Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with officials of China, Cambodia, and Thailand on the sidelines of the 10th Lancang – Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in China's Yunnan province on August 14–15.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa on February 24 explored Vietnam's thousands-year history through artifacts preserved at the UNESCO-recognised Thang Long Imperial Citadel.