Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Khammoune province of Laos Vanxay Phongsavanh visited and offered New Year wishes to leaders and people of the central Quang Binh province on January 25.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered incense in memory of late Party and State leaders on January 25 on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has commended the Party Organisation, administration and people of the southernmost province of Ca Mau for their achievements last year despite adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on January 25 held phone talks with Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the US President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the US National Security Council, and Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Việt Nam is one of the few countries that have successfully fulfilled the dual goals of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring the smooth operation of the economy, Moroccan Ambassador to Việt Nam Jamale Chouaibi has said.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping exchanged their letters of Lunar New Year greetings on January 25.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited public security officers and soldiers, and the medical staff in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on January 25 ,on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen paid a working visit on January 21-22 to the Guarica state of Venezuela to strengthen cooperation between localities of the two countries, especially promoting agricultural projects and other potential initiatives.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Hong Thach hosted a reception on January 24 for several guests who came to extend congratulations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Ukraine diplomatic ties.

The Committee for External Relations of Russia’s Saint Petersburg city chaired a teleconference on January 24 on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered incense to the late Party and State leaders in Ho Chi Minh City on January 23-24, on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Party and the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Monday sentenced Vũ Huy Hoàng, 69, former Minister of Industry and Trade, to 10 years in prison for “violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness”.

The President’s Office held a press conference in Hanoi on January 24 to announce President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s order regarding the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of nine laws adopted by the 15th National Assembly during its first extraordinary session.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered Ho Chi Minh City’s public security forces to ensure social order and safety during Tet, the traditional Lunar New Year festival, to allow residents to enjoy a happy and safe holiday.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party organisation, administration, and people of northern Bac Ninh province on January 24.

Nguyễn Quốc Anh, former director of the Bạch Mai Hospital has been jailed for five years for abusing his power and position while performing official duties. 

Vietnamese leaders have extended greetings to their Ukrainian counterparts on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (January 23, 1992 - 2022).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Ho Chi Minh City’s delegation of National Assembly deputies to strongly condemn cases that trigger public concern and seriously violate law, especially violence against children

In Canada, Tet is an occasion to honour the immeasurable contributions by the Vietnamese-Canadian community, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his greetings to Vietnamese expats living in Canada during a get-together on January 22.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Dr. Philipp Rosler, the first Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Switzerland, in Hanoi on January 22.