- President Vo Van Thuong hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on January 29 for new Ambassadors of Poland, Spain and Bangladesh to Vietnam and the outgoing Mozambican Ambassador. Read full story
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara and Malaysian Foreign Minister Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Luang Phrabang, Laos on January 29 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat. Read full story
- A local radio and television station, funded through non-refundable aid from the Vietnamese Government, was inaugurated and handed over during a ceremony held in the Lao northern province of Xaysomboun on January 29.
Speaking at the event, Deputy General Director of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) Tran Minh Hung affirmed that the project is the fruition of the collective effort among the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Committee, the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Committee; the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, the VOV, along with the active support of contractors and the local community. Read full story
- French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet affirmed his country's support for Vietnam in climate change response while meeting with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh in Hanoi on January 29.
Brochet spoke highly of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)’s advisory role in the Vietnamese Government and Prime Minister’s strong commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, the launch of the resource mobilisation plan for implementing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), and efforts in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Read full story
- The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) on January 29 held an annual dialogue on enhancing the Vietnam - RoK comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
On the table were several key issues, including regional political and security developments, the linking of industry to people, and recommendations for the partnership to thrive. Read full story
- The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on January 29 held a get-together on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
The event saw the participation of representatives from some ministries and agencies, ambassadors, charge d'affaires, chiefs of diplomatic corps, international organisations and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as friends and partners of the VUFO. Read full story
- A New Year gathering was held in the northern border province of Lao Cai on January 29 evening, with a delegation from the provincial Party Organisation and authorities and their counterpart from Honghe county of China’s Yunnan province taking part.
The event was part of the cultural exchange programme celebrating the Lunar New Year across the border and the Vietnam-China border festival 2024 held the same day. Read full story
- The ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM)'s Retreat concluded in Luang Prabang, Laos, on January 29 with participants agreeing on Thailand’s initiative to establish a humanitarian corridor to provide aid for people displaced due to conflict in Myanmar. Read full story./.
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