Delegations from Vietnam’s Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard and China’s Mengzi Regional Border Guard of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on March 20 jointly held a ceremony to launch the 2026 bilateral patrol at Border Marker No. 3 along the Vietnam–China border.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang chaired the official welcome ceremony and held talks with his Lao counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Vanthong Kongmanyin Hanoi on March 20.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underscored that public security cooperation remains a key pillar of the Vietnam–Laos relationship and a strategic foundation for maintaining stability and social order in both countries.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on an official visit to Russia from March 22 to 25, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet hosted an early-spring gathering in Buenos Aires on March 19 with representatives of the Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute (ICAV), the Communist Party of Argentina, and local media outlets, aimed at enhancing information exchange and advancing bilateral cooperation.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang and his Chinese counterpart, Sen. Lieut. Gen Dong Jun visited the “Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea” historical site and the Fangchenggang International Medical Opening-up Pilot Zone on March 19, as part of the 10th Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang provided updates on consular protection for Vietnamese citizens in the Middle East at the ministry’s regular press briefing on March 19.

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.

VOV.VN - Amid escalating Middle East tensions disrupting global energy supplies, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Algeria to support Vietnam’s energy security during a phone call on March 18 with Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb.

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.