The Laos–Vietnam Cooperation Committee convened a conference in Vientiane on March 19 to review and disseminate outcomes of the 48th session of the Vietnam–Laos Intergovernmental Committee, stepping up efforts to implement bilateral cooperation agreements between the two nations.

Vietnam is committed to working closely with Cuba to implement cooperation programmes and projects, delivering tangible benefits to businesses and people in both countries, a senior Party official has said.

VOV.VN - The EC has recognised Vietnam’s significant progress in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing over the past eight years, while urging the country to address remaining shortcomings to build a sustainable fisheries management system and move toward lifting the “yellow card".

VOV.VN - Vietnam has strongly rejected unobjective assessments of the country in the 2026 Annual Report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said at a regular press briefing on March 19.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 19 met with the European Commission (EC) inspection delegation, reaffirming Vietnam’s strategic commitment to combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - As part of the 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange, the navies of the two countries commenced their 40th joint patrol and combined training exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin on March 19.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence, led a high-level Vietnamese delegation to China on August 19 to participate in the 10th Vietnam–China Border Defence Friendship Exchange following activities held in Vietnam a day earlier.

State President Luong Cuong affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to bolstering relations with Cambodia, Saudi Arabia and the Commonwealth of Dominica while receiving these nations’ newly appointed ambassadors to Vietnam on March 18 as they presented their credentials.

The first ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue on foreign affairs, national defence and public security between Vietnam and China represents a pioneering initiative helping safeguard political security and further deepen bilateral strategic cooperation, said Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, held talks with Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun, China’s Minister of National Defence, in northern Quang Ninh province on March 18 within the framework of the 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun, China’s Minister of National Defence alongside a high-level delegation arrived in Vietnam on March 18 to attend activities under the 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange in northern Quang Ninh province.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on March 17 received Helene Budliger Artieda, Director of Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from March 15 to 17.

Vietnam attaches importance to its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the US, with cooperation in science, technology, innovation and digital economy serving as one of the key groundbreaking pillars, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang said on March 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 17 received a visiting delegation from the Eisenhower Fellowships, during which he called for closer and more effective cooperation between Vietnam and the US in education and training through new and breakthrough approaches.

VOV.VN - The 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange officially began on the morning of March 18, with numerous activities held in northern Quang Ninh province.

A delegation from the Ministry of National Defence carried out the final review of preparations for the 10th Vietnam – China Border Defence Friendship Exchange in the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 17.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Qatar to expand energy cooperation with Vietnam at a meeting with Qatari Ambassador Khalid Ali Abdullah Abel in Hanoi on March 17.

VOV.VN - A high-level delegation from China’s Ministry of Public Security led by Wang Xiaohong, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Public Security, paid a visit to Vietnam from March 15 to 17 at the invitation of General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son and Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Foreign Minister of China, co-chaired the 17th meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Hanoi on March 17.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 17 met Bader Abdullah Almatrooshi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Vietnam, to discuss ways to realize outcomes of his recent phone talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, including stronger cooperation in energy security.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Japan to supply crude oil from its reserves to Vietnam or allow the Nghi Son refinery to diversify its crude sources, amid disruptions linked to Middle East tensions.

Professor Toshiro Nishizawa of the University of Tokyo has highlighted the increasingly prominent role of Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) and local authorities in promoting socio-economic development, as well as the importance of parliamentary cooperation to general relations between Vietnam and Japan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco discussed measures to enhance the two countries' relations, including energy cooperation, and international issues of common concern during their phone talks on March 16.

The Vietnamese community in South Africa has expressed confidence that the 16th National Assembly (NA) will lead the homeland towards comprehensive development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai on March 16 received Frédéric Cheneau, Vice President in charge of international business development at Assystem, to discuss cooperation in nuclear power.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for stronger strategic coordination between Vietnam and China in foreign affairs, defence and public security during his reception for visiting Chinese ministers in Hanoi on March 16.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, proposed key directions for strengthening strategic cooperation between Vietnam and China in a new phase during a meeting with senior Chinese officials in Hanoi on March 16.

The election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure will create a legal foundation for Vietnam’s development in a new era, according to a Russian constitutional expert.

Ana Karina Rojo Pimentel, a congresswoman from the Labour Party (PT) of Mexico and Chairwoman of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies’ Welfare Committee, has expressed confidence that deputies elected in Vietnam’s National Assembly polls on March 15 will be capable, upright and committed to serving the people.

VOV.VN - European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela is scheduled to visit Hanoi from March 23-25 to strengthen economic cooperation and promote new European investments in Vietnam under the European Union’s Global Gateway strategy.