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

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 29 for Cambodian Ambassador Chay Navuth, who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in Vietnam.

The Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission held a national teleconference on December 29 to review its work in 2022 and put forward tasks for 2023.

Public and corporate satisfaction should be used to measure the efficiency of administrative reforms, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a year-end conference held by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Hanoi on December 29.

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

More than 86,700 criminal cases have been detected and prosecuted in 2022, up 2.4 per cent from the previous year. The procuracy sector has received and handled nearly 145,000 sources of information about crimes.

Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of the central city of Da Nang Luong Nguyen Minh Triet on December 28 hosted a reception for the Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of the Lao province of Salavan, Phoxay Xayasone.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception for Queen Mother of Bhutan Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck in Hanoi on December 28, during which the host affirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to its friendship relations with Bhutan.

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

The Supreme People’s Procuracy (SPP) held a conference on December 28 to launch tasks for 2023, with the attendance of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The Diplomatic Academy under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a book on the 60 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Laos at a ceremony on December 28 in Vientiane.

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh thanked Vietnam for its assistance in agricultural development while receiving Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan in Vientiane on December 28.

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

The UN General Assembly approved Việt Nam's initiative with a resolution proclaiming December 27 as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness during its 75th session on December 7, 2020. The resolution was also co-sponsored by 112 nations.

Senior officials of central Quang Tri province and Laos’ Savannakhet and Salavan provinces held talks in the Vietnamese locality’s Dong Ha city on December 27, during which they signed cooperation agreements in various fields for 2023-2025.

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

At the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department headquarters, the ministry held a ceremony to announce the second military engineering unit under the leadership of Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoàng Xuân Chiến.

The Politburo has decided to give stern criticism of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and demand him to make serious self-criticism, learn from lessons and promptly direct remedy for violations and mistakes at the Foreign Ministry and report to the Politburo.

During the meeting of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee chaired by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, several officials were considered for disciplinary measures for their wrongdoings.

In 2022, the Government held nine sessions on the formulation of laws and policies, during which Government members gave opinions on 40 draft laws.