At the invitation of Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michelle Chan, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong visited Australia from August 4-7 and co-chaired the first dialogue between senior officials from the two foreign ministries.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception for Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chea Kimtha in Hanoi on July 31.

Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a reception in Hanoi on July 28 to mark the 30th anniversary of its accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the bloc's 58th founding anniversary.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang held talks with Dr Mansour Ali Saeed Bajash, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Yemen, in Hanoi on July 17 as part of the latter's working visit to Vietnam.

Regular delegation exchanges and meetings at all levels have positively contributed to strengthening the close-knit Vietnam–Cambodia relationship, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Polish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski co-chaired a deputy ministerial-level political consultation in Warsaw on July 8, discussing recent developments in bilateral cooperation.

ASEAN plays a role as a "beacon of peace" and a model regional organisation for dialogue, cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of differences, Vietnamese Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son stated at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat within the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-58).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 16 for newly-appointed Australian Ambassador Gillian Bird, expressing his belief that her tenure would further advance the Vietnam – Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Vietnam, as a co-chair of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) for 2022-2025, has contributed to turning the initiative into a truly regional cooperation pillar with substantive impacts and long-term vision, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang.

The Vietnamese Government remains steadfast in its policy to promote legal, safe, and orderly migration while resolutely combating illegal migration and human trafficking, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang reaffirmed at the ministry’s regular press briefing on May 29.