The diplomatic events held by this organization in 2024 have been instrumental in strengthening the bonds of friendship between Vietnam and its international partners.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala have issued a Joint Statement, upgrading Vietnam-Czechia relations to a Strategic Partnership during the Vietnamese Prime Minister's official visit to the Czech Republic, from January 18 to 20.

The president said Vietnam will strengthen efforts to promote patriotism, fulfill aspirations, preserve the Vietnamese language, and uphold the nation’s cultural heritage among overseas Vietnamese.

Notably, the parliament adopted the revised Law on Anti-corruption without regulations on handling state officials’ unclear additional assets despite this issue had caught public interest.

In the early 2000s, Vietnam planned to carry out nuclear power projects with Russian involvement, which were expected to begin construction in the Vietnamese central province of Ninh Thuan.

The two nations aim to raise bilateral trade to US$15 billion in the coming time from US$7.63 billion in 2017.

A former HCM City official is accused of involving in Phan Van Anh Vu (Vu Nhom), who was sentenced in July to 9 years behind the bars for deliberate disclosure of state secrets.

The target was set by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his counterpart Medvedev as a way to make economic cooperation match with the long-standing multi-sectoral bilateral ties.

Vietnam and Mongolia will enhance cooperation in UN peacekeeping missions.

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish said that Vietnam and India have close ties in many fields, including defense, economy, people-to-people exchange and culture.

During his state visit to Vietnam, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will visit the UNESCO world heritage site of My Son in Quang Nam province.

PM Phuc hopes that Japan will continue supporting ASEAN’s efforts in strengthening dialogue and trust, creating a favorable environment for Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC).

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia have upgraded their relations strategic partnership.

Former General Director Cao Duy Hai and former Deputy Director Pham Thi Phuong Anh of MobiFone Corp. were both accused of “violating regulations on the management and use of state capital.”

The government will prioritize ODA for programs and projects in health, education, vocational training, climate resilience, environment protection, and inter-regional infrastructure.

Of the cases under the request, authorities were asked to speed up investigation of a case on violating regulations on management and using of public capital, causing serious damage at MobiFone Corporation and the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Health Departments need to public information of the capsules and warn the people not to trade or use any unclear drug. People once find out medicine of unknown origin should report to authorized agencies while health authorities need to cooperate with customs, market watchdogs, and police to tighten the control on the issue.

The three-day visit is reported to focus on economic partnership besides measures to enhance relationship in defense, security and diplomacy, among others.

The spokeswoman affirmed that Vietnam treasures the relationship with Germany and is working with the European country to strengthen the bilateral ties.

The Scandinavian country will support Vietnam in making planning on traffic reality and solutions that Sweden gained over the past decades, the Swedish ambassador pledged in his speech at an event on Thursday.

Two former adversaries are working together to overcome the past while partnering for a mutually prosperous future, US Ambassador to Vietnam Krtitenbrink noted.

The police chief affirmed that the police personnel would be unchanged in the next three years though the ministry would take some drastic measures to strengthen the forces.

Hanoi has 32 social housing projects so far, nine of them are currently either selling or renting 8,000 apartments and the remaining 23 are in execution from now until 2020.