VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai held a working session with Michel Criaud, Chair of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group, and its members on April 1, at the French National Assembly headquarters.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko on April 1 to discuss the implementation of outcomes from his recent official visit to Russia, with a focus on advancing cooperation agreements on energy security.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 1 received Choi Young Sam, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam, proposing a series of measures to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with a focus on trade expansion and energy security cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has proposed expanding and deepening cooperation with Australia and India in leadership training, policy research and green transition, as part of efforts to strengthen strategic partnerships and support long-term development goals.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for urgent modernisation of the country’s disaster prevention and response system, warning that increasingly extreme weather is posing serious risks to lives, property and economic stability.

VOV.VN - Personnel preparations for the next parliamentary term took centre stage at the National Assembly Standing Committee's 56th session in Hanoi on April 1, with National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man underscoring the decisive role of staffing work in shaping the effectiveness of the state apparatus.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Singapore are actively strengthening cooperation in training and developing strategic-level officials, as part of broader efforts to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the immediate construction of a national crude oil reserve in Nghi Son refinery complex, Thanh Hoa province, while calling for further studies to expand storage facilities in other locations to strengthen Vietnam’s energy security.

Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has authored an article highlighting one decade of the Mekong–Lancang Cooperation (MLC) mechanism, in which six riparian countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, China, and Vietnam, have worked together towards a sustainable future.

Vietnam has reaffirmed its active and responsible role at the 61st regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which concluded in Geneva on March 31 after six weeks of meetings amid increasingly complex global developments.

VOV.VN - The restructuring and consolidation of Vietnam’s leading national media agencies, in line with the Communist Party of Vietnam’s policy, is widely viewed as a timely and strategic move amid intensifying competition in the global digital media landscape.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must translate Party resolutions into concrete, measurable actions, particularly at the grassroots level, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasised at a working session with the Standing Committee of the city’s Party Committee on April 1.

Inspection Team No. 26 of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee held a conference on March 31 to review and approve the draft inspection and supervision report of the Standing Board of the Government Party Committee.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee is set to convene its 56th session in Hanoi over one and a half days, from the afternoon of April 1, to deliberate on a range of key issues, including the organisational structure and number of members of the new Government.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai met with Taylan Coskun, Politburo member of the French Communist Party (PCF) overseeing relations with Vietnam, on March 30 to explore ways to further consolidate traditional Party-to-Party ties and support the Vietnam–France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Laos consistently attaches great importance and gives top priority to developing its relationship with Vietnam, senior Lao leaders affirmed in meetings with Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong during his working visit to Laos on March 31.

VOV.VN - “The success of an election is only truly complete when it is translated into the effectiveness of the new term. Voters’ ballots do not end on election day but must be carried forward through the quality of decisions that meet the country’s development requirements in the new period,” Party General Secretary To Lam said at a national conference in Hanoi on March 31.

VOV.VN - The Central Public Security Party Committee and the Public Security Force must continue to serve as one of the main and core forces in carrying out the Party’s strategic policies, laying the foundation for achieving double-digit growth.

VOV.VN - A first-quarter meeting of the Central Public Security Party Committee was held in Hanoi on the morning of March 31, where Party General Secretary To Lam delivered directives.

Party General Secretary To Lam presided over a ceremony in Hanoi on March 30 to bestow the Military Exploit Order and Party membership badges on several incumbent and former Party and State leaders.

The Hanoi Party Committee’s standing board should continue its resolute working spirit, maintain its current momentum, and crank up the sense of determination and dynamism even further, Party General Secretary To Lam told a conference in Hanoi on March 30.

Vietnam and Cambodia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation and traditional friendship during a series of high-level meetings in Phnom Penh on March 30.

Gia Lai province on March 29 signed a cooperation agreement with three northeastern Cambodian provinces, Preah Vihear, Ratanakiri and Stung Treng, for the 2026–2030 period, creating fresh momentum for broader and more substantive collaboration across multiple fields.

VOV.VN - Military Central Hospital 108 should continue to adopt a patient-centred approach, considering treatment quality as the highest measure of its reputation and brand, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has called for the comprehensive and coordinated implementation of the Central Military Commission’s action programme, stressing the need to meet all targets set for 2026.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council for the 2026–2031 tenure convened its first session on March 30, electing key leadership positions for both the People’s Council and the People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - The Government sees the difficulties and challenges of enterprises as its own to address together, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at the Thanh Hoa Investment Promotion Conference 2026 on March 29, adding that the success of businesses is the success of the country.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki on the morning of March 29 on the sidelines of the Investment Promotion Conference 2026 in Thanh Hoa, a northern province of Vietnam.

The first session of the 17th Hanoi People’s Council for the 2026–2031 tenure was convened on March 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnam officially inaugurated its embassy in Ireland at a ceremony in Dublin on March 26, marking an important milestone in Vietnam-Ireland relations.