Thailand always values its enhanced strategic partnership with Vietnam, Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said when receiving Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung on June 4 in Bangkok.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai held phone talks with US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on June 5, noting that her Vietnam visit in July 2023 paved the way for the upgrade of bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during US President Joe Biden’s official visit to Vietnam two months later.

Leaders of Japan, France, Egypt, Austria and Greece have sent letters of congratulations to To Lam on his election as the Vietnamese President by the 15th National Assembly.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 5 received New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters who arrived in Hanoi the same day for the second Vietnam – New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and New Zealand will deploy bold cooperation measures to raise their two-way trade turnover to US$3 billion by 2026 from more than US$1.32 billion recorded in 2023.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee led by its Vice President Nguyen Huu Dung paid a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from June 4-6, aiming to promote the friendship between the two countries.

VOV.VN - New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters arrived in Hanoi on June 5 for a two-day visit to Vietnam to outline new directions for cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang is taking part in activities within the framework of the 27th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) which is getting underway in St. Petersburg, Russia, from June 5-8.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the committee's Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia made a working trip to Morocco from May 29 – June 3, which was met with enthusiasm from the host officials.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on June 4 had a phone call to Senator Jeff Merkley, chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies of the US Senate Appropriations Committee, who again voiced the US’s support for a strong, independent, self-reliant and prosperous Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Central Inspection Commissions of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party will strengthen bilateral cooperation, including in the field of combating corruption.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland and the Swiss-Vietnamese Economic Forum (SVEF) are organising several events at the University of Zurich for June 3-4.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has extended his congratulations to Francis Escudero on his election as President of the Philippine Senate.

Vietnam always gives the top priority to maintaining, consolidating and fostering its great friendship, special solidary and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting President of the Lao State Inspection Authority Khamphan Phommathat at their meeting in Hanoi on June 3 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Authorities of the administration of Plzen, the fourth largest city of the Czech Republic, expressed their desire to stablish and increase cooperative ties between Plzen and Vietnamese localities during their recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Duong Hoai Nam.

President To Lam handed over the decision to appoint Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) as the new Chairman of the General Department of Politics at a ceremony in Hanoi on June

Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate Doan Hong Phong held talks with Khamphan Phommathat, President of the Lao State Inspection Authority, in Hanoi on June 3.

A working group from the Vietnamese Embassy in France led by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang paid a working trip to Bordeaux, the capital city of France’s southwest region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, from May 30 to June 1.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence have held bilateral meetings with many officials of other countries and partners while attending the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 31 to June 2.

VOV.VN - President of the Czech Republic-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Petra Quittova has applauded the positive development of parliamentary relations between the two countries in recent times.

VOV.VN - Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives and Chairperson of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Sharon Claydon hailed the sound relations between the legislative bodies of Australia and Vietnam at a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam in Canberra on May 31.

VOV.VN - The Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) places importance on the bilateral relationship and considers Vietnam a key partner in its foreign policy in the region.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Hoang Xuan Chien is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) that kicked off in Singapore on May 31.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received Chairman of the Korea – Vietnam Economic and Cultural Association (KOVECA) Kwon Sung Taek on May 30 as part of his official visit to the East Asian country.

President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for Ambassadors and Chargé d'Affaires of ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste, who came to extend their congratulations on his election as the Vietnamese State leader.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anna Krystyna Radwan-Röhrenschef co-chaired a deputy ministerial-level political consultation on May 30 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has assured the Vietnamese Government’s readiness to support and offer optimal conditions to develop ties between the finance ministries of both Vietnam and Laos.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, paid a working visit to Angola from May 26-29.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on May 29 handed over the State President’s decisions to deploy two officers to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien highlighted the reinforced land border cooperation between Vietnam and China while receiving Counsellor for police affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam Wang Ben in Hanoi on May 29.