Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong hosted an end-of-year exchange with local press and media representatives on December 22.

Viet Nam and Laos issued a joint statement following the state visit to Laos by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) To Lam on December 1-2, during which he also attended a ceremony to celebrate the 50th National Day of Laos, and co-chaired a a high-level meeting between the CPV and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) in Vientiane.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on October 27 received a delegation of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) led by Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune.

Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member and Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee’s Secretariat, on October 24 presided over a meeting of the sub-committee for the organisation of the 14th National Party Congress to review preparations for the political event.

Viet Nam and Bulgaria have issued a joint declaration on the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries, on the occasion of the official visit to the European country from October 22 to 24 by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba celebrated the 80th National Day (September 2) with a ceremony held on September 16, drawing hundreds of Cuban officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps, international friends, and Vietnamese people in the Caribbean nation.

Nhan Dan (People) newspaper highlighted Viet Nam and its people at the 90th Fête de l’Humanité in Le Plessis-Pâté, Essonne, on Paris’s southern outskirts on September 12-14.

Ambassador Thongphane Savanphet, Permanent Representative of Laos to the United Nations, has praised the close and reliable coordination between the Lao and Vietnamese missions, expressing his wish for even stronger and more effective cooperation in the future.

Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs, on August 29 hosted a high-ranking delegation of the Mexican Labour Party (PT) led by Pedro Vazquez Gonzalez, a member of its Politburo and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico.

The success of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and National Day (September 2, 1945) affirmed the historic leadership role of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) led by President Ho Chi Minh, while realising the aspirations of the Party, State, and people, according to Sous Yara, spokesperson for the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and First Vice Chairman of the CPP’s External Relations Commission.

Permanent member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu hosted a reception in Ha Noi on July 31 for Tanaka Yu, vice chairman of the Presidium and acting head of the Secretariat of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee.

Party General Secretary To Lam has written an article honouring those who sacrificed for the country, heroic martyrs, wounded and sick soldiers.

The 12th plenum of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam opened in Ha Noi on the morning of July 18. Party General Secretary To Lam delivered the opening speech.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with Acting Head of the External Relations Commission of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Bounleua Phandanouvong on June 2 as part of his official visit to Viet Nam.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review Vu Trong Lam paid a working visit to Cuba from February 9-14.

Leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and National Assembly have cabled messages of congratulations to their Chinese counterparts on 73rd National Day of China (October 1).

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Bui Thi Minh Hoai , Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, paid a working visit to Poland from September 17-20.