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.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the recognition of 24 new national treasures, the 6th approval of this kind in 2017.

The central city of Da Nang will focus on implementing socio-economic targets next year, striving to increase the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) rate by 9 to 10 percent against 2017.

Four international cruise ships bringing more than 6,000 visitors to Quang Ninh province’s Ha Long City arrived at Vinashin port and Hon Gai port on December 26.

During talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Pham Binh Minh as part of his ongoing visit to Vietnam from December 27-30, Lejeune Mbella Mbella said that his country is willing to help bridge collaboration between Vietnam and members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC).

A conference on Vietnam’s performance across three pillars of the ASEAN Community took place in Hanoi on December 26, gathering 100 representatives from ministries and sectors involved in cooperative activities with the bloc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged newly-accredited US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink to promote the exchange of high-level delegations and prompt the US Government to actively handle issues proposed by Vietnam to develop bilateral cooperative relations.

Typhoon Tembin has weakened into a tropical low pressure system but will still bring heavy rains to the southern region in the next 2-3 days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Vietnam-South Korea Friendship Association and the South Korean Embassy in Vietnam hosted an exchange in Hanoi on December 22 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.

Prime Minister has approved a master planning to develop the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, Vietnam’s first geological park and the second in Southeast Asia recognized by UNESCO, until 2025 with a vision to 2030.

​The year 2017 marks an important milestone in the development of cooperation between Russia and Vietnam in politics, economy, technology, military and humanitarian affairs, said Aleksey Popov, Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City.

On December 19 afternoon, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with visiting General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith started his three-day official friendly visit to Vietnam on December 19 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang.

Google has just announced the Year in Search 2017, list of the most searched topics in the past year. Google is the largest search website in the world with billions of visitors every day.

Parliamentary cooperation is one of the effective channels to boost the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Morocco, said the heads of the legislative bodies of the two countries at their talks in Hanoi on December 18.

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $150 million loan to help improve economic connectivity and raise living standards in four of Viet Nam’s northeastern provinces by enhancing basic infrastructure and services. The assistance is expected to help over 212,000 people.

Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh will attend the 3rd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting from December 14 to 16 in Yunnan province, China, at the invitation of Chinese FM Wang Yi.

The Office of the State President convened a press conference to announce the State President’s orders to publicize six new laws which were passed at the recent fourth session of the 14th National Assembly.

Chairman of the Japan Cherry Blossom Association Takaoka Terumi has been awarded with the insignia “For Peace, Friendship between Nations” for his dedication to promoting cultural exchange and tourism between Vietnam and Japan.

The aid will respond to the urgent needs of more than 10,000 heavily-impacted people in the provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa.

Today, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink launched Phase II of the Enhanced Capacity of the Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) project on behalf of the U.S. Government.