The Ministry of National Defence on August 20 held a ceremony in Hanoi to present the President’s decisions assigning three military officers to serve in United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Abyei area.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China are looking to translate high-level shared understandings into concrete results while expanding exchanges on governance, high-quality human resources, talent development, tourism, cultural industries, health care and other areas of shared interest.

Vietnam remains resolute in preventing origin fraud and the illegal transshipment of goods, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on August 20.

VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire Patrick Achi will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 23 to 26 at the invitation of National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man, as the two countries look to strengthen parliamentary links and expand cooperation in trade, agriculture and other areas.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has opposed actions that violate international law or threaten security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters, while calling on all parties to exercise restraint and resolve tensions through diplomacy.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu will pay an official visit to Singapore on August 24 - 25.

VOV.VN - Reforming the Party’s leadership and governing methods should go beyond institutional changes and new regulations, with clear responsibilities, effective implementation and tangible results, including outcomes and the satisfaction of people and businesses, serving as the basis for assessment.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Nguyen Thanh Le on August 19 presented his credentials to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Astana, officially beginning his tenure in the Central Asian country.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Hien hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 19 for Chinese Assistant Minister of Public Security Lyu Wuqin, noting the latter's visit coincided with the 81st anniversary of the Traditional Day of the People’s Public Security of Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Association in Bangkok and surrounding areas held a get-together on August 19 to celebrate the 81st anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2) and the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s draft revised Penal Code would further narrow the use of the death penalty, retaining capital punishment for four offences while removing it for six under a proposal now being considered by the National Assembly.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc received US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks, who came to pay a courtesy call on August 19 at the start of her tenure in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is calling for reforms to the UN Security Council’s working methods to make the body more effective, transparent and responsive to a changing international environment, as part of broader efforts to strengthen its representativeness and effectiveness.

VOV.VN - Built on longstanding friendship and political trust, the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Mexican Labour Party are expanding exchanges on political theory, party building and coordination, with a new 2026-2031 cooperation agreement providing a framework for deeper party-to-party ties.

VOV.VN - Alongside preserving the heritage handed down by previous generations, Vietnam must actively identify, safeguard and create values that could become part of the nation’s heritage for centuries and even millennia to come.

ASEAN countries share a common understanding that the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) must be grounded in the rule of law, transparency and accountability while promoting innovation and sustainable development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Mexican Labour Party will strengthen exchanges on political theory and party building and explore cooperation in training and developing cadres, particularly younger officials, as the two sides seek to deepen party-to-party ties.

VOV.VN - Building on decades of friendship, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore are looking to broaden cooperation in areas tied to new development needs, including the green economy, digital transformation, innovation, education, human resource development and people-to-people exchanges.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam moves to streamline public finance management by combining the State Budget Law and the Public Investment Law, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has stressed that greater budget autonomy must be matched by clear accountability, oversight and performance measured by results.

VOV.VN - The Government is seeking to overhaul land finance and pricing rules so that land prices are determined using data, scientific methods and greater transparency, while curbing price manipulation and artificially inflated prices and ensuring a more balanced sharing of gains in land values.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on August 18 hosted a reception to mark the 81st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), and the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States is connecting archival records, eyewitness accounts, digital data and emerging technologies with Vietnamese agencies at home to support the search, recovery and identification of the remains of fallen soldiers.

The 16th National Assembly began the second phase of its first extraordinary session on August 19, focusing on policy orientations for amendments to key laws on land, housing and real estate business, alongside state budget and national target programmes.

VOV.VN - Eighty-one years after the August Revolution, its spirit of seizing historic opportunities, mobilising national strength and pursuing transformation continues to resonate in Vietnam’s new era of development, now expressed through institutional reform, innovation, greater productivity and the unleashing of the country’s creative potential.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired the Government's August law-building session on August 18 to discuss 12 draft laws and resolutions scheduled for consideration and approval at the second session of the 16th National Assembly.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, on the evening of August 18 attended and delivered remarks at a reception marking the 80th Independence Day of India.

Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong held talks with Roman Roun, Chairman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) in Hanoi on August 18.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has affirmed Vietnam's readiness to offer favorable conditions for German enterprises to expand investment and operations, particularly in infrastructure, renewable energy, high-tech, and high-quality human resource training.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela, in coordination with the Venezuela-Vietnam Friendship House (CAVV) and the International University of Communications (UICOM), held a ceremony on August 17 to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945-2026) and National Day (September 2, 1945-2026).

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung led a delegation representing the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on August 18 morning to pay respects to former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and sign the condolence book.