Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man called for deeper Vietnam – Belgium cooperation across all fields while meeting with President of the Belgian Senate Vincent Blondel in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 17 on the sidelines of the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-152).

Within the framework of the state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse from April 14-17, the two sides signed 32 cooperation documents, covering a wide range of areas.

VOV.VN - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General Martin Chungong praised the increasingly active and responsible role of the National Assembly of Vietnam in multilateral parliamentary mechanisms, while meeting with National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 17.

VOV.VN - Parliamentary cooperation is increasingly seen as a key driver in advancing the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia, particularly in strengthening the legal and institutional foundation for long-term bilateral collaboration.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos have agreed to deepen parliamentary cooperation and strengthen oversight coordination to accelerate the implementation of bilateral investment and development projects, as part of efforts to further consolidate their special relationship.

VOV.VN - The state visit to China by Party General Secretary and President To Lam, his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation from April 14–17 has concluded with comprehensive and strategically significant outcomes, opening new directions for bilateral relations in the next phase of development.

Vietnam and China have issued a Joint Statement on further deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and advancing the building of a Vietnam–China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance at a higher level in the new era.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has underscored the role of people-to-people diplomacy as a strategic foundation for advancing Vietnam–China relations, with a focus on translating traditional friendship into practical cooperation and innovation-driven growth.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam toured the China–ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Centre in Nanning, Guangxi, on April 17, as part of his ongoing state visit to China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called for restraint, peaceful dispute settlement, and stronger efforts to ensure maritime security amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra on April 16 met with Honna Hitoshi, President and CEO of Japan’s erex Co., Ltd., highlighting the value of practical international cooperation programmes like the one with erex in enhancing the quality of Vietnam’s civil service.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with President of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire Patrick Achi on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 16 (local time).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on the legislatures of Vietnam and Kazakhstan to play a more active role in refining legal frameworks, during a meeting with Yerlan Koshanov, Speaker of the Mazhilis - the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament, in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 16 (local time).

Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on the afternoon of April 16 (local time) as part of his trip to attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) and conduct a number of bilateral activities in Türkiye.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on April 16 held talks with Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili, on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on April 16 met with Chen Gang, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as part of his ongoing state visit to China.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man delivered an important address at the general debate of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Türkiye on April 16 afternoon (local time).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on April 16 had a working session with a delegation of 52 leading US businesses led by Brian McFeeters, interim President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC).

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-level Vietnamese delegation attended a policy dialogue on Vietnam-Turkey cooperation on April 16 (local time) during a working trip to attend IPU-152 in Turkey.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse, met with the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in Beijing on the occasion of his state visit to China from April 14-17, leaving a deep impression from expatriates.

VOV.VN - President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae Myung and his spouse will pay a state visit to Vietnam from April 21-24.

Chinese mainstream media have given extensive and positive coverage to the talks and meetings between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam and Chinese leaders during his ongoing state visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - Singapore is set to increase the number of Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) in Vietnam to 30 by 2026, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said during phone talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung on April 16.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse left Beijing on April 16 for Nanning city (China) by high-speed train, continuing the state visit to China after completing activities in the capital.

Spouse of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President, Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, and spouse of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China, Prof. Peng Liyuan, toured the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam visited the Museum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on April 15, as part of his state visit to the neighbouring country.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly met with relatives of Chinese generals, experts and others who had supported Vietnam-China friendship, in Beijing on April 15.

Politburo member and Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu held talks with Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee in Beijing on April 15.

A friendship music concert celebrating the state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse, along with the Vietnam - China Tourism Cooperation Year 2026–2027, took place in Beijing on April 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam inaugurated its defence attaché office in Italy on April 14, marking a new step in bilateral defence ties and the Strategic Partnership between the two countries.