Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its relations with France – its first comprehensive strategic partner in the European Union - while receiving French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet on May 13.

The final round of the 2025 Vietnam Ambassador Vovinam Cup took place at the Marius Ndiaye Gymnasium in the capital Dakar of Senegal on May 10, attracting nearly nearly 1,000 martial artists from 75 clubs of the Senegal Vovinam Union (USV).

The state visit to Belarus by Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse and a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation from May 11-12 will create new momentum for strengthening and expanding Vietnam-Belarus relations, and provide orientations to further deepen the bilateral relationship, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu has said.

Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to Belarus at the invitation of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will create remarkable driving forces for the multi-faceted relations while strengthening the friendship as well as mutual trust and understanding between the two countries, according to a diplomat.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been nominated to chair the 11th NPT Review Conference in 2026, highlighting international recognition of its contributions to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 8 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam G. S. Bezdetko has shown optimism that the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s upcoming official visit to Russia will generate fruitful outcomes while speaking to the media on the threshold of the visit, spanning from May 8-11.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Pham Truong Giang has held a working session with Advisor to the Slovak Minister of Interior Ladislav Csemi to discuss ways to promote cooperation in the fight against crimes.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, who leads the Government’s negotiation delegation on reciprocal trade agreement with the US, met with US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on May 7 to advance ongoing negotiations addressing bilateral economic and trade matters.

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade has expressed his hope that the upcoming state visit to Azerbaijan by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will mark a new chapter in strengthening the relations between the two countries.