Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's Europe trip continues to implement and affirm Vietnam's foreign policy, and helps further deepen the country's relations with its partners, enhance its position and role, and highlight its responsible contributions to the global community.
Swiss media outlets have extensively covered the diplomatic milestone between Vietnam and Switzerland, with both countries agreeing in principle to elevate their relationship to a comprehensive partnership.
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly (NA), the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on January 23 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2025.
In 2025, Vietnam will seize opportunities, transform challenges into development drivers, and confidently step into a new era—the era of the nation's rise, according to Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu.
Vietnam and Switzerland are expected to explore the potential for expanding joint academic initiatives, training programmes, and tourism cooperation. The two countries have agreed to prioritise collaboration in areas such as innovation, science and technology, and knowledge sharing in the near future.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and localities of Laos will boost their cooperation in various areas, particularly education and training, and agriculture, according to officials from both sides.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
PM Pham Minh Chinh called for cooperation and connection between ASEAN and the world, and between Vietnam and ASEAN countries to develop together and move forward together to exploit the world’s intelligence to serve common development goals.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 22 emphasised that Vietnam is always closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar and hopes for a prompt return to stability there, for the benefit of the local people as well as for regional and global peace and stability.
Vietnam welcomes the Seoul Court of Appeals upheld the ruling requiring the government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to compensate more than 30 million KRW (approximately 20,000 USD) to Nguyen Thi Thanh, who lost her family in the 1968 massacre in the central province of Quang Nam in 1968.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man received visiting First Vice President of the Cambodian Senate Ouch Borith in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 22.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has affirmed that Vietnam values traditional friendship with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), praising the country's economic achievements and political stabilisation efforts.
Delegations from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh on January 22 to extend Lunar New Year (Tet) wishes.
State President Luong Cuong on January 22 sent a message of condolences to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a deadly fire at a ski resort in northwestern Türkiye.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann in Davos, Switzerland on January 22 (local time) as part of his participation in the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof in Davos, Switzerland on January 22 (local time) on the occasion of the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) there.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Liechtenstein counterpart Daniel Risch have affirmed the importance the two countries attach to the bilateral relations.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), on the sidelines of the 55th WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22 morning (local time).
The Vietnam Border Guard is always regular, elite, modern, politically steadfast, and unwaveringly loyal to the nation, Party, State, and people, said Party General Secretary To Lam.
State President Luong Cuong paid a pre-Tet visit to the Mobile Police Command under the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi on January 22, during which he praised the force for its excellent performance in 2024 and great contributions to the country’s achievements amid difficulties and challenges.
