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.

From September 22 to 24, runners are going the distance in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM) in Sa Pa.

The Russian Gastro Week began in Hanoi on September 21, in a bid to boost agro-forestry-fishery partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

Ministers from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) today endorsed a five-year action plan framework that includes $64 billion in projects to help the subregion achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development.

The Department of Local Industry and Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a workshop in Hanoi on September 19 to look into ASEAN-generated opportunities for rural industry products.

Today marks Vietnam’s 40th anniversary of joining the organization.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Pham Hong Huong attended the 10th Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (PACC) and the 41st Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) which began in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on September 18.

On September 18, a mural, designed by the well-known Chilean painter Alejandro Mono Gonzalez, has been unveiled at the Hanoi Ceramic Road as part of the activities marking Chile’s National Day (September 18).

“Vietnam has moved well beyond the devastation of the war years and is a ready and willing partner for Canada”, wrote Stewart Beck, President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada in a recent article for Canada-based The Globe and Mail.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has met with the Mayor of Kanagawa Prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji to discuss the Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2017 and cooperation between the two sides.

Doksuri, the biggest storm hit Vietnam in many years, is forecast to make landfall in the central region on late September 15 and early September 16, said Hoang Duc Cuong, head of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Communist Party of Vietnam always treasures traditional friendship with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), said Politburo member Nguyen Van Binh, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission.

The good relationship between Japan and ASEAN provides an impetus for Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan will employ measures to boost cooperation via party, government and parliamentary channels, covering economy-trade, investment, energy, transport, culture and education-training.

The APEC 2017 Start-ups Forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12 to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate, integrate and access to the global value chain right at their nascent business stage.

As an active member of the ASEAN Community, Vietnam supports ASEAN-China cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh stressed at an event in Nanning, the capital of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on September 12.

At the Signing Ceremony of Well Gas Contract Price and Transportation Charges for the Block B - O Mon gas project on September 1, Mr. Mitsuo Hidaka - President & CEO of MOECO, the representative of the contractor has shared about the meaning of this event.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai is visiting Cambodia from September 8-10 to reinforce friendship and cooperation between Hanoi and Phnom Penh.

On September 7, regional tourism ministers and senior officials gathered for the opening ceremony of the third Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) and fourth Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Tourism Ministers’ Meetings in Ho Chi Minh City.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh joined top officials from 60 countries worldwide at the third Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) which opened in Vladivostok City on the Far East of Russia on September 6.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Nguyen Kim Doanh paid a courtesy call to Uganda’s Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, who expressed his wish that relations between Vietnam and Uganda will be enhanced soon.