Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse will make an official visit to Japan from November 27 to 30, 2023 at the invitation of the Japanese State, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A joint statement adopted by ASEAN Defense Ministers at their 17th meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 15, emphasized the importance of maintaining peace, stability, regional safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 14 chaired the sixth meeting of the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform via a videoconference linking 63 cities and provinces nationwide.

The Drug-related Crimes Investigation Police Department (Department C04) under the Ministry of Public Security is running a training workshop on drug detoxification and rehabilitation for competent authorities of Cambodia from November 12-17.

PM Pham Minh Chinh received WB Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro, IFC Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific Riccardo Puliti, and IFC Vice President and Treasurer John Gandolfo in Hanoi yesterday..

President Vo Van Thuong arrived at San Francisco, the US, on November 14 morning (local time), starting their participation in the APEC Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.

The total salary fund for Hanoi and pay to Hanoi’s civil servants must be higher than that of other localities, and there should be no ceiling on wages, according to National Assembly Deputy Hoang Van Cuong.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong conducted a meeting for negotiations on the Vietnam-China territorial and border issues.

The fourth meeting of the Vietnam-EU Joint Committee under the EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) was held recently in Brussels, Belgium.

Lawmakers will vote to approve two resolutions on November 10 as part of the ongoing sixth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).

Vietnam strongly condemns violent attacks against civilians, humanitarian workers, journalists and essential infrastructure.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has continued to urge Vietnamese citizens in Israel to leave the country in the face of recent complex developments in the Middle East.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with the embassies of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU to organise the 5th ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on Implementing UNCLOS and other International Instruments.

Vietnam's frigate 016-Quang Trung will attend the Peace and Friendship 2023 joint exercise in China’s Guangdong province.

Vietnam was elected a Vice President of the 42nd session of the UNESCO’s General Conference, representing the Asia-Pacific, on November 8.

The Prime Minister clearly pointed out the overall objective, which is to continue prioritising economic growth, maintaining macro-economic stability, controlling inflation, and ensuring major balances of the economy.

This was the third time Vietnam had been elected to the executive boards of major conferences of ESCAP over the last two years, affirming Vietnam's increasing role and contributions to the forum.

Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar on Nov. 2 exchanged the MoU on the implementation of the VN-Netherlands agreement on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the VN Diplomatic Academy and delivered a speech at a round-table conference on "International Law and Order at Sea" co-hosted by the DAV and the Clingendael Institute of the Netherlands in Hanoi yesterday.

Vietnam and Denmark announced the establishment of a Green Strategic Partnership following the online talks between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on November 1 evening.