Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 21 for the Group of African Ambassadors to Vietnam, ahead of the 63rd anniversary of Africa Day (May 25).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece on May 19 held a ceremony marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Phuong Anh on May 21 presented credentials to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu at the organization’s headquarters in Rome, officially assuming the role of Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the FAO.

VOV.VN - Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov hosted an official welcome ceremony on May 21 for General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and his delegation during their official visit to Russia and co-chairmanship of the second consultation session on maritime issues.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 27-29, 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is positioning strategic materials development as a core pillar of its industrial transformation strategy, aiming to move beyond resource extraction and low-cost manufacturing toward higher-value participation in global technology supply chains.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cambodia are accelerating efforts to deepen political trust, strengthen infrastructure connectivity and reinforce ASEAN solidarity amid rising geopolitical competition and growing regional economic and security challenges.

As an active and responsible member of ASEAN and the international community, the Vietnam People's Army will continue contributing to a united, adaptive, and future-ready ASEAN.

A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence led by its Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Hoai Nam, has paid a working visit to Slovakia and attended the International Defence and Security Exhibition (IDEB 2026) at the invitation of the Slovak Ministry of Defence.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam has called on Vietnam to regard quantum technology as a strategic development direction, emphasising the need to move early, focus on practical strengths, develop high-quality human resources, and create mechanisms for real-world application and commercialisation.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has called for efforts to remove bottlenecks in Vietnam’s ethnic policy system, warning that overlapping regulations, fragmented implementation, and administrative inefficiencies are affecting the effectiveness of programs for ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rapidly expanding network of comprehensive strategic partnerships and growing role in multilateral institutions are highlighting the country’s rising international position at a time of deep geopolitical competition and global supply chain restructuring.

Young leaders of Laos have praised Vietnam’s development achievements and growing international stature, describing them as a source of inspiration for Laos’ revolutionary cause and national development.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 20 hosted a reception for Ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Vietnam Ri Sung Guk.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a reception for the UK's Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew in Hanoi on May 20, affirming that Vietnam always attaches great importance to ties with the UK.

Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation Tran Thanh Lam received a delegation from Cuba’s Fidel Castro Ruz Centre led by its Director Dr Rene Gonzalez Barrios in Hanoi on May 20.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has demanded the NA's Committee for Economic and Financial Affairs to enhance its policy advisory capacity, stressing that robust and evidence-based policymaking is essential to achieving the double-digit economic growth while safeguarding macroeconomic stability.

An editorial team met at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) in Hanoi on May 20 to begin a sweeping review of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s century-long leadership, a process aimed at shaping the country’s long-term development roadmap ahead of the 15th National Party Congress.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon have agreed during their telephone talks on May 20 to further expand economic, trade and investment cooperation, aiming for US$3 billion in two-way trade in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Cuba regards Vietnam as a model for national renewal and development, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes said during a meeting with Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in Hanoi on May 20.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on May 20 chaired a working session with relevant agencies to assess resources serving national development in line with the goal of achieving double-digit economic growth and establishing a new growth model.

VOV.VN - Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu hailed Vietnam’s growing role and standing in the region and globally during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador Phan Minh Giang in Suva on May 19 after the ambassador presented his credentials.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel said on May 20 that it is implementing citizen protection measures for Tieu Nguyen Bao Ngoc, a Vietnamese citizen who joined a Gaza-bound flotilla organized by Global Sumud Flotilla and was detained by Israeli authorities.

Activities marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026) in Vientiane have contributed to spreading his moral example and simple lifestyle among the Vietnamese community in Laos, reinforcing shared values and the enduring Vietnam–Laos friendship.

The US Senate on May 18 approved Jennifer Wicks McNamara as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung welcomed the positive results achieved in negotiations on a reciprocal, fair and balanced trade agreement between Vietnam and the US while receiving Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy Trade Representative of the US in Hanoi on May 20 during the latter’s working visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) on May 19 organised a flower-offering ceremony in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Tai Kwun heritage site, a historic site closely associated with his revolutionary activities, including the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and his detention in Hong Kong in the early 1930s.

The Thai Embassy in Vietnam and the Thai naval vessel HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan on May 19 held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations (1976–2026), and the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnam and Australia are well positioned to deepen practical cooperation across multiple sectors following the upgrading of ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with strong complementarities and growing business interest driving new opportunities, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in Thailand gathered on May 19 at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site and the Thai-Vietnamese Friendship Village in Na Chok village, Nong Yat commune, Muang district, Nakhon Phanom province to commemorate the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.