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During the visit, officers and sailors of the two navies toured Frigate 015 and the RoK Navy’s Munmu the Great destroyer, shared experience in training and long-duration deployments at sea, and took part in sports exchanges. The VPN delegation also hosted a banquet aboard Frigate 015 for senior officers and sailors of the host navy.

The final round of the Vietnam–Japan AI Hackathon 2025 took place in Tokyo on December 13, bringing together eight outstanding teams from Vietnamese research groups and technology enthusiasts living and working in Japan.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 14 held a meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow during his working visit to Thailand.

Ship 09 of Brigade 171, together with a delegation of the Viet Nam People’s Navy, on December 13 departed Indonesian waters, successfully concluding its mission participating in the second ASEAN–US Maritime Exercise (AUMX-2) held in Batam Island, Indonesia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 14 called on teams to accelerate the construction of the Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai to make it ready for the first flight on December 19 and commercial operations in the first half of 2026.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the complex of Nhon Trach 3 and 4 power thermal plants in the southern province of Dong Nai as a benchmark project, exemplifying Viet Nam’s determination, expertise, and national stature.

On the afternoon of December 13, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung received Ambassador Dhan Bahadur Oli, non-resident Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to Viet Nam, on the occasion of the Ambassador’s visit to present his Letters of Credence.

The Ha Noi Party Committee on December 13 approved in principle two major investment projects seen as new strategic growth drivers for the capital, namely an Olympic sports urban area in the city’s southern area and the Red River Landscape Boulevard.

The Viet Nam“Pho” Day, in response to the Pho Week in Europe 2025, kicked off in Germany and Bulgaria on December 12.

Viet Nam will become an attractive destination for technology talent and innovative startup communities from the region and around the world, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised at the opening ceremony of TechFest Vietnam 2025 in Ha Noi on December 13 evening.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, together with the delegation of NA deputies in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, met with voters in Vi Thanh ward on December 13 afternoon shortly after the 15th legislature’s 10th session.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the central province of Quang Tri to apply a state of emergency in housing reconstruction for 12 families whose houses collapsed or were damaged in recent natural disasters, with completion required before December 31.

The 171st repatriation ceremony for the remains of US servicemen missing in action (MIA) from the war in Viet Nam took place at Gia Lam airport in Ha Noi on December 13, following a recent unilateral search in the northern province of Lao Cai.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh laid out three strategic orientations and six key tasks for the Ministry of Justice while chairing a nationwide hybrid conference in Ha Noi on December 13 to review its performance in 2025 and the 2021-2025 term, chart a course for the 2026-2030 tenure and launch tasks for 2026.

Japan has pledged a 1.5 million USD emergency non-refundable assistance package to help Viet Nam address the aftermath of the severe damage caused by recent storms and flooding in the central region.

Supreme People’s Procuratorate Chief Prosecutor Nguyen Huy Tien received He Wei, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Viet Nam in Ha Noi on December 12. 

In the context of the increasingly strategic role of the marine economy in the country’s development process, the need to improve institutions and develop infrastructure, science and technology, etc., related to the marine economy is becoming more urgent towards opening new approaches for sustainable marine economic growth in the new development era.

The Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard Command and the Mondulkiri Provincial Police of the Kingdom of Cambodia held a meeting in Buon Ma Thuot Ward, Dak Lak Province, on December 12 to summarise the results of cooperation in ensuring security and order in the border area in 2025 and to agree on directions for coordination in 2026.

The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Viet Nam, in coordination with the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations, the Viet Nam Committee for Solidarity with Palestinian People, and the Viet Nam-Palestine Friendship Association in Ha Noi chapter (VPFA Ha Noi), held a ceremony in Ha Noi on December 12 to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held the closing ceremony of the thematic exchange programme with senior and mid-level officials from Russia in Ha Noi on December 12.