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.

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is paying a State visit to Vietnam from September 6 to 7 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang. His visit is historical meaning to the two nations’ relationship, marking his country`s respect and desire to enhancing cooperation with Vietnam.

More than 100 photos capturing the land and people of Vietnam are on display at an exhibition at the Punjab Kala Bhavan art gallery in India’s Punjab state.

Sustainbale Neighbourhoods is a new concept in Vietnam.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has extended a message of congratulations to the Vietnamese Government and people on Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa yesterday held a grand ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution Day (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

On August 31, in Da Nang, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a training conference on “Information and communication skills for international integration and exploitation of foreign media” for leaders, editors and reporters throughout the country.

The first deputy foreign minister-level political consultation between Vietnam and El Salvador took place in Hanoi on August 28, aiming to seek measures to foster the partnership between the two countries and their foreign ministries.

At Presidential Palace,on Aug 28, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang received Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio López Diaz.

On Aug 26, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreig Affairs coordinated with ASEAN Community Women`s Circle of Ha Noi (AWCH) to hold ASEAN Golden Festival to mark 50th years of the bloc establishment day.

Vietnam has sent its condolences to Finland after a knife attack last Friday that left two people dead in the country`s southwestern city of Turku.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently released Official Letter No. 3962/UBND-KT, giving opinion on participating Vietnam Craft Fair 2017 (Craftviet 2017).

Nha Trang Observatory, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will open its doors to visitors in September.

On August 21, Vietnam`s “Little Mermaid” Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a gold medal in the women’s 100m backstroke category at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam paid an official visit to Thailand from August 17-19 at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Prayut Chan-ocha. During the visit, the two sides issued a joint statement. Following is the full text of the joint statement.

PetroVietnam (PVN) and Siam Cement (SCG) signed a cooperation agreement on accelerating the progress of the South Vietnam Petrochemical Complex Project.

The 10th meeting of the APEC Port Services Network Council under the Transportation Working Group ​takes place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) presented the insignia “For peace and friendship among nations” to Minister -Counsellor cum Consul General of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam Park Sang-shik in Hanoi on August 16 in honour of his dedication to bilateral strategic cooperative partnership.

Not only being political and cultural ambassadors, the heads of Vietnam diplomatic missions should also become trade ambassadors, "sellers" who help taking Vietnamese goods and Vietnamese trademarks abroad, promote exports and attract investment to the country.

Around 2,600 delegates from 21 APEC member economies have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City for the third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 3), which begins on August 18.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha expressed their satisfaction at the strong development of Vietnam-Thailand cooperation over the past 41 years since they established diplomatic ties in August 1976, during their talks in Bangkok on August 17 afternoon.