VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded many achievements in protecting and promoting human rights, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet at a press briefing in Hanoi on April 15 to announce Vietnam's National Report under the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism.

A delegation from the Hungarian National Assembly (NA) led by First Deputy of the Speaker Márta Mátrai paid a working visit to the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 15 as part of their trip to Vietnam.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang has expressed his hope that Belgian enterprises will study investment possibilities in Vietnam’s key transport projects while meeting with Minister-President of the Government of the Belgian region of Flanders Jan Jambon as part of his recent trip to Europe.

VOV.VN - Australian Ambassador for Climate Change Kristin Tilley visited Vietnam last week to further cooperation and strengthen bilateral engagement on climate and energy, according to the Australian Embassy in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang’s official visit to Cuba from April 14 to 19 demonstrates the great attention Vietnam pays to the special relations and time-honoured friendship with the Caribbean nation, said Dr. Ruvislei Gonzalez Saez, senior researcher at the Cuban Centre for International Policy Research of Cuba.

A Vietnamese youth delegation will attend the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum which will take place from April 16-18 at the UN headquarters in New York.

The 2024 gathering for women diplomats, spouses of ambassadors and the diplomatic corps in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on April 13 evening, with the attendance of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his wife, and nearly 500 other delegates.

Vietnam will continue its support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in promoting and making efforts to provide humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) has said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung paid a working visit to Sicily from April 11-12 to boost comprehensive collaboration between Vietnamese localities and the southern Italian region as part of the Vietnam-Sicily Bridge programme.

Vietnam's commitment to a strong relationship with China was once again demonstrated by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue's official visit to the neighbouring country, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said.

In celebration of Thailand’s Songkran Festival, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has sent greetings letters to Thailand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Wan Muhamad Noor Matha and President of the Senate Pornpetch Wichitcholchai on the occasion of the country’s traditional New Year festival.

Vietnamese leaders have extended New Year greetings to senior leaders of Laos and Cambodia on the occasion of the two neighbouring countries’ respective Bun Pi May and the Chol Chnam Thmay festivals.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his high-ranking delegation spent time on April 12 to visit a typical high-tech project at the Yun Tian Hua Green Agricultural Innovation Service Center of Yun Tian Hua Group in Yunnan province and Kunming International Flora Auction Trading Center.

VOV.VN - Chinese public opinion has been positive about the visit made by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and legal moves related to foreign investment by the Vietnamese legislature.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang will lead a Vietnamese delegation to pay official friendship visits to Cuba and Venezuela from April 14-19.

VOV.VN - The 41st session of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee opened in the capital La Habana with a view to expanding and diversifying bilateral economic relations to match the two nations’ traditional political relations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received the new Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam, Pavlin Todorov, in Hanoi on April 11, affirming Vietnam’s appreciation of and wishes to enhance the two nations’ traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi discussed bilateral cultural cooperation with Special Envoy of Russian President on International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy and Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third Asian Department Vadim Bublikov in Moscow on April 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 11 for outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio who came to bid farewell at the end of his tenure in Vietnam.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue received Wang Ning, member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Secretary of the Yunnan provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the provincial People's Congress, in Kunming city on April 11, as part of the Vietnamese leader's official visit to China.

Vietnam is highly interested in the Funan Techo canal project and asks Cambodia to work closely with Vietnam and the International Mekong River Commission to share information and assess the impact of the project on the water resources and ecological environment of the Mekong Delta to ensure the harmonious interests of riparian countries and residents in the area.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and his Chinese counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun co-chaired activities within the eighth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange which opened in Vietnam’s Lao Cai province on April 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara co-chaired the 5th Meeting of the Vietnam - Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Bangkok on April 11, as part of the former’s official visit to Thailand from April 10-12.

Representatives of Vietnam presented the country’s relations with Italy and the Asia-Pacific region’s growing importance, while attending a hearing of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies on April 10.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held a meeting with Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as part of his official visit to Thailand from April 10 to April 12, where he is also co-chairing the fifth Meeting of the Vietnam - Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC).

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited China’s Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (SHFTZ) on April 11 to meet with leaders of the municipal People’s Congress and administration of Shanghai, as well as those of the SHFTZ.

VOV.VN - Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed disappointment about the false contents published in a report by UN agencies based in Vietnam at a routine press briefing held on April 11 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese peacekeeping forces are developing strongly, contributing to affirming Vietnam’s role in the world arena and demonstrating Vietnam’s efforts and commitments to joining UN peacekeeping operations and building global peace and security.

Vietnam and Brazil boast great potential to boost their economic and trade ties, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira in Hanoi on April 10.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 10 received Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Shanghai Party Committee Chen Jining in Shanghai within the framework of his official visit to China.