The southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sanjo city of Japan’s Niigata prefecture on establishing friendship and cooperative relations for the 2024 – 2026 period, at a conference held in the Vietnamese locality on April 26.

VOV.VN - The 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) convened a meeting at its headquarters in Hanoi on April 25 to consider and give opinions on the wish to cease holding positions by Vuong Dinh Hue, Politburo member, member of the 13th CPV Central Committee, and Chairman of the 15th National Assembly for the 2021-2026 tenure.

VOV.VN - Leaders and former leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, National Assembly (NA), Government, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee laid wreaths in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on April 26 in Hanoi to mark the 49th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975-2024).

VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor and deputy head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN Nguyen Hoang Nguyen has called on all concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint, stop hostile actions, unconditionally release all hostages, and comply with international law and relevant UN resolutions.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always places importance on multilateral co-operation and the role of UNESCO and is therefore ready to share its experience and successful lessons with member countries.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the city's Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association (VCFA) held a gathering on April 25 to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Cuba’s Giron Victory (April 19, 1961 - 2024).

Chairman of the Binh Duong People’s Committee Vo Van Minh on April 25 met with Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, as part of the latter’s visit to the southern province.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Nguyen Tuan and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Slovak National Council (Parliament) Marian Kery discussed measures to intensify delegation exchanges between the two nations during their meeting at the Slovak Parliament’s headquarters on April 24.

Two vessels of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) on April 25 departed from the northern port city of Hai Phong for a joint patrol mission with the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the vicinity of the countries’ demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The 1954 Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam is a historical milestone of the country's revolutionary diplomacy, bearing the imprint of President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, style, and art of diplomacy, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son wrote in his article marking 70 years since the signing of the document in 1954.