Leaders of Russia, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine and Sri Lanka have sent congratulatory messages and letters to To Lam on his election as the President of Vietnam by the 15th National Assembly.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung held a working session with Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Keijo Norvanto in Hanoi on May 23, during which they discussed measures to promote cooperation in vocational education and sending Vietnamese workers to Finland.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai met bilaterally with his Cambodian and Singaporean counterparts on May 23 during his working trip to Tokyo for the 29th International Conference on the Future of Asia.

Based on the good neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability, competent agencies of Vietnam and Cambodia have taken many practical, effective measures to help their people and future generations clearly and fully understand bilateral relationship, making it stronger, for the sake of their people.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai delivered a speech at the 29th Future of Asia Forum in Tokyo, Japan, on May 23, putting forward a number of initiatives to promote Asia’s role and sustainable development amidst global complications.

VOV.VN - Vietnam, a Mekong River downstream country, is interested in the cross-border impact of hydro-electric projects on the Mekong River, said Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on May 23.

Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) of the Czech Republic Katerina Konecna has asserted her support for further strengthening the bilateral relations with Vietnam, as the two countries are looking forward to the 75th founding anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations (February 2, 1950 - 2025).

VOV.VN - Vietnam on May 23 voiced its opposition to China's violation of its sovereignty after the latter dispatched a navy hospital ship to the former’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands.

VOV.VN - Deputies to the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly on May 23 worked in group, discussing the Government’s report on the implementation of socio-economic development and budgetary tasks in recent times.

Vietnam has called on parties involved in conflicts to strictly comply with international law and international humanitarian law, especially the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and relevant UN resolutions, thus better protecting civilians in conflicts.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on May 23 came to offer condolences to the Iranian Embassy in Hanoi over the deaths of the country’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and some senior officials in a recent helicopter crash.

The book on theory and practice of socialism in Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has been translated into Italian, with the new version made public at a ceremony held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on May 21.

The coast guards of Vietnam and China on May 22 conducted their joint patrol in the northern Gulf of Tonkin, covering the waters off Mong Cai city in Quang Ninh province and Dongxing and Fangchenggang cities in China’s Guangxi province.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on May 22 met Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Nukaga Fukushiro as part of his trip to Japan to attend the 29th International Conference on the Future of Asia (FOA).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela in collaboration with the Defense Attaché Association of countries in Venezuela introduced Vietnam’s foreign and defense policy line on May 22.

VOV.VN - Leaders of Laos, China, and Cambodia sent letters of congratulation to General To Lam on his election as President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 22 held a phone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the third interaction between them in six months.

The Government on May 22 submitted to the 15th National Assembly (NA) a proposal on adjustments to the investment policy for the national target programme on boosting the socio-economic development of ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas in the 2021-2030 period, aiming to facilitate the disbursement of capital for the programme.

By 2023, Vietnam had fulfilled and exceeded 11 out of the 20 national targets set in the national strategy on gender equality until 2025, according to Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai will attend the 29th Future of Asia Forum in Tokyo, Japan, and pay a visit to Japan from May 22-25.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and General To Lam has been elected the new State President of Vietnam for the 2021 - 2026 tenure following a vote held on May 22 at the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Deputies to the National Assembly on May 22 approved a resolution to relieve General To Lam of his post as Minister of Public Security.

A delegation of the People’s Council of the northern province of Thai Binh led by its Chairman Nguyen Tien Thanh is paying a working visit to France from May 19-22.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ritual marking Lord Buddha’s birth anniversary at Quan Su pagoda, the headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, in Hanoi on May 22 morning.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has highlighted Buddhism’s importance in the country’s national development at the commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024 at the UN headquarters in New York on May 20, expressing Vietnam’s wish to play host to another UN Day of Vesak in future.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau is delighted to promote economic partnerships with Izumiotsu city of Japan’s Osaka prefecture and expand bilateral ties to other fields, an official of the southern Vietnamese province said on May 21.

VOV.VN - General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, was elected new State President of Vietnam in the 2021-2026 tenure, at the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on May 22.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai’s attendance and address at the 29th International Conference on the Future of Asia (FOA) in Tokyo will again underscore Vietnam's image as a reliable partner and an active, responsible member of ASEAN, the region and the world, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu.

VOV.VN - Many foreign leaders have offered congratulations to Tran Thanh Man on his election as Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly will relieve General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, of his post at the ongoing seventh session of the legislature, paving the way for the general to be elected as President of Vietnam.