During a three-day working visit to Australia from August 25 – 27, a delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for National Defence, Security, and External Affairs led by its Chairman Senior Lieutenant General Le Tan Toi made courtesy calls on Senate President Sue Lines and House Deputy Speaker Sharon Claydon.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is due to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit as a guest of the host country and hold working sessions in China from August 31 to September 1.

VOV.VN - The 42nd session of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation took place from August 27 to September 2 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam faces growing non-traditional security challenges, including terrorism, cross-border drug and human trafficking, high-tech crime, and cybersecurity. The country is actively implementing preventive measures while strengthening international cooperation.

The University of Economics and Business under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the Faculty of Economics under Portugal’s University of Porto will bolster multi-faceted cooperation under a freshly signed agreement, marking a new chapter in academic and research collaboration between the two institutions.

VOV.VN - A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 held the Kuala Lumpur-Ho Chi Minh City Business Roundtable at Taylor’s University, Selangor with a view to promoting bilateral investment initiatives.

VOV.VN - Marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Maldives (1975–2025), Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka concurrently accredited to the Maldives Trinh Thi Tam made a working visit to the Maldives from August 22 to 26.

Vietnam treasures the support and partnership of international friends, including the Maldives, during its cause of construction and development, affirmed Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka and concurrently to the Maldives Trinh Thi Tam.

Vietnam and New Zealand have steadily deepened and expanded their partnership over the past five decades, achieving meaningful progress across various sectors.

Vietnam’s economic situation changed significantly after the 6th National Party Congress, with decisions to remove production bottlenecks, ease circulation of goods, and adopt a multi-sectoral economic policy. In particular, opening the door for private enterprises to develop freely in all sectors not prohibited by law helped transform the economy.