With the 2023 ASEAN theme of “ASEAN Matters: Epicentre of Growth”, the coming 42nd ASEAN Summit reflects member countries’ wish and efforts to turn the bloc into a growth epicentre that leads cooperation and connectivity processes in the region and contributes to the common goal of peace, stability, and prosperity.

There remains big potential for Vietnam and Qatar to further develop relations, especially when the two countries are celebrating the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties this year, Vietnamese Ambassador to Qatar Tran Duc Hung told the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan’s official visit to the Middle Eastern country.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking delegation from the nation laid a wreath at a plaque commemorating late President Ho Chi Minh at New Zealand House on Haymarket street in London on the morning of May 5 as part of his trip to the UK to attend the coronation of King Charles III.

VOV.VN - Timor-Leste Ambassador to Indonesia Filomeno Aleixo da Cruz says he hopes The Criteria-based Roadmap for Timor-Leste’s full membership to ASEAN will be soon adopted by ASEAN leaders at their coming summit in Indonesia.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC working in co-ordination with the strategic consulting firm The Asia Group organized a meeting on May 4 with Vietnamese businesses attending the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

The Embassies of Russia and Belarus in Vietnam together held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 4 to celebrate the 78th anniversary of Victory Day over Fascism in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945 – 2023).

A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on May 3 visited Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany, seeking further cooperation between Vietnam and the state.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in Melbourne city on April 28 to celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomacy between Vietnam and Australia and examine future development trends for bilateral relations.

A ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, was held on April 29 by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva.

VOV.VN - President Wavel Ramkalawan expressed Seychelles’ desire to increase cooperation with Vietnam in various fields during a reception on April 27 for Vietnamese Ambassador to Mozambique and Seychelles Pham Hoang Kim.