Legislators debated a number of draft laws on May 26, the fourth day of the third session of the 15th National Assembly.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the city’s Party Committee, paid courtesy visits to top leaders of Laos on May 26 during their working visit to the neighbouring country.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions for the newly-accredited ambassadors from Ukraine and Canada, who came to present their credentials.

Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Political Director Alon Bar co-chaired the fourth political consultation conference between the two ministries via videoconference on May 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed that the Pasteur Institute in Paris and the Pasteur Network continue to support and coordinate with Vietnam in promoting medical research, especially on COVID-19 and post-COVID issues, as well as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Senior Party officials of Vietnam and Cuba have agreed that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, regular meetings and exchanges between the two Parties and countries vividly demonstrate their special friendship.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 26 chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to consider disciplinary measures on an official of Da Nang city and a former official of Quang Binh province.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 26 sent a letter of congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese.

Vietnam's Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on May 26 attended and delivered his remarks at the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan.

Vietnam believes that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity should be based on open, inclusive and transparent principles in line with international law, while ensuring ASEAN's central role and supplementing existing economic links, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 25 sent their congratulatory letters to Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos who was proclaimed the next President of the Philippines.

Asia needs to play a greater role in maintaining and fostering a peaceful and stable environment conducive to development and prosperity in the region and beyond, on the shared basis of cooperation, understanding, trust and responsibility, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

A visiting high-level delegation from Ho Chi Minh City on May 26 held talks with a delegation of the Lao capital Vientiane, headed by Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Anouphap Tounalom.

VOV.VN - Finalising the demarcation and planting of border markers on the mainland in order to build a border with Cambodia of peace, friendship, and sustainable development has long been a legitimate aspiration of both sides.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on May 25 met with World Trade Organisation (WTO) Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiangchen at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, voicing Vietnam’s support for a rules-based multilateral trading system.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the Indians Council on World Affairs jointly organized the third annual dialogue on May 26 aimed at strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and India.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia joined talks with Chief of Staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force General (JGSDF) Yoshida Yoshihide on May 25, during his working visit to Japan.

Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, has co-chaired the 9th meeting of ASEAN-Korea Joint Cooperation Committee (AKJCC) with the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ambassador to ASEAN Kwon Hee-seog.

A delegation of foreign military attachés visited the Military Command of central Khanh Hoa province on May 25, according the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang underscored the critical importance of protecting civilians in armed conflicts while addressing an annual open debate on the issue held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on May 25.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia which officially opened on May 26 in Tokyo.

The third session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) entered the third sitting day on March 25 with NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in the chair.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh had meetings with the Governors of Kanagawa Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture, Yuji Kuroiwa and Ichita Yamamoto, respectively on May 25 as part of his ongoing trip to Japan.

Vietnam’s attendance at the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (FOA) demonstrates the country as a reliable partner and an active, responsible member of the international community.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese agencies have won election to the Executive Councils of the United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation (CSAM) under the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a group discussion on May 25 during the third session of the 15th National Assembly that the implementation of economic stimulus packages and public investment should be promoted to provide timely support for businesses and people.

Continuing the working agenda of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s third session, deputies on May 25 morning discussed in groups the supplementary assessment of the implementation of the socio-economic development plans and the state budget in 2021 and in the first months of 2022.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) on May 24 shared their operational experience and agreed to step up their exchanges.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Kingdom concurrently Ireland Nguyen Hoang Long presented his credentials to Irish President Michael D. Higgins on May 24.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on May 23-24 joined various activities within the framework of the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.