Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel hosted an official welcome ceremony for his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on December 9 morning (local time) in the capital city of Luxembourg.

President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher visited the France-invested Nhon-Hanoi station urban railway line in Hanoi on December 9 as part of his ongoing visit from December 8-9.

Võ Văn Thưởng, Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, received Special Advisor to the Japan - Việt Nam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Takebe Tsutomu in Hà Nội on Friday.

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

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Popularisation and Education Commission and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung attended the 10th Congress of the ruling Revolutionary Party of Tanzania (Chama cha Mapinduzi - CCM) on December 7-8.

An exhibition titled “The silence” opened at Hoa Lo Prison relic site in Hanoi on December 9 to help the public gain an insight into the 12-day-and-night fierce struggle against US airstrikes to defend the capital city in late 1972.

President Phúc lauded the two supreme courts for their contributions to cooperation between the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic ties 30 years ago.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope for closer and more effective cooperation between the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam and the Supreme Court of Korea while receiving Minister of the National Court Administration of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Sang-hwan in Hanoi on December 9.

Having invested US$2.6 billion, Luxembourg is the third largest EU investor in Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport on December 9 morning (local time), starting an official visit to Luxembourg at the invitation of PM Xavier Bettel.

The 77th UN General Assembly session meeting celebrated the 40th anniversary of the adoption and opening for signature of UNCLOS.

Longstanding partnership in human resource development is seen as a recurring theme in Singapore’s and Việt Nam’s excellent bilateral ties.

Vietnam, in coordination with Greece, Egypt and Senegal, on December 8 hosted a workshop on achievements and challenges since the adoption of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 40 years ago.

The tour will be made at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Michel, PM of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, PM of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, and PM of Belgium Alexander De Croo.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng has hailed the ongoing visit by President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher as a vivid manifestation of friendship and cooperation between Việt Nam and France, and an important milestone in their bilateral ties.

Việt Nam had constantly worked to deepen its traditional friendship, trust and strategic partnership with France, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính noted.  

During a reception for the French leader in Hà Nội on Thursday, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc described economic cooperation as an important pillar of the Việt Nam-France strategic partnership.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu paid a visit to Jordan from December 7-8 to consolidate and foster cooperation between Vietnam and the Middle East nation.

The hybrid event, held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was attended by 150 delegates from ministries, sectors, coastal localities, and representative bodies of ASEAN countries in Việt Nam.

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