ASEAN plays a role as a "beacon of peace" and a model regional organisation for dialogue, cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of differences, Vietnamese Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son stated at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat within the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-58).

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung paid courtesy calls to Lao Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on July 9, as part of his ongoing visit to the country.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son separately met with Lao, Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 58) and Post Ministerial Conferences in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 8.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on July 4 signed Decision No. 1482/QD-TTg on the personnel of the Vietnam – Laos Cooperation Committee, part of the Intergovernmental Committee for Bilateral Cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc held bilateral meetings with senior leaders of the United Nations, foreign governments, and international organisations, in Seville, Spain, on June 30 on the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) on June 26 morning adopted the Law on Personal Data Protection, with 433 out of 435 participating deputies voting in favor, equivalent to 90.59% of the total number of NA deputies.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly is expected to pass a resolution on the establishment of an international financial centre (IFC) in Vietnam on June 27, the final working day of its ninth session.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long attended the plenary session of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 28) in Russia on June 20 and had a range of bilateral activities on the sidelines of the event.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasised the importance of promoting linkages and sharing opportunities for harmonious, sustainable, and inclusive development among economies while addressing the 9th China-South Asia Expo and the 29th Kunming Import and Export Fair in Kunming on June 19.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has hailed cooperation between the National Innovation Centre (NIC) and Google as profoundly significant, helping accelerate Vietnam’s startup and innovation ecosystem, particularly in strategic technology sectors like artificial intelligence (AI).