Half a century ago, the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) was signed in Paris, France, on January 27, 1973.

The National Assembly will continue with strong reforms in mindset and working style to further improve the quality and efficiency of its operations, Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

When the clock stroke midnight on January 21, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a speech, extending lunar New Year greetings to all Vietnamese fellow countrymen nationwide and overseas.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 19 visited a number of police and military units to check their preparedness for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – the biggest traditional event in Vietnam.

Leaders of countries, political parties and international organizations have sent greetings to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in celebration of the 2023 New Year and Vietnam’s lunar New Year festival.

PSNews - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with relevant ministries and agencies hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on January 17 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973-2023).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, leading a high-ranking delegation, visited and presented Tet gifts to officers and soldiers of the Lao Cai Provincial Police Department, on the afternoon of January 15, 2023.

Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jin-pyo and his wife left Hanoi on January 18, concluding their seven-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The pioneering role of the diplomatic sector will be carried forward in building and maintaining an environment of peace and stability, mobilising external resources to serve the national development and raising the country’s position and reputation in the international arena, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has said.

On behalf of the Vietnamese Government, Nguyen Hong Dien, member of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Industry and Trade, has delivered a pre-recorded congratulatory speech on the occasion of the 73rd founding anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950 - 2023).

 Within the framework of his trip to Laos, Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Ngoc paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security of Laos General Vilay Lakhamphong, on the morning of January 12, 2023, in Vientiane capital.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 15 visited and examined combat readiness of border guard force in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Lao Cai boasts potential to become a growth pole and a tourism centre of the northern midland and mountainous region, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said at a working session with local officials as part of his pre-Tet visit to the province on January 15.

Vietnam always welcomes foreign investors, including those from China, in the spirit of “harmonious interests, shared risks,” Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed.

PSNews - As a coastal country and a member of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, Vietnam believes that all activities of international cooperation, including maritime cooperation, need to be in line with international law, especially the UNCLOS, stated Foreign Ministry's Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested more breakthroughs to be made in the fight against corruption in the year ahead so that those masterminding notorious graft scandals will face tough punishments according to the law.