State President Luong Cuong had a meeting with representatives of associations, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and the Vietnamese community in Laos on April 25 as part of his ongoing state visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - Do Van Chien, president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, has extended condolences to the Vietnam Episcopal Council and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics, over the recent passing of Pope Francis.

VOV.VN - Then Kin Pang, a traditional cultural festival of the white Thai in Lai Chau province, features local people’s aspirations for a bountiful harvest and a peaceful life, while promoting their unique cultural values and boosting tourism.

During Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam, leaders of the two countries jointly outlined a new blueprint for building a Vietnam-China community with a shared future, which contributes to strengthening regional peace and stability, promoting economic development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China will work close together to successfully build a joint community with a share future that carries strategic significance.

The China-Vietnam community with a shared future is inherited from the two countries’ distinctive revolutionary traditions, based on strong political mutual trust, and rooted in fruitful cooperation, wrote General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA, met with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation, which is concurrently in charge of Uzbekistan, and the Vietnamese community in Uzbekistan.

Vietnamese communities around the globe came together in heartfelt ceremonies to commemorate the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, reaffirming the enduring national tradition of honouring one’s roots and preserving cultural identity, no matter where life leads.

The Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan held its congress at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy on April 6.

The Truong Sa Club in Germany held a gathering in Berlin on April 6 to celebrate eight years of its continuous activities in support of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty.