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The National Defence Ministers of Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen cooperation between military zones, border guards, and border management and protection forces.

The visit took place in just over a day with a very rich program, actually including 16 activities of the Vietnamese State President and activities of leaders of a number of ministries and branches. Through high-level contacts and direct exchanges between ministries and sectors, the two sides have achieved many comprehensive and important results.

Vietnam and Cambodia have issued a joint statement on the occasion of the State visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Cambodia on December 21-22.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on December 22, concluding his two-day State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

(CPV) – In 2021, Vietnam continued to receive support from foreign non-governmental organizations (FNGOs), especially in policy support, financial support, and experience, which helped Vietnam both fight the pandemic and carry out programs and projects.

Statistics on the Immunization Portal on December 21 show that the whole country has injected over 140.4 million doses of vaccines.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 21 met with President of the Senate of Cambodia Say Chhum as part of his State visit to the neighbouring country.

Referring to the image of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife wearing ao dai, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam shared how to actively bring many Vietnamese cultural beauties to Japanese people.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage arrived in Phnom Penh on 8:30am on December 21 (local time), beginning his two-day State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni.

Appreciating the long-standing and sustainable relationship between Vietnam and France, which continues to develop well, especially after the two countries upgraded their relationship to a strategic partnership in September 2013, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai said that France is currently an important partner of Ho Chi Minh City.

The Foreign Ministry held a conference in Hanoi on December 20 in both online and offline formats to popularise the content of a cultural diplomacy strategy till 2030 which was promulgated by the Prime Minister on November 30, 2021.

In 1963, Egypt became one of the first Arab countries to establish relations with Vietnam. Over the past 58 years, the two countries' friendship has been increasingly consolidated and promoted in many fields.

The Vietnam-Cambodia relationship plays a very important role in the development of each country, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang ahead of State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit to Cambodia from December 21-22.

On December 19, a plane carrying a high-ranking delegation of the National Assembly of Vietnam led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue departed from New Delhi, India, and landed at the Noi Bai International Airport, ending the six-day official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and India, two important strategic partners of Vietnam in Asia.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership in New Delhi on December 17.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in New Delhi for Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on December 17, assuring him that Vietnam always treasures its comprehensive strategic partnership with India.

A photo exhibition, highlighting 50 years of the Vietnam-India diplomatic relations, opened in New Delhi on December 17 as part of the ongoing official visit of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to India.

(CPV) - The two sides affirmed their importance and determination to continue promoting the cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), as well as the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Leonid Kalashnikov has confirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the KPRF have a long tradition of friendship, and that both sides attach great importance to activities to promote bilateral cooperation, thereby contributing to turning the two countries' relations into a comprehensive strategic partnership.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of Representatives) of India Om Birla on December 16 during his official visit to India.

The eighth theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) took place via video conference on December 16.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue met with leaders of political parties in India on December 16, as part of his official visit to the South Asian nation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong was honoured with the Lenin Prize by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 15.

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam was selected to join the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in the next four-year term at the final plenum of the forum’s 29th annual meeting (APPF-29) on December 15 afternoon.

Deputy Chairman of the Da Nang City People’s Committee Tran Phuoc Son has highlighted the great potential for cooperation between Da Nang and Thai localities, affirming that the cooperation relationship between Da Nang and Thai localities and partners has many opportunities for development, bringing benefits to stakeholders.

Cuban General Consul to Ho Chi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles has said that Cuba is ready to welcome Vietnamese businesses to invest in Cuba, and that Cuba's market-oriented economic reform policy, especially the new Enterprise Law, will create more favorable conditions for foreign businesses, including Vietnamese ones.

In addition to traditional fields such as textiles, supporting industries and automobile industry, cooperation between Vietnam and India in the coming time will also expand to many fields such as energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, airport, medical and pharmaceutical sectors.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue led a delegation of the Vietnamese legislature to attend the 29th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-29) virtually hosted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 14, which spotlighted the role of parliaments in strengthening post-COVID-19 resilience.

Vaccine diplomacy is one of Vietnam's most effective foreign policy tools, adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine diplomacy is carried out at all levels, especially at the high level, said Cristina Romila, Romanian Ambassador to Vietnam.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-Seug expressed their support for upgrading the relationship between the two countries to a comprehensive strategic partnership during their talks in Seoul on December 13.