VOV.VN - Vietnam considers developing friendly and cooperative relations with China to be a strategic choice and top priority in its foreign policy, said newly elected President To Lam during his reception in Hanoi on June 11 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee began a three-day sitting in Hanoi on June 11, debating an early enforcement of four important laws recently passed by the National Assembly, including the Land Law, among other major issues.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Luong Cuong received a delegation from the Dominican Republic’s United Left Movement (MIU) Party led by its General Secretary and Minister of Regional Integration Policies of the Dominican Republic Miguel Mejia in Hanoi on June 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam places importance to developing good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, all-around cooperation and long-term sustainability with Cambodia, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a reception in Hanoi on June 10 for Cambodian Minister of Inspection Huot Hak.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will convene its 34th session in Hanoi from June 11-13, announced the NA Office.

VOV.VN - The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the Cambodian Ministry of Inspection signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation, as part of their meeting in Hanoi on June 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and North Macedonia have maintained sound relations over the past three decades with positive results obtained across multiple fields, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the Southeast European country Do Hoang Long.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, attended the Senior Officials' Meetings of ASEAN+3, the East Asia Summit (EAS), and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Vientiane, Laos, on June 7-8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to the traditional friendship and comprehensive partnership with Venezuela, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his reception for Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yvan Gil Pinto in Hanoi on June 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held talks with his visiting Venezuelan counterpart Yván Gil Pinto in Hanoi on June 8, hammering out measures to increase multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Government will make every effort to keep inflation at a level lower than the 4.5% target for 2024, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting of elite members of the Government held in Hanoi on June 8.

VOV.VN - US President Joe Biden has extended congratulations to General To Lam on his recent election as President of Vietnam at the ongoing session of the National Assembly.

VOV.VN - Deputies to the National Assembly debated documents on the ratification of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at the ongoing session in Hanoi on June 8.

VOV.VN - The Russian Embassy in Hanoi on June 7 hosted a reception celebrating 34 years of Russia’s National Day (June 12) and 30 years of the Vietnam - Russia Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations (June 16).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Thailand agreed to further strengthen political trust and all-round cooperation during phone talks between their Foreign Ministers on June 7.

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, who is also head of Vietnam’s delegation to the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM), has attended a series of the bloc's meetings in Vientiane, Laos on June 6-7.

President To Lam received the Ambassador of the European Union (EU) and the ambassadors and chargés d’affaires of EU member countries who came to pay a courtesy call on the new State leader of Vietnam in Hanoi on June 7.

State President To Lam inspected combat readiness of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang put forwards three initiatives at the 27th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia, in order to increase economic links between countries in the Eurasian region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested FedEx Express expand activities in Vietnam and invest in the Long Thanh international airport in the southern province of Dong Nai at his reception for the US-based company's President and CEO Richard W. Smith in Hanoi on June 6.

Though the 2023 EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World reflected some achievements and progress Vietnam has made in protecting human rights, it continued to put forth a number of unobjective comments, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Thu Hang said on June 6.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called on the United States to remove Cuba from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and lift its embargo against the Caribbean state.

VOV.VN - Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang, Deputy Minister of Public Security, has got the nod from the National Assembly to become Minister of Public Security of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on June 6 voiced its opposition to China’s geological survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 26’s illegal operations in Vietnamese waters and demanded China stop similar actions.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on June 6 approved a resolution ratifying the appointment of Justice Minister Le Thanh Long as Deputy Prime Minister in the incumbent government of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the 2021-2026 term.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, deputy commander in chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, held talks with General Mao Sophan, deputy commander in chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in Hanoi on June 6.

Vietnam and Slovenia have a lot of potential to strengthen cooperation for mutual development, and for peace, security and stability in the two countries as well as in the region and the world at large, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia Nguyen Trung Kien.

Thailand always values its enhanced strategic partnership with Vietnam, Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said when receiving Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung on June 4 in Bangkok.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai held phone talks with US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on June 5, noting that her Vietnam visit in July 2023 paved the way for the upgrade of bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during US President Joe Biden’s official visit to Vietnam two months later.

Leaders of Japan, France, Egypt, Austria and Greece have sent letters of congratulations to To Lam on his election as the Vietnamese President by the 15th National Assembly.