Vietnam explores Singapore’s innovation and smart transport models
Vietnam explores Singapore’s innovation and smart transport models

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse visited several advanced technology research and transport infrastructure facilities in Singapore on May 30, gaining insights into models widely regarded as benchmarks for innovation and high-tech industrial development in the city-state.

Vietnam explores Singapore’s innovation and smart transport models
Vietnam message at Shangri-La draws international media attention
Vietnam message at Shangri-La draws international media attention

VOV.VN - The keynote address delivered by Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue not only attracted the attention of policymakers and regional security experts, but also quickly grabbed international headlines.

Vietnam message at Shangri-La draws international media attention
Top leader To Lam pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Singapore
Top leader To Lam pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Singapore

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation laid flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his statue and memorial plaque within the Asian Civilisations Museum complex, in Singapore on May 30.

Top leader To Lam pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Singapore
Finland eyes stronger cooperation with Vietnam in strategic areas
Finland eyes stronger cooperation with Vietnam in strategic areas

Vietnam and Finland are promoting practical cooperation in strategic sectors such as green transition, digital transformation, telecommunications, smart infrastructure and green development following the establishment of Strategic Partnership in late 2025.

Finland eyes stronger cooperation with Vietnam in strategic areas
Vietnamese Party, State leader meets with Timor Leste President in Singapore
Vietnamese Party, State leader meets with Timor Leste President in Singapore

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam met with President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta in Singapore on May 29.

Vietnamese Party, State leader meets with Timor Leste President in Singapore
Working group on South-South cooperation in agriculture makes debut
Working group on South-South cooperation in agriculture makes debut

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on May 29 held a meeting to promote Vietnam–Africa agricultural cooperation and officially launched the Working Group on South-South cooperation in agriculture, aiming to strengthen practical and sustainable partnerships among developing countries.

Working group on South-South cooperation in agriculture makes debut
Basic science seen as foundation for Vietnam’s innovation-driven growth
Basic science seen as foundation for Vietnam’s innovation-driven growth

VOV.VN - As Vietnam seeks to drive growth through science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, strengthening the foundation of basic science has emerged as a strategic priority.

Basic science seen as foundation for Vietnam’s innovation-driven growth
Vietnam signals proactive regional role at Shangri-La Dialogue 2026
Vietnam signals proactive regional role at Shangri-La Dialogue 2026

VOV.VN - Peace and stability cannot be sustained through power competition alone, but must instead rest on international law, dialogue, restraint and inclusive development, according to a senior Vietnamese leader.

Vietnam signals proactive regional role at Shangri-La Dialogue 2026
Vietnam steps up dialogue with key security partners at Shangri-La Dialogue
Vietnam steps up dialogue with key security partners at Shangri-La Dialogue

VOV.VN - Vietnam is intensifying strategic engagement with major security partners as Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 29.

Vietnam steps up dialogue with key security partners at Shangri-La Dialogue
Vietnam wins praise as NPT Chair at 11th review conference
Vietnam wins praise as NPT Chair at 11th review conference

Vietnam’s chairing of the 11th Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, held in New York from April 27-May 22, delivered a forceful display of steady stewardship, inclusive approach, relentless bridge building that drew broad international praise, even as the talks failed to produce a final document.

Vietnam wins praise as NPT Chair at 11th review conference
Venezuelan youth honours President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy
Venezuelan youth honours President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy

A group of Venezuelan students visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Caracas to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 136th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890–2026), expressing admiration for the Vietnamese leader as a symbol of independence, freedom and social justice.

Venezuelan youth honours President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy
Vietnam and Singapore push beyond connectivity toward joint innovation
Vietnam and Singapore push beyond connectivity toward joint innovation

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Singapore should foster cooperation in science, technology and innovation, moving beyond traditional connectivity toward a new model centred on joint innovation, shared technological capabilities and long-term strategic development.

Vietnam and Singapore push beyond connectivity toward joint innovation
Vietnam and Singapore deepen digital era partnership
Vietnam and Singapore deepen digital era partnership

VOV.VN - Vietnam-Singapore relations are increasingly being redefined not merely as a bilateral partnership, but as a strategic cooperation model between two economies seeking to move faster in the digital era, green transition and intensifying global technology competition.

Vietnam and Singapore deepen digital era partnership
NA Chairman extends Vesak greetings to Buddhist leaders in HCM City
NA Chairman extends Vesak greetings to Buddhist leaders in HCM City

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on May 29 visited and extended Vesak greetings to senior leaders of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion of Vesak 2026 (Buddhist Calendar 2570).

NA Chairman extends Vesak greetings to Buddhist leaders in HCM City
Vietnam and Singapore seek model partnership focused on innovation and green growth
Vietnam and Singapore seek model partnership focused on innovation and green growth

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Singapore are seeking to build a model partnership for a new era in which national competitiveness is shaped not only by trade or investment flows, but increasingly by technology, innovation, clean energy and regional connectivity.

Vietnam and Singapore seek model partnership focused on innovation and green growth
Party chief and President To Lam’s Thailand visit in photos
Party chief and President To Lam’s Thailand visit in photos

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid an official visit to Thailand from May 27 to 29 at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his spouse.

Party chief and President To Lam’s Thailand visit in photos
Permanent Deputy PM Pham Gia Tuc chairs National Committee for APEC 2027
Permanent Deputy PM Pham Gia Tuc chairs National Committee for APEC 2027

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has signed off a decision on the membership of the National Committee for APEC 2027.

Permanent Deputy PM Pham Gia Tuc chairs National Committee for APEC 2027
International media highlight Vietnam’s growing strategic role in ASEAN
International media highlight Vietnam’s growing strategic role in ASEAN

VOV.VN - Regional and international media outlets in recent days have closely followed the first overseas tour by To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam, to Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines in his capacity as head of state.

International media highlight Vietnam’s growing strategic role in ASEAN
Singapore holds grand welcoming ceremony for Vietnam’s top leader To Lam
Singapore holds grand welcoming ceremony for Vietnam’s top leader To Lam

VOV.VN - Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his spouse held a grand state welcoming ceremony on May 29 for To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President, and his spouse during their three-day state visit to Singapore.

Singapore holds grand welcoming ceremony for Vietnam’s top leader To Lam
Top leader's visit marks historical milestone in Vietnam-Philippines ties
Top leader's visit marks historical milestone in Vietnam-Philippines ties

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam’s upcoming state visit to the Philippines is a historic milestone that reflects both countries’ determination to elevate bilateral ties to a new height, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Lai Thai Binh.

Top leader's visit marks historical milestone in Vietnam-Philippines ties
Vietnam calls for stronger AI and digital cooperation at Eurasian Economic Forum
Vietnam calls for stronger AI and digital cooperation at Eurasian Economic Forum

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called for stronger cooperation in artificial intelligence, digital transformation and innovation with Eurasian partners during the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 28.

Vietnam calls for stronger AI and digital cooperation at Eurasian Economic Forum
Deputy PM calls on WHO to further support Vietnam’s healthcare reform
Deputy PM calls on WHO to further support Vietnam’s healthcare reform

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra on May 28 called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to continue accompanying Vietnam in reforming its healthcare system and improving public healthcare services in the country’s new development phase.

Deputy PM calls on WHO to further support Vietnam’s healthcare reform
Vietnam makes active contributions at Moscow First International Security Forum
Vietnam makes active contributions at Moscow First International Security Forum

The 14th meeting of high representatives for security issues was held on May 28 as part of the First International Security Forum in Moscow, Russia, with Vietnam contributing a number of practical proposals on global security challenges.

Vietnam makes active contributions at Moscow First International Security Forum
Vietnam – Singapore relationship among ASEAN’s most progressive partnerships
Vietnam – Singapore relationship among ASEAN’s most progressive partnerships

The Vietnam – Singapore relationship is regarded as one of the most progressive relations in Southeast Asia, Dr. Mohamed Effendy B Abdul Hamid, senior lecturer in Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has said in a recent interview with VNA's correspondents in Singapore.

Vietnam – Singapore relationship among ASEAN’s most progressive partnerships
Top leader begins Singapore visit, to deliver keynote at Shangri-La Dialogue
Top leader begins Singapore visit, to deliver keynote at Shangri-La Dialogue

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse arrived in Singapore early on May 29, beginning a State visit to the Republic of Singapore and participation in the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026.

Top leader begins Singapore visit, to deliver keynote at Shangri-La Dialogue
Top Vietnamese leader concludes official visit to Thailand
Top Vietnamese leader concludes official visit to Thailand

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation departed Bangkok on May 28 evening, concluding their official visit to Thailand before beginning a state visit to Singapore.

Top Vietnamese leader concludes official visit to Thailand
Top Vietnamese leader and his spouse meet with Thai King and Queen
Top Vietnamese leader and his spouse meet with Thai King and Queen

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, on May 28 met with King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the Grand Palace during their official visit to Thailand.

Top Vietnamese leader and his spouse meet with Thai King and Queen
Top leader urges Thai corporations to expand high-quality investment in Vietnam
Top leader urges Thai corporations to expand high-quality investment in Vietnam

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on May 28 met with leaders of several leading Thai corporations during his official visit to Thailand, urging them to expand high-quality investment in strategic sectors serving sustainable development.

Top leader urges Thai corporations to expand high-quality investment in Vietnam
Vietnam, Thailand attach importance to preserving, promoting cultural heritage
Vietnam, Thailand attach importance to preserving, promoting cultural heritage

As part of the official visit to Thailand by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, on May 28 had a meeting with Thananon Charnvirakul, spouse of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in Bangkok.

Vietnam, Thailand attach importance to preserving, promoting cultural heritage
Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President meets with Thai NA President
Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President meets with Thai NA President

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on May 28 met with President of the Thai National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives Sophon Saram, within the framework of his official visit to Thailand.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President meets with Thai NA President
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