President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta spotlighted the ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) 2025, Vietnam - Timor-Leste cooperation, and Timor-Leste’s efforts to join ASEAN during an interview recently granted to the press.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has called on the UK to support Vietnam in training personnel for its planned regional and international financial centres in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and other international organizations in Geneva has reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to promoting human rights at the 58th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 26.

VOV.VN - Both nations have reaffirmed their commitment to fully implementing high-level common perceptions, ensuring effective management of differences, and maintaining peace and stability at sea.

VOV.VN - Northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam were once again hit by hailstorms on the evening of February 26, with hail falling in Phieng Lan village, Nam Cha commune, Nam Nhun district in Lai Chau province, and parts of Phu Yen district in Son La province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Lynn Maxwell, Global Chief Commercial Officer at S&P Global Ratings, in Hanoi on February 26, seeking to attracting international investment for Vietnam’s ambitious infrastructure plans.

State President Luong Cuong affirmed New Zealand as a reliable partner of Vietnam and highlighted New Zealand's active cooperation and support for his country over the past half-century, while receiving New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Hanoi on February 26.

A Vietnamese delegation led by permanent member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong attended the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Penang, Malaysia on February 26.

Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 26 for visiting New Zealand Prime Minister and Leader of the New Zealand National Party Christopher Luxon.

Vietnam and New Zealand issued a joint statement on the elevation of the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on the occasion of the official visit to Vietnam of Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon from February 25-28.