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.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 10 morning chaired a meeting of the standing board of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption and Negativity Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of other ASEAN member states attended the opening ceremony of their 42nd summit on Labuan Bajo island of Indonesia on May 10 morning.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 9 for Queen Mathilde of Belgium, who is on a visit to Vietnam in her capacity as Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen on May 9 on the sidelines of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have agreed to further bring into play the traditional close-knit friendship so as to take both nations’ strategic partnership to new heights.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 23rd session on May 9 with NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in the chair.

VOV.VN - ASEAN must seek to strongly promote the strength of solidarity, unity, and strategic autonomy, whilst effectively enhancing its central role with the support and respect of its partners and affirming its mission of maintaining peace, stability, and development in the region, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived at Labuan Bajo airport, Indonesia, on May 9 afternoon, beginning his participation in a broad array of activities within the framework of the 42nd ASEAN Summit from May 9-11 in Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the 42nd ASEAN Summit aims to affirm the nation’s priority areas of co-operation which covers strategic infrastructure connectivity, digital transformation, green transformation, food security, energy, sub-regional development, and climate change response.

Vietnam wants to foster its comprehensive cooperation with Qatar, particularly the ties between their legislative agencies, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has affirmed.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam's foreign policy of strengthening ties with Palestine, while receiving Palestinian Minister of the Interior Ziad Hab Al-Reeh in Hanoi on May 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will host an ASEAN-China meeting on the East Sea (or South China Sea) in Quang Ninh province in mid-May, according to Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Standing Committee of the National Assembly will convene its 23rd session in Hanoi from May 9-12 to give opinions on important issues, including socio-economic and state budget reports.

With the 2023 ASEAN theme of “ASEAN Matters: Epicentre of Growth”, the coming 42nd ASEAN Summit reflects member countries’ wish and efforts to turn the bloc into a growth epicentre that leads cooperation and connectivity processes in the region and contributes to the common goal of peace, stability, and prosperity.

VOV.VN - Since joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1995, Vietnam has been making important, proactive and positive contributions to the bloc, affirmed ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan held talks with Deputy Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on May 7 (local time), as part of her official visit from May 6-8.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has affirmed Vietnam’s recognition of great importance to strengthening the Vietnam - UK strategic partnership during a recent meeting with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in London.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has made positive contributions to materializing economic priorities of ASEAN in 2023, Arsjad Rasjid, Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council 2023 (ASEAN-BAC) has said in a recent media interview ahead of the 42nd ASEAN Summit, scheduled to take place on May 9-11 at Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong attended the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of the Royal Family of the UK on May 6 in a three-day trip from May 4 to May 6.

VOV.VN - Numerous Luxembourg news channels recently covered the official visit to Vietnam made by Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel from May 3 to May 5, noting that the trip will contribute to further reinforcing the bilateral relationship moving forward.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong has hailed the establishment of the digital and green economic partnership between the nation and Singapore which aims to bring the co-operative relationship to a new and sustainable stage.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong held separate meetings with UK and Cuban leaders as part of his ongoing trip to the UK to attend the coronation of King Charles III from May 4 to May 6.

Ho Chi Minh City wishes to learn from Luxembourg’s experience and cooperate with the European country in science-technology and green finance, towards building a financial centre in the time ahead, a municipal official said on May 5.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) help Japanese firms further expand their operations in Vietnam, especially in green and digital transformation, circular and knowledge-based economy, climate change adaptation, supporting industries, innovation and technology transfer, particularly advanced, green and clean technologies.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the British Museum, where Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, V.I. Lenin, and many other great thinkers used to work, as part of his trip to the UK on May 5 morning (local time).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, from May 9 to May 11.