General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam had a meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov in Astana on May 6 afternoon (local time) as part of his state visit to the Central Asian country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is ready to engage with Australia on a bilateral trade and investment agreement to help the two countries soon achieve the target of raising bilateral trade turnover to US$20 billion.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)’s role in helping countries resolve maritime disputes based on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), during his reception in Hanoi on May 6 for ITLOS President Tomas Heidar.

VOV.VN - President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka of Sri Lanka left Ho Chi Minh City on May 6, concluding his three-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam was honoured with Kazakhstan’s Order of Dostyk (Friendship) of the First Class at a ceremony held at the Akorda Presidential Palace on May 6 (local time) as part of his ongoing state visit to the Central Asian country.

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade has expressed his hope that the upcoming state visit to Azerbaijan by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will mark a new chapter in strengthening the relations between the two countries.

The state visits by Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are expected to further strengthen relations between Vietnam and the Central Asian countries, according to international media.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev have decided to upgrade the two countries’ relations to a strategic partnership to fully tap into their potential for stronger, more substantive cooperation.

VOV.VN - Countries should harness the spirit of compassion and wisdom taught by the Buddha to build a world of peace, humanity, solidarity, and sustainable development, especially as the global community faces serious challenges such as conflicts, climate change, inequality, and other crises, according to Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch setting out detailed plans for a series of ground-breaking and inauguration ceremonies for major national projects, along with a large-scale exhibition highlighting Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements in celebration of the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025).

Sailing vessel 286-Le Quy Don of the Naval Academy and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy led by the academy’s Deputy Director Senior Captain Nguyen Dinh Giang, left Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa on May 5 for visits and exchanges with the navies of China and the Philippines.

State President Luong Cuong attended the opening ceremony of the UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always respects and protects everyone’s right to freedom of belief and religion, considering this an imporant foundation for strengthening great national unity.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 6 chaired a regular Government meeting for April, reviewing the country’s socio-economic performance in April and the first four months of 2025, and outlining key tasks and solutions for May, quarter II and beyond.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on May 6 launched a nationwide public consultation process on proposed amendments to the 2013 Constitution to gather feedback from all sectors of society to ensure that any constitutional changes reflect the will and interests of the country.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Kazakhstan, in capital Astana on May 5 as part of his ongoing visit to Kazakhstan.

VOV.VN - Vietnam highly values and seeks to strengthen its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan, affirmed Party General Secretary To Lam during his meeting with Maulen Ashimbayev, chairman of Kazakh Senate in the capital city of Astana, on May 5.

State President Luong Cuong hosted a state banquet in Hanoi on the evening of May 5 in honour of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, who is paying a state visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting in Hanoi on May 5 with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, who pays a state visit to Vietnam and attends the UN Day of Vesak 2025 Celebrations in the country.

Vietnam and Sri Lanka have issued a Joint Statement on the state visit to Vietnam by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka on May 4-6.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka in Hanoi on May 5 during the latter's ongoing state visit to Vietnam and participation in the UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025.

VOV.VN - At 5:25 p.m. (local time) on May 5, a special aircraft carrying Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation touched down at Astana Airport, officially starting their State visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from May 5 to 7, at the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

An event themed “50th anniversary of peace and social progress in Vietnam” has been recently held in New York by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented a supplementary assessment report on the socio-economic development and state budget in 2024, along with updates on the performance of the socio-economic development and state budget tasks in early 2025 at the 15th National Assembly’s 9th session that opened in Hanoi on May 5.

The National Assembly (NA) on May 5 morning held group discussions on proposed amendments to the 2013 Constitution and the establishment of a drafting committee for the revision.

Mexico's largest left-wing daily La Jornada (The Working Day) on May 3 published an article about the 50th anniversary of Mexico-Vietnam diplomatic relations, highlighting the development of the two countries' friendship and commemorative programmes on this occasion.

VOV.VN - Over the past 35 years, the traditional friendship and co-operative relations between Vietnam and Kazakhstan have seen positive developments across multiple areas.

VOV.VN - A regional workshop on the role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in the settlement of disputes relating to the Law of the Sea opened on May 5 at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Both nations have agreed to push for the signing of relevant economic and trade agreements, facilitate market access for key export products, promote supply chain diversification, and strive to raise two-way trade to US$1 billion while expanding mutual investment.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam departed Hanoi on May 5 for a state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highlighted agenda of the 15th NA’s ninth session that opened in Hanoi on May 5 morning.