Politics

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.

AIA Group wants to continue long-term investment and cooperation in the Vietnamese market, making practical contributions to the country’s socio-economic development, its Independent Non-executive Chairman Mark Tucker told Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc at their meeting in Ha Noi on December 12.

Vietnamese businesses and diplomats from many African countries gathered at the “Meet Africa 2025” event held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested building a workforce for external information service with resilience, intelligence, creativity, responsibility, dedication and vision that committed to promoting the positive and addressing the negative.

Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan has affirmed that Malaysia will continue assisting Viet Nam in developing the Halal industry and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talked over the phone with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim on December 12 to discuss the two countries' relations, and some regional and international issues emerging recently.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 12 held online talks with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang chaired an annual meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with diplomatic missions and resident foreign press agencies in Viet Nam in Ha Noi on December 12, during which she praised their cooperation and contributions to Viet Nam's accomplishments in 2025.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos headed by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam visited the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum and the Laos – Viet Nam Friendship Park in Vientiane on December 12 to lay wreaths in commemoration of President Kaysone Phomvihane on his 105th birth anniversary (December 13, 1920–2025).

State President Luong Cuong on December 12 hosted receptions for the ambassadors of Egypt, India, Chile, and Singapore, as well as non-resident ambassadors of Latvia, Albania, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Djibouti, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Chad, and Paraguay, who came to present their credentials.

After 40 days of work conducted with urgency, a methodical and well-considered approach, and a strong sense of responsibility, the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) successfully completed its full agenda. NA deputies assessed that the decisions adopted at this session will lay an important foundation for a new development phase, meeting pressing practical requirements.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has commended Phongsupthavy Group as one of Laos’ leading investors supplying electricity to Viet Nam, noting its pledge to ramp up power exports and actively contribute to the implementation of energy cooperation agreements endorsed by senior leaders of the two Parties and States.