Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 21 for the Group of African Ambassadors to Vietnam, ahead of the 63rd anniversary of Africa Day (May 25).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece on May 19 held a ceremony marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Phuong Anh on May 21 presented credentials to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu at the organization’s headquarters in Rome, officially assuming the role of Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the FAO.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cambodia are accelerating efforts to deepen political trust, strengthen infrastructure connectivity and reinforce ASEAN solidarity amid rising geopolitical competition and growing regional economic and security challenges.

As an active and responsible member of ASEAN and the international community, the Vietnam People's Army will continue contributing to a united, adaptive, and future-ready ASEAN.

A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence led by its Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Hoai Nam, has paid a working visit to Slovakia and attended the International Defence and Security Exhibition (IDEB 2026) at the invitation of the Slovak Ministry of Defence.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 20 hosted a reception for Ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Vietnam Ri Sung Guk.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a reception for the UK's Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew in Hanoi on May 20, affirming that Vietnam always attaches great importance to ties with the UK.

Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation Tran Thanh Lam received a delegation from Cuba’s Fidel Castro Ruz Centre led by its Director Dr Rene Gonzalez Barrios in Hanoi on May 20.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon have agreed during their telephone talks on May 20 to further expand economic, trade and investment cooperation, aiming for US$3 billion in two-way trade in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Cuba regards Vietnam as a model for national renewal and development, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes said during a meeting with Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in Hanoi on May 20.

VOV.VN - Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu hailed Vietnam’s growing role and standing in the region and globally during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador Phan Minh Giang in Suva on May 19 after the ambassador presented his credentials.

Activities marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026) in Vientiane have contributed to spreading his moral example and simple lifestyle among the Vietnamese community in Laos, reinforcing shared values and the enduring Vietnam–Laos friendship.

The US Senate on May 18 approved Jennifer Wicks McNamara as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung welcomed the positive results achieved in negotiations on a reciprocal, fair and balanced trade agreement between Vietnam and the US while receiving Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy Trade Representative of the US in Hanoi on May 20 during the latter’s working visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) on May 19 organised a flower-offering ceremony in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Tai Kwun heritage site, a historic site closely associated with his revolutionary activities, including the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and his detention in Hong Kong in the early 1930s.

The Thai Embassy in Vietnam and the Thai naval vessel HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan on May 19 held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations (1976–2026), and the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnam and Australia are well positioned to deepen practical cooperation across multiple sectors following the upgrading of ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with strong complementarities and growing business interest driving new opportunities, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in Thailand gathered on May 19 at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site and the Thai-Vietnamese Friendship Village in Na Chok village, Nong Yat commune, Muang district, Nakhon Phanom province to commemorate the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Sweden have shared an ambition to elevate bilateral relations toward innovation-driven and sustainable development-oriented cooperation, during a meeting in Hanoi on May 19 between Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and Sweden’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dag Hartelius.

Vietnam always attaches importance to building substantive cooperation with relevant agencies of Croatia, a country with an increasingly important position in the European Union, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang has said.

The Embassy of Vietnam in New Zealand, in its capacity as the coordinator for the ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue partnership and Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Wellington (ACW), supported the successful organisation of the New Zealand Model ASEAN Meeting (NZMAM) 2026 in Wellington from May 16-18.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang highlighted potential for defence cooperation between Vietnam and Croatia while receiving Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman in Hanoi on May 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang received Deputy United States Trade Representative Rick Switzer in Hanoi on May 19, focusing on bilateral economic, trade and law enforcement cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India have agreed to expand strategic and defence cooperation as Party General Secretary and State President To Lam received Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi on May 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang held talks with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi on May 19, reaffirming both countries’ commitment to deepening bilateral defence cooperation.

A delegation from Hanoi led by Phung Thi Hong Ha, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Council, held a working session with the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg on May 18 during their working visit to Russia.

Vietnam and Bulgaria are seeking to broaden cooperation across major localities, with Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet paying a working visit to the cities of Shumen and Varna last week to promote local-level partnerships, business connectivity, education and people-to-people exchanges.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 18 received Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko at the Government headquarters in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Israeli President Isaac Herzog described Vietnam as a dynamic and increasingly important partner in Southeast Asia while receiving the credentials of Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Ky Son in Jerusalem on May 18.