Party General Secretary To Lam on January 30 received Liu Haixing, Member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of its International Department, who is on a visit to Vietnam to congratulate the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Vietnam’s engagement at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat on January 28–29 in Cebu, the Philippines, underscored its strategic commitment to ASEAN and its determination to translate foreign policy orientations into concrete action, contributing to peace, stability, and sustainable development in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam will lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation on a state visit to Laos on February 5.

VOV.VN - General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Standing Board of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, received Australian Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, in Hanoi on January 30.

The international digital library platform libmonster.net on January 28 published an article by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Grachev, head of the information department at the Institute of Economics under the Russian Academy of Sciences, reviewing the most significant outcomes of the 14th Party Congress.

President of the European Council António Costa departed Hanoi late on January 29, concluding his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

President of the European Council (EC) António Costa on January 29 visited Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), a symbol of Vietnam’s tradition of learning and the country’s first university, as part of his two-day official visit to Vietnam.

Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception for President of the European Council (EC) António Costa in Hanoi on January 29.

VOV.VN - China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping has dispatched a special envoy to Vietnam to convey congratulations on the successful organisation of the recent 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the re-election of Party General Secretary To Lam.

At the invitation of State President Luong Cuong, President of the European Council António Costa paid an official visit to Vietnam on January 28–29, 2026, during which the two sides issued a Joint Statement upgrading Vietnam–EU relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

State President Luong Cuong hosted a banquet in Hanoi on the evening of January 29 in honour of President of the European Council (EC) António Costa and a high-ranking delegation of the European Union (EU), who are paying a two-day official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers ASEAN its top foreign policy priority and remains committed to working with other member states to build a united, resilient and forward-looking ASEAN Community, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Cebu, the Philippines, on January 29.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution (January 1, 1959 – 2025), and a solidarity gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on January 29.

Comrade To Lam’s re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) at the 14th National Congress is expected to give fresh momentum to China–Vietnam relationship, according to Liu Ying, a research fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies under the Renmin University of China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is closely monitoring recent developments in the Middle East and has called on all parties to exercise restraint, avoid escalating tensions and resolve differences through peaceful means, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has reaffirmed its consistent position in supporting and contributing to international efforts to resolve conflicts and disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with international law and the United Nations Charter, after joining the Gaza Peace Council as a founding member.

VOV.VN - The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Mazen Turki El Qadi, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from February 2 to 5 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on January 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has reaffirmed its readiness to make active and practical contributions to international efforts to promote peace, support the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and advance the Middle East peace process.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has voiced Vietnam’s interest in deepening ties with Switzerland to develop its planned international financial centre (IFC), with a focus on institutional frameworks, operational know-how and quality workforce training.

The convergence of important development stages of Vietnam and China will create a strong, unprecedented momentum to promote bilateral relations in a more substantial, comprehensive, and sustainable direction in the coming time, said Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei.

Advancing diplomacy and international integration is not solely the task of specialised external-affairs bodies or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but a shared cause of the entire Party, people and armed forces, involving the whole political system, said Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

At a time when the world is grappling with unprecedented challenges ranging from armed conflicts and geopolitical instability to economic uncertainty and severe climate and environmental pressures, the 14th National Party Congress has brought a wave of new vitality to the international community.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Luong Cuong has hosted a welcoming ceremony for European Council President Antonio Costa who is paying an official visit to Vietnam on January 28-29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Europe recorded strong and comprehensive progress in bilateral and multilateral cooperation in 2025, from politics, trade, investment, science and technology, innovation, to culture and people-to-people exchanges, laying a solid foundation for elevating relations to new heights in the coming years.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc hosted a reception in Ho Chi Minh City on January 28 for Heng Swee Keat, former Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister, who is on a working visit to the southern metropolis.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMMR) and related meetings from January 28–29 in Cebu, Philippines, at the invitation of his Filipino counterpart Maria Theresa P. Lazaro.

Cambodian media on January 28 highlighted the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as a new milestone in Vietnam's development, and underscored the country’s confidence in moving into a new era of development with strategic autonomy and steady advancement toward socialism.

The Border Guard Command of northern Lao Cai province and the Honghe Border Management Unit, the Hekou Entry-Exit Inspection Station in China’s Yunnan province launched their 2026 joint patrol at the border demarcation line of the Lao Cai - Hekou international border gate on January 28.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has published a message welcoming Vietnam’s Resolution 80 on the development of culture.

VOV.VN - President of the European Council (EC) António Costa arrived in Hanoi on the evening of January 28 evening, starting his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.