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.

The support of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in capital, consultation, and technology transfer serving environmental protection projects in Ho Chi Minh City has actively contributed to the southern economic hub's realization of net-zero goal by 2050 and future sustainable development, affirmed a municipal official.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 15 called on delegates to a mid-term meeting of the 13th Party Central Committee to contribute to improving the Party’s leadership, making it purer and stronger to satisfy higher requirements set in the new development period.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam hosted an official welcome ceremony on May 15 for a high-level delegation of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cuba led by Lieutenant General and Politburo member of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas who is currently on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet joined with 300 senior officials, researchers, and scholars from more than 30 countries worldwide to attend the sixth Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which took place from May 12 to May 13.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and his Bangladeshi counterpart Masud Bin Momen have recently co-chaired the second Vietnam-Bangladesh political consultation in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang recently attended the second EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Stockholm.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) places great importance on the exchange of theories and policies with ruling and political parties of countries worldwide, including in Germany.

VOV.VN - The 13th Party Central Committee’s mid-term conference opened in Hanoi on May 15 with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has paid a working visit to Nantes, a western city of the European country, as part of efforts to promote cooperation with French localities.

VOV.VN - Most members of the National Assembly Standing Committee in their meeting on May 13 agreed with the Government’s proposal to slash the value added tax (VAT) by 2% to 8% but on selected provisions of goods and services.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects to get Boeing assistance to develop its aviation industry, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a senior leader of Boeing in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam stands shoulder to shoulder with and stays willing to provide assistance to Cuba in any circumstances within its capacity, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told a Cuban official in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has called for enhanced international cooperation to support middle-income countries to meet UN sustainable development goals (SDGs).

VOV.VN - The 8th diplomatic – defence strategic dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Australia was held in Hanoi on May 11.

The trip to Indonesia by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage to attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit from May 9 to 11 has become a fine success which saw the leader make several proposals for promoting the self-reliance and unlocking resources for the development of the ASEAN Community, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed the country’s efforts and desire to work alongside other ASEAN member states in building the identity, value, vitality, and reputation of the bloc, while becoming involved in activities of the 42nd ASEAN Summit held in Indonesia from May 9 to May 11.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Timor-Leste counterpart Taur Matan have agreed to increase ties in culture, tourism, education, and people-to-people exchanges towards expanding into new fields such as digital transformation, green growth, and the circular economy.

VOV.VN - Ties between Vietnam and Egypt have witnessed strong progress across multiple areas over the past six decades, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung in a live interview broadcast on May 10 on the state-owned Egyptian foreign language channel Nile TV.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh alongside other leaders of other ASEAN member states on May 11 attended a retreat session of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia to discuss international and regional issues of shared concern.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai on May 10 had separate meetings with officials of the Lao, Cambodian, and Indonesian law-making bodies to promote parliamentary cooperation across spheres.

A high-level delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Chief of the army’s General Staff and Vice Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong joined a series of meetings in Vientiane on May 10 as part of his trip to Laos.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the ongoing 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of other ASEAN countries on May 10 engaged in dialogues with representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the youth, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC), and the High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on the ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will work closely with Malaysia to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries in a deep and effective manner. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim during their meeting in Indonesia on May 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will increase high-level visits in the time to come to outline orientations for bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Vietnam in the second half of this year to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties and 10 years of the strategic partnership between the two countries this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam on May 10 on the sideline of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted three core factors to ASEAN’s characteristics, values, vitality and reputation, which are maintaining independence and strategy self-reliance, turning itself into a growth epicenter and better adapting to external shocks in his remarks at the opening session of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 10 morning.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan and Managing Director of the Netherlands’ Royal HaskoningDHV Vietnam company Vadim Sheronov discussed orientations to promoting bilateral cooperation during a local meeting on May 9.