VOV.VN - Vietnam has been nominated to chair the 11th NPT Review Conference in 2026, highlighting international recognition of its contributions to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam had a meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party (URP) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, in Moscow on May 9 (local time) as part of his official visit to Russia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 8 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam held bilateral meetings with leaders from other countries in Moscow on May 8 evening, when they attended a banquet hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Canada – Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS) recently held an online symposium spotlighting Vietnam’s new era as well as its journey to peace and development.

The upcoming state visit to Belarus by Party General Secretary To Lam from May 11–12 is expected to serve as a catalyst for further strengthening the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, and harness the strengths of both sides to deliver more tangible results.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on May 8, saying Vietnam attaches special importance to the traditional friendship and is ready to cooperate closely with Russia to elevate bilateral relations.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam had a meeting with Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov, as part of his state visit to the Central Asian country.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly on May 8 attended the inauguration ceremony of a remembrance room featuring the bond between late President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnam – Azerbaijan oil and gas industry at the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University in Baku.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam arrived at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, marking the beginning of their official visit to Russia and participation in a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is committed to creating favourable conditions for Azerbaijani businesses to invest effectively and successfully in the country, said Party General Secretary To Lam during his meeting with top executives from leading Azerbaijani enterprises in Baku on May 8.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam G. S. Bezdetko has shown optimism that the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s upcoming official visit to Russia will generate fruitful outcomes while speaking to the media on the threshold of the visit, spanning from May 8-11.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, during their phone conversation on May 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam held a high-level meeting with Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the Milli Majlis (National Assembly) of Azerbaijan, in Baku on May 8 as part of his state visit to the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan will consider negotiating and signing legal documents, including those on crime prevention and law enforcement capacity-building.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United States sketched out defence cooperation orientations during the 13th joint defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on May 8.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, who accompanied Party General Secretary To Lam in a state visit to Kazakhstan, had a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Murat Nurtleu in Astana on May 7 to discuss measures to promote cooperation between the two countries.

The official visit to Russia by Party General Secretary To Lam and his attendance at a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War from May 8 to 11 are expected to further boost and deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Pham Truong Giang has held a working session with Advisor to the Slovak Minister of Interior Ladislav Csemi to discuss ways to promote cooperation in the fight against crimes.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev witnessed the signing of important cooperation documents between Vietnam and Azerbaijan and later addressed the media following their talks in Baku on May 7 (local time).

Vietnam remains committed to adhering to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promoting international legal cooperation on maritime issues for peace, stability, and prosperity based on international law, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan have issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership during the State visit to Azerbaijan by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam from May 7–8 at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev.

Vietnam attaches importance to its relations with the US – one of its biggest trading partners, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong told a visiting delegation from the US Congress’s US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) led by its Chair Reva Price on May 7.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, who leads the Government’s negotiation delegation on reciprocal trade agreement with the US, met with US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on May 7 to advance ongoing negotiations addressing bilateral economic and trade matters.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish the strategic partnership following talks in Baku between Party General Secretary To Lam and President Ilham Aliyev.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers Azerbaijan a key partner in the region and hopes bilateral ties will continue to grow and thrive, Party General Secretary To Lam said during talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who is also Chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, following a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in the capital Baku on May 7.

Following a state visit to Kazakhstan, Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse, accompanied by a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku on the afternoon of May 7 (local time), officially beginning a two-day state visit to Azerbaijan at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underlined the need to bolster investment and trade cooperation commensurate with the newly established Strategic Partnership between the two countries, aiming to raise bilateral trade turnover to US$5 billion by 2030.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed Vietnam's readiness to negotiate with the United States for the benefit of both nations’ people and businesses, aiming for balanced and sustainable trade.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation visited the Ethno-Aul Cultural Village, a unique destination in Kazakhstan.