Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held talks with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel in Hanoi on February 27 during the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.

The Embassy of the Portuguese Republic in Vietnam was officially inaugurated at BRG Tower, No. 198 Tran Quang Khai street, Hanoi, on February 27, marking a significant milestone in the long-standing friendship between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 27 received visiting Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel, during which he affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to and wants to further deepen friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Portugal.

State President Luong Cuong on February 27 sent a congratulatory message to President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye on his election as Chairperson of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union for 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to accelerate the implementation of high-level agreements during a meeting in Phnom Penh on February 27 between Nguyen Minh Vu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, and Neth Savoeun, First Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia.

As the coordinator for ASEAN-UK relations for the 2024–2027 term, Vietnam is committed to advancing cooperation in priority areas while upholding ASEAN centrality, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung said at the recent ASEAN-UK Dialogue on Sustainability in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Command of Coast Guard Region 3 announced on February 27 that polling team no. 10 in Phuoc Thang ward, Ho Chi Minh City, successfully organised early voting for officers and personnel on duty aboard Coast Guard vessel CSB 6008 at Thang Long-Dong Do oil field.

State President Luong Cuong on February 27 chaired a regular briefing with the Office of the President to review recent performance and outline priorities for the coming period.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 27 visited Huu Nghi Hospital in Hanoi to extend congratulations to healthcare workers on Vietnam Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955 – 2026), reaffirming the country’s commitment to universal health coverage.

Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh presented her credentials to Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo at the OIF headquarters in Paris on February 26, assuming her role as Permanent Representative of the State President to the Permanent Council of La Francophonie.

South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Monday Semaya Kumba has proposed fostering ties with Vietnam in economy, trade, agriculture, education - training, oil and gas, information technology, and people-to-people exchanges.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries to intensify efforts to complete key draft laws, stressing that institutions must “go ahead and lead the way” in removing bottlenecks and unlocking new growth momentum.

The People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City and the Prefectural Assembly of Japan's Yamaguchi, have formalised a friendly cooperation framework, marking a new step forward in ties between the two localities.

The Vietnam International Defence Expo is not only a large-scale defence diplomacy event but also a milestone underscoring the prestige, organisational capability and international integration of the Vietnam People’s Army in a multilateral defence cooperation environment, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang has said.

Sports cooperation is a vivid testament to the depth and substance of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and France, Vietnamese Ambassador Trinh Duc Hai said at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Francophone sports association AFS on February 25.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính called on Belgium to soon ratify the EU–Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and support the European Commission’s removal of the IUU “yellow card” on Vietnamese seafood, during a reception in Hanoi for Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van Den Bossche.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, who is also Chairman of the National Election Council (NEC), has stressed the need to organise voting and ballot counting in a strict and objective manner, and to announce general election results on schedule, no later than March 25.

As of now, 3,320 out of 3,321 commune-level units nationwide have applied the software in voter list compilation, heard the national online conference on preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term on February 26.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 26 visited and extended New Year greetings to the Security Investigation Agency under the Ministry of Public Security, urging stronger application of science and technology to support the investigation and handling of criminal cases.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence on February 26 in Hanoi presented the President’s decision and the Minister of National Defence’s decision to an officer assigned to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.

VOV.VN - Immediately after the 14th National Party Congress, the spirit of “not wasting a single day, not delaying a single week” was widely conveyed, demonstrating a modern national governance mindset- resolute, swift and effective- under the example and direct guidance of Party General Secretary To Lam, with the aim of bringing the congress’ resolutions rapidly into life.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 26 attended a voter meeting with candidates for the 16th National Assembly (NA) for the 2026-2031 term in Hanoi.

Preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure have been carried out proactively, methodically and in line with regulations, NA General Secretary Le Quang Manh said on February 26.

Vietnam always assumes a strong sense of responsibility for advancing disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation, said Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva.

Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, who is Special Envoy of Party General Secretary To Lam, met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Russia on February 25 to brief participants on the major outcomes of the CPV’s 14th Party Congress.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the sixth meeting of the Central Steering Committee on housing policy and the real estate market at the Government Headquarters in Hanoi on February 26, discussing mechanisms and policies for the housing segment for middle-income earners.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on February 25 signed Decision No. 330/QD-TTg approving a plan to implement the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Convention).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for closer cooperation between the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Russian news agency TASS while receiving TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov in Hanoi on February 25.

VOV.VN - The National Election Council held a nationwide online conference at the National Assembly House on February 26 to begin preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

VOV.VN - Vietnam affirmed at a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi in Vienna, Austria, that it will coordinate the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in an objective manner and bolster cooperation on nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.