Vietnam’s strength has long laid in its ability to maintain its strategic autonomy, with the country holding Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships (CSPs) with all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a diplomatic feat that few countries can claim.

The dramatic victory of U23 Vietnam over U23 UAE in the quarterfinals of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup is receiving widespread acclaim from media in Thailand, Southeast Asia, and West Asia, coinciding with Vietnam breaking ground on some of the region’s largest-scale sports infrastructure projects.

VOV.VN - ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn affirmed that Vietnam is one of the bloc’s most prominent member states, playing an increasingly important and active role in ASEAN’s community-building efforts.

VOV.VN - El Popular, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Uruguay, published an article on December 19 lauding Vietnam’s socio-economic accomplishments in 2024.

Despite not being able to secure any point against the Portuguese women's national team in the second match of Group E at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, coach Mai Duc Chung's team still received praise from the international media for their relentless fighting spirit.

Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver Portal has highlighted the comprehensive and close-knit cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba through different channels, including between the two countries’ Parties, States, Governments, and foreign ministries.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital for their successful liver transplantation operation on a nine-month-old child, who is discharged from the facility on April 11.