General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam held a phone talks with Secretary-General of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong on December 20 afternoon, during which the Vietnamese Party chief suggested the two countries further strengthen political trust through meetings and exchanges of all-level delegations.

State President Luong Cuong received outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski in Hanoi on December 20, congratulating the diplomat on fulfilling his duties and appreciating his substantial contributions to the countries’ relations.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defence on December 20 paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

Party General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 19 for Chinese Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun and a delegation from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) who  are in Vietnam for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the All People's Defence Festival (December 22).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh laid stress on the significance of the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 that carries the message of peace, cooperation and development while attending the event’s opening held in Hanoi on December 19.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man recently issued a resolution on the investment policy for the North-South high-speed rail project.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 on the morning of December 19.

The Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 is due to kick off on December 19 morning at Gia Lam airport in Hanoi, gathering more than 200 units and enterprises from over 30 countries worldwide.

The northern port city of Hai Phong needs continued refinement of the National Assembly (NA)’s resolution on piloting several special mechanisms and policies to develop the city, with a focus on targeted and strategic amendments that facilitate the city’s breakthrough development and reform, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on December 18 met with newly-appointed ambassadors and heads of Vietnam's representative offices abroad before they take on their new assignments.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for improvement of institutions to attract resources and talent for the development of culture, sports, and tourism, and handle those who obstruct the work while addressing the sector’s hybrid conference on December 18.

Party General Secretary To Lam on December 18 stressed that the Party and State are confident in the youth, placing them at the centre of many major national matters, and considering them a core force in shaping the country’s future.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on December 17 expressed his confidence that Bac Giang will successfully implement the restructuring of district- and commune-level administrative units, and soon achieve its goal of becoming a developed province in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 17 requested the development of regimes and policies to ensure the legal and legitimate rights and interests of officials, civil servants, public employees, and labourers in the restructuring of the organisational apparatus, with no one left behind.

The nine National Congress of the Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) for the 2024–2029 tenure officially opened in Hanoi on December 17 morning, with the participation of 980 outstanding delegates representing nearly 21 million Vietnamese youths at home and abroad.

Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a delegation from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and French Ambassadors in Asia led by Benoit Guidée, Director General of the ministry's Asia-Pacific Department in Hanoi on December 16.

Politburo member, Secretary of the National Assembly (NA) Party Delegation, and NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired the second meeting of the Steering Committee tasked with reviewing the implementation of the 12th Party Central Committee’s Resolution on several issues regarding the continued reform and reorganisation of political system to ensure it is lean, effective, and efficient, in Hanoi on December 16.

The Central Military Commission held its 12th conference for the 2020-2025 tenure in Hanoi on December 16 to review its 2024 military and defence tasks and chart a course for 2025.

Party General Secretary To Lam has emphasised the need for advisory efforts for the implementation of a scheme to streamline the political system’s organisational apparatus in association with personnel restructuring, thus making breakthrough progress in completing targets set at the 13th National Party Congress.

Journalist Gaston Fiorda, an expert on Southeast Asian affairs at the National Radio of Argentina, has praised contributions of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), highlighting it as the pride of the Vietnamese nation, and the symbol of heroic sacrifice and courage.