việt Nam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy, reaffirming that Việt Nam highly evaluates Saudi Arabia’s role and stature in the region and the world.

Also on this occasion, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính cabled a congratulatory message to Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, while National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn extended congratulations to Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba.

The People’s Court of Hà Nội on December 31 sentenced Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Trung Khoa 17 years in prison for “making, storing, distributing, spreading information and documents aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam” under Clause 2, Article 117 of the Penal Code.

The officers, carefully vetted and fully meeting the UN’s stringent standards, are ready to replace personnel currently serving with the MINUSCA mission, and to take up new posts at the UN Liaison Office for Peace and Security in Brussels, Belgium.

The officers, carefully vetted and fully meeting the UN’s stringent standards, are ready to replace personnel currently serving with the MINUSCA mission, and to take up new posts at the UN Liaison Office for Peace and Security in Brussels, Belgium.

Việt Nam's top diplomat underscored the “pioneering” and “core” role of diplomacy in shaping and safeguarding a peaceful and stable environment, while helping to mobilise synergistic national strength for the country’s next phase of development.