
As the clock struck midnight people throughout the country immersed themselves in the festive mood, enjoying firework shows and entertainment activities to see out 2018 and usher in 2019.

The 9th plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on December 26 after two days of sitting.

The 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee convened its ninth session on December 25, under the chair of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam always attach importance to strengthening and enhancing the traditional friendship and sound cooperation with Cambodia for benefits of both nations, as well as regional and global peace, stability, cooperation and development, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

The Party, State and people of Vietnam always treasure the cooperation and traditional friendship with the Communist Party of Japan (CPJ), Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, and head of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, received a New Azerbaijan Party delegation led by Sevinj Fataliyeva, head of its International Relations Department, in Hanoi on December 11.

Vietnam and Cambodia could make their two-way trade value at US$7-8 billion by 2020 as they have established sound cooperation across sectors and their governments have regularly taken measures to remove difficulties for businesses, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on December 5 had a meeting with representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community living, working and studying in the Republic of Korea as part of activities in her ongoing visit to the Northeast Asian nation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with UK Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, in Hanoi on December 4, asking his guest to promote the establishment of a Vietnam-UK university in the Southeast Asian nation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Cambodian Minister of Planning Chhay Than in Hanoi on November 29, during which he affirmed that the latter’s visit demonstrates the development of the Vietnam-Cambodia fine neighbourhood, traditional friendship and all-round cooperation.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh, Tay Ho and Hoan Kiem districts on November 24, to inform them of the outcomes of the recent sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.

The Vietnamese National Assembly backs the close cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam and political parties in Kazakhstan in general and the Nur Otan Democratic People’s Party in particular.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited his old high school, the Da Phuc Senior High School in Hanoi’s suburban district of Soc Son, on November 20 on the occasion of the Vietnam Teachers’ Day.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev began his official visit to Vietnam on November 19 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind and his spouse have arrived in Da Nang city, starting their State visit to Vietnam from November 18 to 20 at the invitation of President Nguyen Phu Trong.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Sultan of Brunei Hagi Hassanal Bolkiah and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Singapore on November 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc landed at Changi Airport of Singapore on November 13 afternoon, beginning his trip to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) adopted a resolution on the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with 96.7% of votes, during its on-going sixth session on the afternoon of November 12.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong joined a great national solidarity festival with locals in Dur Kmal commune, Krong Ana district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, on November 11.

Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC)’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh received Assistant US Trade Representative for Services and Investment Daniel Bahar in Hanoi on November 8, asking the US side to increase dialogues in a bid to promptly handle trade barriers.

The National Assembly passed a resolution on the socio-economic plan for 2019 with 447 out of 450 votes in the morning of November 8.

Vietnam treasures the support given by Sudan in the past towards its national liberation, as well as the latter’s current support of the Asian nation’s process of development, said Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong, who is also a permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.

The Vietnamese Party and State has always and will continue to prioritise consolidating its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, a Vietnamese official has affirmed.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong received the Japanese Prime Minister’s special envoy Kentaro Sonoura, who is also a member of the House of Representatives, in Hanoi on November 5.

Vietnam’s core interests will still be ensured after the country joins the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the National Assembly on November 5.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and President Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the significance of personnel planning, especially at the strategic level, at a meeting in Hanoi on November 4.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on November 2 begins his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 31 for Greg Norman, an Australian citizen who was appointed as Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam for the 2018-2021 tenure the same day.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha was grilled about serious pollution in Nhue and Day rivers at the National Assembly on October 30, the first day of Question-and-Answer at the NA’s on-going 6th session.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend China’s first International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 4-5.