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The Opening Ceremony of the Industry and Trade Fair & OCOP products - Bac Ninh 2023 (Fair) was organized at Kinh Bac Cultural Center on the evening of December 20.

Mr. Phan Van Mai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Party Committee, Chairman of HCMC People's Committee, on December 20 received Mr. Saito Motohikom, Governor of Hyogo Province, Japan, who was paying a working visit to the city.

On December 19, representatives of delegations attending the 11th National Congress of the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) offered incense at the Bac Son Monument and visited and reported achievements at President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

The French Embassy said that France has provided the Hanoi People's Committee a non-refundable grant worth more than 700,000 EUR to carry out a feasibility study to improve Long Bien Bridge.

Major General Vu Trung Kien, Deputy Commander in charge of law of the Vietnam Coast Guard and Vice Commandant Watanabe Yasunori of the Japan Coast Guard co-chaired the 10th bilateral meeting between the two forces in Tokyo on December 20.

The Central Public Security Party Committee (CPSPC) held a conference in Hanoi on December 20 to review task performance in 2023 and outline orientations and duties for next year.

The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee scrutinised the outcomes of inspections of some Party organisations and Party officials at a meeting in Hanoi from December 18-20.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 20 asked the Hanoi-based National Defence Academy to play a more active role in studying and reviewing defence policies and building defence theory while visiting the academy on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and the 34th anniversary of the All People Defence Festival (December 22).

President Vo Van Thuong on December 20 met with ambassadors and chiefs of Vietnamese representative offices abroad who have returned home for the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference.

President Vo Van Thuong has highlighted the important mission of scientists in seeking global solutions for new, sustainable and humane development, amidst rapid changes and many risks and challenges facing the world.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 20 visited the Hanoi Archdiocese and Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year.

Quang Nam province has just issued Decision No. 2689/QD-UBND on December 15, 2023 approving non-refundable aid of 5 billion VND donated by Children's Hope In Action (CHIA) for disadvantaged children in the province.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed the need to stay consistent in principles and flexible in policies and strategies while performing diplomatic tasks, in his remarks at the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference that opened in Hanoi on December 19.

​A contest on promoting the qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers", resolutely opposing individualism in the new situation in 2023 was held by the Military Headquarters of Lao Cai province on December 18 and 19.

(CPV) – An interactive dialogue “Passport to Future: Creating Positive Change and Fostering Opportunities for Youth” was jointly hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Migration Agency, and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on December 18, 2023.

The Lang Son provincial Military Command has organized a contest to promote the qualities of Uncle Ho’s soldiers and oppose individualism in the new situation.

The Standing Committee of Gia Lai Party Committee has organized a workshop to improve the quality of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style; associated with building the Party and building a transparent and strong political system.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with President of the House of Councillors of Japan Otsuji Hidehisa and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nukaga Fukushiro, as part of his ongoing trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral activities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions for former Special Ambassador for Vietnam-Japan Sugi Ryotaro and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Maeda Tadashi in Tokyo on December 18 as part of his trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, and bilateral activities.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 28th meeting in Hanoi on December 18 after three days of sitting.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 18 for visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the family of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on December 18, within the framework of his trip to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrived back in Hanoi on December 19 morning, wrapping up their working trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral activities from December 15-18 at the invitation of Japanese PM Kishida Fumio.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other ASEAN leaders met Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko in Tokyo on December 18 within the framework of his trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, and bilateral activities.

President Vo Van Thuong examined the training and combat readiness at the Special-task Arm in Hanoi on December 18, on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2023) and the All People’s National Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2023).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed to issue a directive asking ministries, sectors and localities to roll out measures to ensure that all people enjoy a warm, healthy, safe and economical Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the biggest festival of Vietnamese people in a year, which will be celebrated in mid-February this year.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong on December 17 sent a message of condolences to Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah over the passing of Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son has recently received a delegation from the Nepal Peace and Solidarity Council (NPSC) led by Mr. Rabindra Adhikari, who is also a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), in Hanoi.

A ceremony was held by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) General Sciences Library on December 17 to summarize the contest “President Ho Chi Minh - a great personality” and review activities of the library network in 2023.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ASEAN and Japan to strengthen cooperation amidst the global headwinds with various unprecedented challenges so as to develop their comprehensive strategic partnership into a symbol of international solidarity and cooperation.