General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and State President Thongloun Sioulith will pay an official visit to Vietnam next week. (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi on December 30.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has underscored the pressing need to complete the restructuring and streamlining of the NA committees and NA Standing Committee agencies, departments and units under the NA Office.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 30 sent a message of congratulations to Pak Thae Song on his appointment as Premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Party General Secretary To Lam met with representatives of artists and writers from across the country in Hanoi on December 30, affirming the special attention the Party and State pay to them.
The Lao Ministry of National Defence hosted a meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22) in Vientiane on December 30 morning, bringing together senior officers of the Lao People's Army.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 30 for 200 prominent intellectuals and scientists who are currently working in various fields of research, application, education, and training nationwide.
The Politburo and Secretariat held a conference on December 30 to announce the organisational reforms in 13 Party agencies and central socio-political organisations.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has highlighted how Vietnam’s foreign policy reached new heights in 2024, creating favourable momentum for the country to enter a new era – that of the nation rise.
A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by its Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang paid a working visit to Cambodia from December 26-29.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man attended a ceremony on December 29 evening to announce the NA's resolution on the establishment of the centrally-run city of Hue and the NA Standing Committee's resolution on the arrangement of its district- and commune-level administrative units for the 2023 - 2025 period.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has ordered the central city of Hue, which will become a centrally-run city next year, to achieve double-digit growth while working to preserve its imperial cultural heritage so as to turn itself into a cultural, tourism, and intensive healthcare hub in Southeast Asia under a resolution of the Politburo.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the fourth meeting of the steering committee for reviewing and organising the settlement of bottlenecks in the legal system in Hanoi on December 29.
State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 29 sent messages of condolences to Acting President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Choi Sang-mok over the Jeju Air plane crash which caused multiple fatalities and injuries earlier the same day.
Party General Secretary To Lam and a delegation of central officials offered flowers and incense at the national special historical relic site of Dong Loc T-junction, the central province of Ha Tinh, on December 29 in memory of heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for national liberation.
The 7th meeting between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the National Council of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia Motherland (SFDCM) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 29 to review the projects on building, repairing and embellishing the countries' friendship monuments in Cambodia, and discuss coordination orientations for the coming time.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 29 laid stress on the significance of penning policies encouraging officials to work at the grassroots level as the Government is moving forwards with its major restructuring which will see the cabinet streamlined to 21 from 30 units.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his entourage offered flowers and incense in commemoration of former State President General Le Duc Anh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh on December 29, part of their working trip to the central province of Thua Thien - Hue.
Party General Secretary To Lam on December 29 offered incense and flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Chung Son Temple dedicated to the revered leader's ancestors, and at the Kim Lien special national relic site in Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An, the homeland of the late President.
