The state visit by Party General Secretary and President To Lam to Australia from August 9-12 has drawn significant attention and positive assessments from major Australian media outlets and analysts, with it widely viewed as a vivid demonstration of the strong development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese exchanged three joint statements and witnessed the signing of seven cooperation documents between the two countries in Canberra on August 11.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission has been tasked with completing a research framework and proposed amendments to the Party Charter for submission to the fourth Plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee.

VOV.VN - Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn hosted a state welcome ceremony for Party General Secretary and President To Lam in Canberra on August 11, marking the Vietnamese leader’s state visit to Australia from August 9-12 in a solemn atmosphere of friendship and mutual respect.

A delegation from the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), led by its Vice President and Secretary-General Ha Thi Nga, visited the Lao Embassy in Hanoi on August 10 to pay tribute to Politburo member and President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane, who passed away on August 8.

A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City’s leadership, led by Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tran Luu Quang, paid tribute and signed the condolence book for the President of the National Assembly of Laos Xaysomphone Phonvihane, at the Lao Consulate General on August 10.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam, accompanied by a high-level Vietnamese delegation, arrived in Canberra on the evening of August 10 (local time) after concluding activities in Sydney, continuing his state visit to Australia from August 9 to 12 at the invitation of Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

Against the backdrop of a volatile international economic and geopolitical environment, Vietnam’s experience in pursuing a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance and expansion of relations with other countries drew great attention from progressive Canadian friends attending a recent annual event.

The four strategic shifts that General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam laid out at the recent third plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee indicate to development partners that Vietnam is continuing to develop and strengthen key areas that make working with Vietnam easier.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy, representative agencies, and community in Laos, led by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam, paid tribute to President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on August 10.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam hosted a reception in Sydney on August 10 for prominent Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists who are members of the Vietnam-Australia Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Australia are aiming to create new growth drivers and deepen economic ties, expanding past traditional trade, as highlighted during a meeting between Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Australia’s Special Envoy for Southeast Asia Nicholas Moore in Sydney on August 10 (local time).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam attended a ceremony in Australia on the evening of August 10 (local time) marking 35 years of aviation and tourism connectivity between Vietnam and Australia operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam met with Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley in Sydney at noon on August 10 (local time), during his state visit to Australia.

VOV.VN - Ceremonies celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vietnam - Thailand diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976 - August 6, 2026) were held in the central province of Nghe An and Da Nang City on August 10, highlighting half a century of friendship following the elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), has presented the President’s decisions to two military officers assigned to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) at a ceremony held in Hanoi on August 10.

On the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam’s state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9-14, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters spoke with a Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondent in Oceania.

In a recent conversation with Vietnam News Agency reporters based in Bangkok, Assoc. Prof. Dr Anatchai Rattakul reached back fifty years when his father, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bhichai Rattakul, was assigned a mission of improving Thailand’s relations with its neighbours, including Vietnam.

The upcoming state visit to New Zealand by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam is expected to give fresh momentum to the Vietnam-New Zealand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and bolster more substantive cooperation across areas.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam has suggested Vietnam and Australia build and implement a long-term strategy connecting science, technology, and innovation (STI), treating it as a new pillar of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Vietnam has extended its deep condolences over the passing of Lao Politburo member and National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam has sent a congratulatory message to Secretary-General of the People's Action Party Lawrence Wong and President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam on the occasion of the country's 61st National Day (August 9, 1965–2026).

VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam arrived in Sydney on August 9, beginning a State visit to Australia at the invitation of Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man led a high-level Vietnamese Party and State delegation in paying tribute to Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of the National Assembly of Laos who passed away on August 8.

VOV.VN - Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Politburo member of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the National Assembly of Laos, consistently attached special importance to preserving and strengthening the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will observe two days of national mourning, from August 10 to 11, 2026, to commemorate Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Politburo member of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao National Assembly, who passed away on August 8, 2026, at the age of 70.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam left Hanoi on August 9, beginning his state visit to Australia at the invitation of Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s state visit to Australia from August 9 – 12 is expected to give fresh impetus to translating political commitments into concrete cooperation programmes in economy, science and technology, education and innovation, among others.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has urged Vietnam's economic police to fundamentally renew their thinking and operating methods, shifting the focus from handling cases to proactively preventing violations, identifying risks and helping improve institutions to protect the country's development resources.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi says the Politburo’s Resolution 23 not only provides a new political foundation for overseas Vietnamese affairs but also reflects a shift in strategic thinking, aimed at enabling overseas Vietnamese to make greater contributions to national development.