Viet Nam & World

On February 11 (local time), a delegation led by Chair of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations and President of the Venezuela–Viet Nam Parliamentary Friendship Group Saúl Ortega visited the Embassy of Viet Nam in Venezuela to congratulate the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.

After six months serving as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Santiago, Chile (ACS), through the implementation of numerous diverse and wide-ranging activities, Viet Nam has contributed to enhancing ASEAN’s understanding of Chile and promoting the partnership between the two sides.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Pham Thi Thu Huong attended the opening ceremony of the 22nd National Congress of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in Athens, chaired by KKE Central Committee General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas.

After General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam and a high-level Vietnamese delegation visited Cambodia on February 6, Phnom Penh Post featured a commentary by Assoc. Prof. Dr Neak Chandarith, Director of the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, highlighting the importance of the visit for shaping bilateral relations in the new context.

Party General Secretary To Lam has sent a letter of sympathy to Chairman of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and President of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo following great losses of human and property caused by prolonged flooding in the country.

Nguyen Dinh Vinh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee, chaired a meeting with the Consuls General of countries in Da Nang, including China, the Russian Federation, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (RoK), who visited to extend New Year greetings for the Year of the Horse 2026.

Viet Nam is one of the strongest partners of Norway in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Norwegian Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust told the Viet Nam News Agency on the occasion of his working visit to Viet Nam.

Lao Ambassador to France Kalamoungkhoune Souphanouvong has extended warm congratulations to the Party, State and people of Viet Nam on the successful 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nnam, reaffirming that Laos always values and takes pride in the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 10 held phone talks with his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong to further promote and deepen the Viet Nam–Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Viet Nam attaches importance to strengthening multifaceted cooperation with Norway, as the two sides have favourable conditions to complement each other and expand mutually beneficial cooperation towards green transition and circular economy development, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on February 10.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has signed Decision No. 173/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the Strategy on Communications to Promote Viet Nam’s Image Abroad for the period 2026–2030, with a vision to 2045.

Social development and social equity are central pillars of Viet Nam’s national development strategy, with improvements in people’s living standards serving as a key measure of growth, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the UN, has affirmed.

Russian Ambassador to Viet Nam Gennady Bezdetko on February 9 affirmed that Russia and Viet Nam maintain regular, substantive dialogue at various levels, contributing to strengthening bilateral relations across multiple fields, while granting an interview with the Russian News Agency TASS ahead of Russia’s Diplomatic Worker’s Day.

The Police Division under the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO) has recently announced that Viet Nam’s Formed Police Unit No. 1 (VNFPU1) has been officially approved for an upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3 under the UN Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (PCRS).

Ho Chi Minh City has called on foreign representative offices to continue acting as trusted bridges to enhance mutual understanding, expand trade and investment, promote technology transfer, develop high-quality human resources and advance emerging economic sectors.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran hosted a banquet in Ha Noi on February 9 evening for the diplomatic corps, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

Viet Nam always values and seeks to further strengthen its traditional friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with Uzbekistan, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at an online meeting with his Uzbekistani counterpart Jamshid Khodjaev on February 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) and its Japan–Mekong Economic Committee to step up coordination with ministries and relevant agencies of both countries to boost investment and enhance its quality, particularly through stronger technology transfer and support for Vietnamese firms to improve competitiveness and participate more deeply in Japanese global value chains.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh hosted a reception for Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Viet Nam Choi Young Sam in Ha Noi on February 9, during which she suggested further promoting bilateral relations.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on February 7 held the programme “Diplomatic Families Celebrate the 2026 Lunar New Year of the Horse” for families of consuls general from various countries in the city, featuring a wide range of distinctive Vietnamese traditional cultural activities.