VOV.VN - A gathering was held on April 12 in Hanoi between a delegation of the Government of Slovakia and Vietnamese people who hold affection for the country and people of Slovakia, on the occasion of the official visit to Vietnam by the Slovak Prime Minister and his delegation.

VOV.VN - A special art programme titled “Vietnam-Laos Friendship Pagoda” was held on the evening of April 11 in Xiengkhouang by the Central Cultural Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and relevant Lao and Vietnamese agencies and organisations.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Torino Sandra Scagliotti as part of the top legislator's official visit to Italy.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh met with First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee A Dong in Beijing on April 12.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s official visit to Vietnam, scheduled for April 12 - 14, is expected to provide an opportunity for both sides to further consolidate political trust, advance practical cooperation, and open new directions for bilateral relations.

Nearly 20 commerical banks cut deposit rates over April 10–11, in line with commitments made to the State Bank of Vietnam to reduce borrowing costs for product and business.

A China–Vietnam friendship border medical service station was put into operation in Shuikou township, Longzhou district, Chongzuo city in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on April 10, marking a step forward in cross-border healthcare cooperation between the two nations.

Vietnam is well-positioned to benefit from ongoing global trade realignments, leveraging its solid footing in electronics and semiconductors to move further up the value chain, according to Suan Teck Kin, Executive Director for Global Economics and Markets Research at United Overseas Bank (UOB).

A roundtable on April 10 reviewed key outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, shedding light on prospects for relations between Vietnam and Russia.

Leaders of Cuba, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chile, Sweden, Hungary, and international organisations have sent letters and messages of congratulations to Vietnam’s newly-elected key leaders.