VOV.VN - The State and people of Vietnam have decided to provide US$100,000 in emergency humanitarian assistance to help Colombia recover from natural disaster consequences and stabilize the lives of people in affected areas.

Vietnam and the US have begun discussions on a roadmap to translate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into concrete and measurable outcomes across a broad range of areas, US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks said at a press roundtable in Hanoi on August 28.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam delivered a speech at a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 –2026) at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on August 28.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed raising bilateral trade with Germany to US$20 billion during a phone call on August 28 with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as both leaders discussed measures to deepen the Vietnam-Germany Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches great importance to and accords the highest priority to cultivating, consolidating, and developing its special solidarity with Laos.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 28 discussed the draft Law on the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which is set to replace the 2017 law.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam attended a ceremony on August 28 to announce the National Assembly’s resolution on the establishment of Quang Ninh as a centrally governed city.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the draft revised Law on International Agreements at its fifth session on August 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnam firmly opposes and has made formal representations regarding illegal land reclamation and construction activities conducted by China at Antelope Reef and Yagong Island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands.

VOV.VN - Bilateral relations between Vietnam and Mexico hold immense growth potential, based on their degree of economic and international integration alongside similarities in development and cooperation, according to Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Alejandro Negrin Munoz.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Junhua who affirmed that the UN attaches importance to and prioritises comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Leaders of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) received outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Trung My on August 27, praising his contributions to bilateral ties and extending National Day congratulations to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President.

An exhibition featuring 50 paintings of President Ho Chi Minh by late overseas Vietnamese artist Dao Trong Ly opened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in Vientiane, Laos, on August 27.

VOV.VN- A delegation representing the Party Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on August 28, ahead of the 81st National Day (September 2).

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received ambassadors and chargés d'affaires of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Hanoi on August 27, affirming Vietnam will continue its active, proactive, and substantive contributions to regional cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra has reaffirmed that Vietnam always considers the US one of its most strategically important partners and wants to further drive the bilateral relationship forward in a more effective and substantive manner.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 27 discussed a draft revised Law on Lawyers, which proposes allowing law lecturers to become lawyers and cutting the qualification process from four steps to two.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang has stressed that Vietnam will remain an active and responsible member working with ASEAN and partners to promote substantive cooperation, helping shape an open and inclusive regional security architecture grounded in international law.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations held a ceremony on August 27 to celebrate the Constitution Day of Slovakia (September 1), highlighting the long-standing friendship and solidarity between the peoples of Ho Chi Minh City and Slovakia.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos will host an official reception on Friday evening, capping a series of cultural, sports, and diplomatic activities in Vientiane to mark the 81st anniversary of Vietnam's August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has proposed three key directions at the second Inter-Parliamentary Conference (ISC-2) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, calling for stronger respect for international law, peaceful conflict resolution, peace linked to sustainable development, and coordinated responses to emerging global challenges.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cambodia are stepping up parliamentary cooperation, with both sides agreeing to implement agreements between their National Assemblies, strengthen exchanges among committees and lawmakers, and prepare practical activities marking 60 years of diplomatic ties in 2027.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam has called for continued Party building and rectification as a regular task for Party organisations, with greater emphasis on prevention, self-inspection, correction and power control to deliver tangible results.

The open and candid exchanges during the Vietnam Leadership Programme (VLP) 2026 at Columbia University in New York have demonstrated its practical value to Vietnamese agencies involved in policy making and implementation, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang said in his closing remarks at the event on August 26.

Lawmakers on August 27 discussed a draft Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Commerce, Law on Competition, Law on Foreign Trade Management, and Law on Protection of Consumer Rights during the 5th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee.

The mid-year meeting of the Vietnam–Laos Cooperation Committee on the implementation of the 2026 cooperation plan was held in Da Nang city on August 27.

Authorities of Vietnam’s Dak Lak province and Mondulkiri province of Cambodia on August 26 reviewed their cooperation during 2024-2025 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for 2026-2030 at a conference in Dak Lak.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wants Samsung to move beyond its role as a major manufacturing base and expand into technology, research and development and innovation in Vietnam.

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hai Luu, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has called for stronger international cooperation to address food insecurity caused by conflicts.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on August 26 presented Vietnamese-language books and teaching materials to representatives of the Vietnamese community and Yangon University of Foreign Languages, and held a meeting with Vietnamese businesses operating in Myanmar.