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.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the Vietnamese and Lao high-ranking leaders should discuss ways to address difficulties and promote cooperative activities at his reception for Lao Deputy PM Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on October 24.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite commited to reinforce bilateral cooperation, especially in the economy, trade and investment, during their talks in Vilnius city on October 23 (local time).

The 14th National Assembly opened its fourth session on October 23 in Hanoi. The session will last 26 days and close on November 24.

The 24th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting – the most important event of the APEC Finance Ministers Process - closed in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam on October 21 after issuing a joint ministerial statement.

Prime Minter Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and addressed the APEC 2017 Finance Ministerial Meeting (FMM) on October 21.

APEC finance ministers will focus on discussing four cooperation priorities in 2017 at their 24th meeting and related events in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, from October 19-21.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke highly of Ted Osius’s contributions to elevating Vietnam - United States bilateral relationship, thus creating the foundation for the extensive development between the two countries.

Vietnamese people have increasingly tended to make non-cash payment, a report from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) showed.

Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with top legislators from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Iran on the margins of the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-137) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 15.

A competition to design a logo commemorating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic day between Australia and Vietnam has been launched in Hanoi.

Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training has just released the Official Letter No. 4637/BGDDT-KHCNMT on holding activities in response to the Campaign “Make the world cleaner” 2017.

The Vietnamese Government issued an action plan to transform the tourism sector into the country’s economic engine, following the Poliburo’s resolution to pursue that goal.

About 300 financial ministers, leaders of financial agencies and central banks from 21 APEC economies will gather for the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings slated for October 19-21 in Vietnam`s central province of Quang Nam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh emphasized the role of regional mechanisms in promoting trust building and cooperation in peace, stability and development in the region while attending a recent seminar on Asia-Pacific security.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Nguyen Hoanh Nam, head of the Vietnamese Mission to ASEAN, attended the third meeting in 2017 of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines from October 4-5.

To little surprise, Hoi An has been named among the most affordable destinations.

The 2017 APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy was held in Hue City on September 29, focusing on policy recommendations to enhance women’s inclusion and economic empowerment.

The tourism sector of Da Nang city has designed a lot of tourism promotion programmes to boost local tourism during the APEC Economic Leaders` Week scheduled to take place in Da Nang in early November.

The central coastal city of Vietnam, Da Nang, has basically finalized all necessary facilities serving the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and related meetings to be held in the city from November 6-11.

​Deputy PM, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Foreign Minister of Colombia, chaired the meeting of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and Foreign Ministers of the Pacific Alliance (PA).