Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-level Vietnamese delegation returned to Hanoi late on May 8, concluding their trip to attend the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines from May 7 to 8.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on May 8 evening (local time) left Colombo for home, concluding their two-day successful state visit to Sri Lanka.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam met with Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo on the afternoon of May 8 as part of his state visit to the South Asian country.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 8 met with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central and President of Vietnam To Lam had a meeting with Speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne in Colombo on May 8 as part of his ongoing state visit to the South Asian country.

International observers are closely following the state visits by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam to India and Sri Lanka, viewing them as a reflection of Vietnam’s increasingly proactive approach to strengthening partnerships in pursuit of both economic development and national security objectives.

Vietnam and Sri Lanka have issued a Joint Statement on the elevation of the relations to a Comprehensive Partnership during General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam's state visit to Sri Lanka on May 7-8.

A high-ranking delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, led by Chief Justice Nguyen Van Quang, paid a working visit to Singapore from May 5-8 to strengthen cooperation between the two countries’ supreme courts, exchange experience in operating specialised court at the Vietnam International Financial Centre.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang on May 8 called on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand cooperation with Vietnam in digital infrastructure development, cloud computing and high-quality workforce training.

Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam To Lam, together with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, laid flowers in tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his statue located within the premises of the Colombo Public Library in the Sri Lankan capital on May 8.