Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang received General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in Hanoi on June 3 during the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, who is also Head of the Vietnamese ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation, co-chaired the 2026 Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Mekong - US Partnership (MUSP) and attended the 38th ASEAN–US Dialogue (AUSD 38) in Jakarta, Indonesia, from June 2-3.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always values the traditional friendship and close fraternal ties between the two parties and countries, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said while receiving Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs Téte Antónioin Hanoi on June 3.

Vietnam is a remarkable example of how industries can recover and thrive, and of overcoming war and adversity to achieve success, serving as an inspiration to the Philippines for its strength of will, said former Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Laura Q. Del Rosario.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 3 chaired a working session with the Central Public Security Party Committee and relevant agencies on a project to build an orderly, disciplined, safe, healthy, civilised, harmonious and developed society in the new era.

VOV.VN - A high-level delegation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines led by General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, is paying an official visit to Vietnam from June 3-6.

The keynote address delivered by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue reflects Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of promoting peace, cooperation, dialogue and consultation, according to a Chinese scholar.

VOV.VN - The targets set for the first half and the whole of 2026 are particularly demanding and will require strong determination and major efforts to achieve double-digit economic growth, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has emphasized.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet underscored Vietnam's consistent policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of international relations while addressing a large audience of professors, lecturers and students at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) on June 2.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed Vietnam’s recognition of great importance to cooperation with France while receiving a delegation from the French National Assembly's Committee on National Defence and Armed Forces, led by its President Jean-Michel Jacques, in Hanoi on June 2.

VOV.VN - One hundred and fifteen years after Ho Chi Minh stopped in Egypt’s Port Said during his journey to seek ways for national salvation, scholars and political leaders say the visit remains a powerful historical symbol linking Vietnam and Egypt.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc has urged ministries, agencies, and local authorities to accelerate preparations for APEC 2027, describing the event as a strategic opportunity to enhance Vietnam’s international standing and create new development momentum for Phu Quoc, An Giang, and the Mekong Delta region.

VOV.VN - After a year of implementing the new organisational model of Vietnam’s political system and the two-tier local government structure, General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for a shift in focus from organisational restructuring to improving operational quality, governance capacity, and public service efficiency.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang on June 2 received Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Choi Young Sam, who paid a farewell visit upon the end of his tenure in Vietnam.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s recent tour of three ASEAN member states and his keynote address at the 23rd Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore demonstrated the strategic stature of Vietnam’s increasingly proactive and constructive diplomacy amid a rapidly evolving regional and global landscape.

The keynote address delivered by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore demonstrated the leader’s strategic vision and sound judgement, according to a leading Chinese scholar.

VOV.VN - The Government of Vietnam will establish a competitive and robust policy framework to attract strategic investors to the country’s international financial centre, as regional financial hubs continue intensifying competition for global capital flows.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh recently held working sessions with the Penang authorities and the Port of Penang to promote locality-to-locality cooperation and business connectivity between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and France have agreed to further strengthen defence-security cooperation and expand ties between their legislative bodies in an effort to concretise the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding defence cooperation in a more practical and effective manner across areas such as training, defense industry, cybersecurity, military medicine, United Nations peacekeeping operations and post-war recovery efforts.

VOV.VN - The Government aims to increase the handling of intellectual property violations by at least 20% in 2026 compared with 2025, covering all stages from investigation and prosecution to trials and administrative penalties.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam’s visits to Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines demonstrate Vietnam’s increasingly active leadership and coordinating role within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Vietnam has called for broader international participation in the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention), highlighting the need for stronger global cooperation to address increasingly sophisticated cross-border cyber threats.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and her Dutch counterpart Marcel de Vink co-chaired the second deputy foreign ministerial-level political consultation between the two countries in Hanoi on June 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation in a more practical and effective manner, with priority areas including cybersecurity, search and rescue operations, United Nations peacekeeping missions and defence industry collaboration.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang met Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo San Lorenzo Oban Jr. in Manila on June 1 to discuss measures aimed at strengthening bilateral security cooperation and deepening the Enhanced Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Doan Minh Huan had a working session with Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei at the academy on June 1.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam's official visit to Thailand, state visits to Singapore and the Philippines, and participation in the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 were of special significance and achieved their objectives.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s recent visits to Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam demonstrate the country’s increasingly proactive role in shaping and coordinating cooperation within ASEAN, according Collins Chong Yew Keat, an analyst on foreign, security, and strategic affairs at University of Malaya (UM).

The keynote address by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam at the opening session of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue on May 29 was among the most influential speeches delivered at the forum and generated strong resonance, a Chinese scholar has said.