The National Assembly (NA) on December 10 voted to adopt the law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on International Treaties, with 445 out of 448 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 94.08% of the total legislators.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet highlighted the importance of maintaining a shared borderline of peace, stability, cooperation, and sustainable development during their talks on December 8, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Tan Nam (Tay Ninh, Vietnam) – Meun Chey (Prey Veng, Cambodia) international border gate pair.

Party General Secretary To Lam has demanded Military Region 9 to build revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern forces, with a strong political foundation, enhanced training quality and combat proficiency, mastery of modern weapons, and absolute readiness to fight and win in all conditions, every situation, and amid new forms of warfare.

Vietnam consistently supports and creates favourable conditions for the operations of foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), helping to foster friendship and cooperation between Vietnamese people and the international community while mobilising resources for national poverty reduction and sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.

The Central Public Security Party Committee convened a conference in Hanoi on December 4, with Party General Secretary To Lam, who is a member of the committee's standing board, attending and delivering a guidance speech.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, left Wattay International Airport in Vientiane on December 2 evening, successfully concluding their two-day state visit to Laos.

Party General Secretary To Lam received Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in Hanoi on November 30, who is on a state visit to Vietnam.

State President Luong Cuong on November 25 received Governor of Russia’s Kaluga oblast Vladislav Valerievich Shapsha, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined that having the European Commission (EC)’s "yellow card" warning over illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing removed in 2025 and sustainably developing the fisheries sector is an urgent and essential task, one that must be completed without delay.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded the rapid finalisation of a draft Resolution outlining recovery measures for areas ravaged by recent storms and floods in central and Central Highlands regions.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh put forth three strategic priorities to contribute to a future of fairness, equality, and justice for nations and people worldwide while addressing the G20 Summit’s third session under the theme: “A Fair and a Just Future for All - Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence,” held in South Africa on November 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers on November 18 afternoon (local time), starting a three-day official visit to Algeria at the invitation of Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb.