VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam took everyone by surprise on February 22 by riding in Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro line No.1 from Ben Thanh Market to Suoi Tien Theme Park and engaged passengers in ordinary conversation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 11 made a surprise visit to several centrally run hospitals in Hanoi, including Bach Mai and Children’s Hospital, to inspect medical examination and treatment there.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a ceremony on October 30 to welcome US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who arrived in Hanoi for a two-day visit.

VOV.VN - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Hanoi on the evening of October 29, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.