VOV.VN - The upcoming State visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam to Sri Lanka on May 7–8 is widely expected to mark a new turning point in bilateral relations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trinh Thi Tam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation to the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines, from May 7 to 8, 2026.

The May 5-7 state visit to India by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam carries significance as the two nations mark the 10th anniversary of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, said Prof. Anmol Mukhia from South Asian University.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam and India mark 10 years of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the State visit to India from May 5 to 7, 2026 by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam is expected to strengthen deep political trust, help shape a strategic vision, and support the two countries in advancing together in a new era of development.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam will pay a state visit to Sri Lanka on May 7-8 at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press communique.

Vietnam and India are increasingly aligned in their regional and global priorities, as reflected in the significant rise in high-level exchanges and growing people-to-people interactions between the two countries, according to Professor Harsh V. Pant, Vice President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae left Hanoi on May 3 , concluding her three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

VOV.VN - The coming state visit to India by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam comes at a significant moment as the two countries prepare to mark 10 years of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2026 and is expected to inject fresh momentum into Vietnam–India relations, says an Indian scholar.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam’s state visit to India from May 5-7 will create new momentum and shape a framework to elevate Vietnam–India ties to a new level in the next phase, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae delivered a keynote policy speech at the Vietnam National University (VNU)-Hanoi on May 2, conveying a strong message about the future of the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and announcing important updates to Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Vision.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae in Hanoi on May 2, affirming that the Vietnamese legislature will continue playing an active supervisory role in stepping up bilateral commitments and cooperation agreements, particularly in economy, trade, and investment.

Former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung were presented with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 2.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan agreed to target US$60 billion in bilateral trade by 2030 and raise Japanese investment in Vietnam to US$5 billion per year, following talks between Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi.

VOV.VN - Major Japanese media outlets on May 2 carried detailed coverage of talks between Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung and praised the outcomes.

VOV.VN - An ambassador-level meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement was held on May 1 at United Nations Headquarters to hear updates and exchange views on key developments within the movement and the United Nations.

VOV.VN -Party General Secretary and President To Lam held a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 2 during her official visit to Vietnam from May 1 to 3.

VOV.VN - The official visit to Vietnam by Sanae Takaichi, her first as Japan’s PM and the East Asian country’s first female PM, marks an important milestone, creating fresh impetus and opening up new opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi at the Government Headquarters in Hanoi on May 2 during the later’s official visit to Vietnam from May 1-3.

Vietnam attaches great importance to the increasingly close and effective Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Japan, as well as the close and foundational ties between their Communist Parties, Ambassador Do Hung Viet has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ambassador to Argentina, concurrently accredited to Uruguay, Ngo Minh Nguyet, recently held a working session in Montevideo with Juan Castillo, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU) and concurrently Uruguay’s Minister of Labour, to promote bilateral cooperation and exchange views on ties between the two communist parties.

International organisations and the diplomatic community in Geneva, Switzerland, have expressed highly positive assessments of Vietnam in the current period, especially as the world faces profound changes, said Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in Geneva.

The Vietnamese community in Germany is strengthening connectivity and integration efforts, highlighted by a working session held on April 29 at the Dong Xuan Centre in Germany.

VOV.VN - Japanese media have closely tracked Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Vietnam over nearly two weeks, with the trip at the centre of public attention and coverage following every related development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called on the United States to provide an objective and balanced assessment of its intellectual property (IP) protection efforts after Washington designated the country as a “priority foreign country” in its latest annual report on global IP protection and enforcement.

VOV.VN - Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in Hanoi on the evening of May 1, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has expressed concern over escalating tensions across multiple hotspots in the Middle East, as the region faces renewed instability.

A key factor helping maintain the stable and positive development of Vietnam – India ties over the past decade is the political will of their leaders, along with clear goodwill and shared interests, former Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Preeti Saran told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in New Delhi.

During the recent handover ceremony of the 37km-long Abyei – Agok road, hundreds of local residents lined both sides, waving to members of Vietnam's Engineering Unit Rotation 4, who had upgraded it as part of their ongoing services for the United Nations peacekeeping mission.

The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee has sent a congratulatory message to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee on the 51st anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975–2026).

VOV.VN - On October 14, 2025, Vietnam-a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term-was re-elected by the United Nations General Assembly as a member of the Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term with 180 votes, the highest in its electoral group (Asia-Pacific).