General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong shares his thoughts with the Vietnam News Agency on the efforts the Party and Vietnamese people have made to bring the country to where it is today.

The ninth National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) officially opened in Hanoi on September 19, bringing together 1,300 delegates representing people from all walks of life, representatives of armed forces and overseas Vietnamese.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on August 28 wrapped up his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a resolution on orientations to perfect institutions and policies to enhance the quality and efficiency of foreign investment cooperation through 2030.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 25.

Major newspapers in Japan on March 1 highlighted Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un’s official friendship visit to Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong on February 27 held talks with US President Donald Trump, who is in Hanoi for the second DPRK-USA summit.

Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un and President of the United States of America Donald Trump have arrived in Hanoi on February 26 for their second summit, an event following the historic first round of talks last year in Singapore.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, President Nguyen Phu Trong on Wednesday urged the members of the CPV Central Committee, soldiers and people nationwide to build on past achievements, and create a new driving force to accomplish tasks for 2019 and those set by the 12th National Party Congress.

Vietnam closes the year 2018 with many political, diplomatic and socio-economic events and hallmarks which have drawn special international attention. The following are 10 prominent external relations events selected by the Vietnam News Agency.