President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong on December 19 sent congratulations to Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on his re-election as President of Egypt.

Vietnam actively took part in and made important contributions to the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN - Japan Friendship and Cooperation while obtaining substantive results from bilateral activities in Japan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) held their 10th theoretical workshop in Quang Ninh province on December 19, focusing on experiences in developing culture and humans in the socialist-oriented national development process.

Vietnam has treasured its relations with the Republic of Korea (RoK), and wants to join hands with the East Asian country to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership in all areas, making contributions to regional and global peace, stability, cooperation and development, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh said on December 19.

In the context of unprecedented global and regional developments along with traditional and non-traditional security challenges, Trọng said the sector must regularly update the situation and make accurate forecast.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed the need to stay consistent in principles and flexible in policies and strategies while performing diplomatic tasks, in his remarks at the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference that opened in Hanoi on December 19.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed the need to stay consistent in principles and flexible in policies and strategies while performing diplomatic tasks, in his remarks at the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference that opened in Hanoi on December 19.

Vietnam has effectively carried out its multilateral diplomacy, which helps turn itself into a modern country with increasing prestige in the region, according to Chairman of the Expert Council of the Eurasian Foundation for Support of Scientific Research Grigory Trofimchuk.

The 21stnational conference on foreign affairs wrapped up in Hanoi on December 18 with the adoption of action orientations for localities’ external relations and international integration.

Meeting President of the House of Councillors of Japan Otsuji Hidehisa, PM Phạm Minh Chính said his Việt Nam visit in September was one of the important and meaningful events in the year marking the 50th anniversary of bilateral  diplomatic ties, contributing to strengthening political trust, understanding and exchanges between the two legislatures and their parliamentarians.

The 21st national conference on foreign affairs wrapped up in Hanoi on December 18 with the adoption of action orientations for localities’ external relations and international integration.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrived back in Hanoi on December 19morning, wrapping up their working trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral activities from December 15-18 at the invitation of Japanese PM Kishida Fumio.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrived back in Hanoi on December 19 morning, wrapping up their working trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral activities from December 15-18 at the invitation of Japanese PM Kishida Fumio.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the family of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on December 18, within the framework of his trip to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo.

President Võ Văn Thưởng welcomed the Lao Deputy PM and a high-ranking delegation from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) to Việt Nam to attend the 10th theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the LPRP.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 18 for visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee had considered, given opinions and decided on20 specific issues at its three-day sitting that wrapped up in Hanoi on December 18, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako expressed their delight to welcome Vietnamese leaders on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties, and thanked the Vietnamese State and people for their warm welcome to Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko during their visit to Việt Nam in September.