On the same day, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son congratulated Congolese DeputyPrime Minister and Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula Apala.
Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of the Congo established diplomatic ties on July 16, 1964./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed six major groups of measures to elevate relations between Vietnam and Poland during the talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw on January 16.
Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 16 for Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam as the latter concludes his working tenure in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos has held a ceremony to mark the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025) in the capital of Vientiane.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee hosted a meeting in Hanoi on January 16 for former NA leaders, former members of NA Standing Committee, and retired full-time deputies and staff of the NA Office in the North on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
Party General Secretary To Lam on January 16 visited and offered incense in tribute to former Party General Secretaries Le Duan, Do Muoi, and Le Kha Phieu at their families' private residences on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Snake and the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 –2025).
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and its brilliant milestones were the focus of an exhibition opened in Hanoi on January 16 in celebration of the Party’s 95th founding anniversary (February 3, 1930 - 2025).
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted the ministry’s annual meeting with foreign diplomatic representative bodies and press agencies’ bureaus in Vietnam on January 16.
State President Luong Cuong visited the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on January 16 ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, during which he reminded local authorities to continue to take practical actions to care for people during the country's biggest traditional festival.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hosted a welcome ceremony in Warsaw on January 16 for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation who are on an official visit to the European country.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on January 16 sent a message of congratulations to Margarida Talapa on her election as Chairperson of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique./.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
The spouse of the Party General Secretary, Ngo Phuong Ly, on January 16 joined female ambassadors and diplomats of foreign countries in Hanoi in wrapping ‘banh chung’ (glutinous rice cake) – a traditional dish on the occasion of Vietnam's Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
State President Luong Cuong visited, offered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings and gifts to officers and soldiers of Military Region 9 on January 16, as part of his ongoing working visit to southern provinces.
Party General Secretary To Lam on January 16 urged the northern province of Nam Dinh to carry out socio-economic development solutions to achieve a double-digit GRDP growth rate this year, focusing on utilising all resources to invest in socio-economic infrastructure.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long and Cambodia’s Banteay Meancheay province will bolster their cooperation under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on January 16 for the 2025 – 2029 period.
Vietnam will continue to closely coordinate with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in implementing development programmes and projects in the coming time, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.
In a recent interview granted to Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the New Year 2025, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya shared insights about the future of the Vietnam-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as well as potential areas of cooperation that will help further deepen the bilateral relations.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran, and a delegation of Vietnam arrived at Frédéric Chopin Airport in Warsaw on the evening of January 15 (local time), beginning an official visit to Poland from January 15 to 18 at the invitation of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee decided to relieve Duong Van An from the position of NA deputy at its meeting on January 15.