VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei at the Government Headquarters in Hanoi on April 5, calling for stronger bilateral cooperation across key sectors.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for intensified diplomacy in energy and high technology to unlock new growth opportunities, as Vietnam targets double-digit economic expansion in 2026 and beyond.

A cultural exchange programme was held on March 22 in Ho Chi Minh City, highlighting the role of people-to-people diplomacy in strengthening regional solidarity.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has called for intensified economic diplomacy to further strengthen Vietnam–Italy trade and investment ties, urging Italy to support the swift ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) by remaining EU member states.

Parliamentary diplomacy is increasingly emerging as a key pillar of foreign relations, with Vietnam’s NA actively expanding engagement with regional and international partners through both bilateral and multilateral channels, said Malaysia-based Southeast Asian history and defence researcher Enzo Sim Hong Jun.

Parliamentary diplomacy has made great contributions to consolidating ties between Vietnam and Azerbaijan, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizadet said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam’s upcoming election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure demonstrates the country’s political stability and commitment to strengthening parliamentary diplomacy, according to Vietnamese Ambassador in Angola Duong Chinh Chuc.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Van Hai underscored the significant role of the Mexico–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group in promoting exchanges between the two legislatures, reaffirming that Vietnam highly values its relationship with Mexico and aims to further advance cooperation via parliamentary channel.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang on March 11 presented a letter of appreciation from the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee to Günther Hopfgartner, leader of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ), at the party’s headquarters.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei has ramped up cultural diplomacy activities to spread the images of Vietnam and its people and traditional values in line with the 14th National Party Congress’s guiding principles and the Politburo’s Resolution 80-NQ/TW on cultural development.