Party General Secretary To Lam on April 3 led a high-ranking Vietnamese Party and State delegation to pay their final respects to Gen. Khamtay Siphandone, former Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), former President and former Prime Minister of Laos, who passed away a day earlier.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man met with Hasmik Hakobyan, Chairwoman of the Armenia – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, in Yerevan on the morning of April 3 (local time).

Vietnam has declared a two-day national mourning period from April 4 to April 5, to honour the memory of Khamtay Siphandone, former President of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, and in recognition of the special relationship between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 3 sent a message of condolences to his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone on the passing of the latter's father Khamtay Siphandone, former President of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, former State President, and former Prime Minister of Lao, a day earlier.

Vietnam has intensified its crackdown on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, launching 39 criminal cases across the country as part of a broader effort to enhance fisheries management and promote sustainable development.

Ceremonies honouring Vietnam’s legendary ancestors, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co, took place on April 3 at their respective temples within the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site in the northern midland province of Phu Tho.

Party General Secretary To Lam has written an article highlighting Vietnam’s rise to prominence in international integration.

The Vietnamese army and people's April 30, 1975 triumph remains an enduring source of inspiration and encouragement for struggles for national liberation, independence and freedom of many countries worldwide, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Argentina Jorge Kreneyss has said.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will lead a high-ranking delegation of the Party and State of Vietnam to Vientiane on April 3 to pay respects to former President of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Khamtay Siphandone, who passed away on April 2.

A Vietnam-Belarus business forum was held in Hanoi on April 2, aiming to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.