VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Republic of Korea (RoK)'s President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 19 in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of his business trip to attend the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7).

The 15th National Assembly (NA) will open its fifth sitting on May 22 following a preparatory session the same day, heard a press conference in Hanoi on May 19.

The visit to Vietnam by Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from May 17-19 has reflected the significant attention of the WTO and its leader to the development of Vietnam since the beginning of its membership in early 2007, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai has said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received leaders of the Hiroshima - Vietnam Peace and Friendship Association, the Hiroshima - Vietnam Association, and the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association of Hiroshima Prefecture on May 19 as part of his three-day working visit to Japan, during which he will attend the expanded G7 summit.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his high-ranking delegation arrived at Hiroshima airport at 13:55 (local time) on May 19, starting a business trip to attend to the expanded summit of the Group of Seven (G7) and a working visit to Japan from May 19 to 21 at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

VOV.VN - An exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career has taken place in Brussels, Belgium, giving peace lovers great insights into the life of the late leader, who has been recognized by UNESCO as a Hero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The "St. Petersburg and Vietnam: Friendship Beyond Time" exhibition opened in the northern ancient capital of Russia on May 18 to mark the 133rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 100th anniversary of his arrival in Petrograd.

Katrin Kandel, voluntary CEO of the Facing the World (FTW), a UK-based charity organisation that has been operating in Vietnam since 2007 to support children with congenital craniofacial deformities, has talked with the Vietnam News Agency about Ho Chi Minh's thought and his works on the occasion of his 133rd birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh departed Hanoi on May 19 for Japan to attend the expanded summit of the Group of Seven (G7) and pay a working visit to Japan from May 19 to 21 at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Singapore will effectively realize the agreements reached between the two Prime Ministers during their recent meetings in order to promote bilateral cooperation in a number of key areas.

VOV.VN - The United State still lacks impartiality in its judgment about the religious situation in Vietnam, according to Pham Thu Hang, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam resolutely opposes actions that infringe upon Vietnam’s sovereignty and related rights over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Truong Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes in the East Sea, said a deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

President Vo Van Thuong on May 18 received Abdulrahman Omar Kinana, Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM - Party of the Revolution) of Tanzania, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon will pay an official visit to Vietnam on May 22-23 at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects that the World Trade Oraganisation will continue its reform programme with the multilateral trading system forming the core so as to bring practical benefits to all countries, especially developing and underdeveloped ones, including Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A delegation of leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 to mark the late President’s 133rd birth anniversary.

The 20th ASEAN-China Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties (DOC) in the East Sea (SOM-DOC) was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 17 after nearly two years of hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s engagement in the coming expanded G7 summit in Hiroshima at the invitation of the Japanese Prime Minister shows the international community’s acknowledgement of the country’s increased role and position globally, has said Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van Den Bossche and Francois Michel, CEO of John Cockerill Group - a mechanical engineering firm of Belgium, in Hanoi on May 17.

VOV.VN - Mongolia is proud to be a friend of Vietnam - a country with increasing international prestige and position in the region and the world, which holds a vital position in Mongolia's external policy in Southeast Asia.

The 13th Party Central Committee wrapped up the mid-term meeting on May 17 morning after two and a half days of working.

VOV.VN - Vietnam-Australia relations have seen steady growth over recent years, with two-way trade reaching US$15.7 billion in 2022, up 26.7% on-year, thereby making Australia the nation’s seventh largest trading partner, while Vietnam represents Australia's 10th largest trading partner.

VOV.VN - Vietnam values and prioritises the enhancement of its strong sense of neighbourliness, its traditional friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable, and long-term cooperation with Cambodia,

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien received a high-ranking delegation of the Committees for the Defence of the Revolution of Cuba (CDR) led by National Coordinator Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo in Hanoi on May 16.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung hosted Teresa María Amarelle Boúe, a member of the Council of State of Cuba and Secretary General of the Federation of Cuban Women in the city on May 16.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to the expanded G7 Summit in Japan this week at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam attaches importance to multilateral cooperation, including with UNESCO, in the challenging post-COVID-19 context, Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the National Commission for UNESCO Ha Kim Ngoc said at the 216th session of the UNESCO Executive Board that was opened on May 15 in Paris, France.

Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of its Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai held talks with Abdulrahman Omar Kinana, Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the ruling Party of the Revolution of Tanzania, in Hanoi on May 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet attended the 79th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 15-16, examining ways to accelerate climate actions for sustainable development.

Newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu paid a courtesy visit to Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (JVPFA) Nikai Toshihiro in Tokyo on May 15.