Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Doan Minh Huan paid courtesy calls to Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on August 6 as part of his working trip from August 4 to 6.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau has called for Vietnam's higher education development strategy for 2026-2035, with a vision to 2045, to serve as a comprehensive roadmap for reform.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam's state visit to Australia from August 9 to 12 is expected to deepen political trust, accelerate implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and unlock new opportunities for cooperation in science, technology, innovation and the digital economy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Thailand have concurred to push for the practical implementation of their "Three Connects" Strategy to deepen economic ties, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and President of the National Assembly of Thailand Sophon Zaram affirmed during their meeting in Hanoi on August 6.

Politburo member, Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu has requested developing a digital work management software and a performance evaluation system that measure officials' actual work outcomes.

Vietnam and Thailand are well positioned to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership further, thanks to the solid foundation of political trust, shared strategic interests and close people-to-people ties built over the past five decades, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung has said.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on August 6 called for strong reforms of infrastructure planning and development, stressing that infrastructure has become a decisive factor in enhancing national competitiveness and must be planned and managed with a long-term strategic vision.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 6 extended his congratulations to Khalida Boufedeche on her election as Speaker of the People's National Assembly (lower house) of Algeria.

VOV.VN - General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), paid courtesy calls on General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President Thongloun Sisoulith, and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on August 6.

VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Sophon Zaram attended the opening of an exhibition marking 50 years of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations at the Vietnam Women's Museum in Hanoi on August 6.

A delegation from the Indian Air Force, led by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, paid a working visit to the Air Force Officers College on August 5.

Lawmakers are scheduled to consider a range of important issues, including the investment policy for the Ring Road No. 5 – Hanoi Capital Region project, during the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly on August 6.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held talks in Hanoi on August 6 with Malaysian Defence Minister Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam from August 5 to 6.

Vietnam has reaffirmed its commitment to standing alongside peace movements of people in Japan and around the world in support of nuclear disarmament through its participation in the 2026 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, held in Hiroshima, Japan, from August 2–8.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, along with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, will make state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9 to 14, 2026.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Head of the National Cybersecurity Steering Committee, emphasizes that ensuring cybersecurity requires close and synchronized coordination between system protection and human protection.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) held a plenary session on Party and people-to-people diplomacy in Hanoi on August 5 as part of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference. The hybrid event was connected to the municipal and provincial Party Committees, and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad.

Politburo member and Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 5 for Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Rajpal Singh, reaffirming Vietnam's commitment to deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) paid a courtesy call on Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on August 5

A session on science and technology diplomacy contributing to building national development capacity was held on August 5 within the framework of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference, highlighting the role of international cooperation in advancing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

The sixth dialogue between the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) took place in New Delhi on August 5 under the theme “Strategic Convergences and Future Pathways in Vietnam–India Relations.”

Vietnam attaches great importance to fostering its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Malaysia in a stable, sustainable and long-term manner, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said while receiving Malaysian Minister of Defence Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin in Hanoi on August 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam regards the United States as one of its most strategically important partners, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said, calling for more substantive and effective cooperation across defence, trade, science and technology.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Thailand will deepen parliamentary cooperation and strengthen the role of their legislatures in implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has voiced Vietnam's commitment to deepening its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Malaysia, calling for closer cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks.

The Government presented a proposal on a draft law supplementing a number of articles of the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam, the Law on Anti-Money Laundering, and the Law on Credit Institutions at the 16th NA’s first extraordinary session on August 5, aiming to addressing legal gaps in anti-money laundering.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has shown a profound strategic vision when calling for a transformation of Vietnam’s development model to keep growth humming, Prof. Huang Rihan, Director of the Maritime Silk Road Institute at Huaqiao University in China’s Fujian province, told the Vietnam News Agency

VOV.VN - Vietnam has introduced a 24-volume Spanish-language collection of selected works by Fidel Castro Ruz to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Cuban revolutionary leader's birth, highlighting his political legacy and the enduring special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Lao scholars exchanged policy experience and discussed ways to strengthen economic self-reliance and strategic research cooperation at an international conference held in Vientiane on August 5.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for a comprehensive yet carefully targeted revision of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Charter, saying the updated document should strengthen Party governance, improve power checks and provide a stable institutional foundation for the country's next stage of development.