VOV.VN - The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) recently held its third annual dialogue on War Legacies and Peace in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, with a primary focus on examining a year of the Vietnam – US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership upgrade and a USIP peaceworks report on postwar reconciliation between the two countries.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang attended the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit in Doha, Qatar, on October 2-3, during which she proposed five focal points for the ACD to focus cooperation on, including upholding multilateralism, together with regional mechanisms and forums, including ASEAN, to contribute to maintaining peace, stability and promoting Asia's leading role.

VOV.VN - The development of science-technology and innovation is an inevitable trend, an objective requirement, and a top strategic priority for the world today, and Vietnam has no choice but to transform itself to keep pace with this trend, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a policy dialogue on September 25 as part of the ongoing fifth Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum.

The second Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue 2024 was held on September 24 with the participation of 35 delegations from international localities that have set up friendship and cooperative relations with the southern city.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan hosted a reception on September 24 for Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura Masahiro, who is in Ho Chi Minh City for the Friendship Dialogue and Economic Forum 2024.

Member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien and UK Minister of State for Defence Vernon Coaker co-chaired the fifth Vietnam-UK defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on September 13.

Multilateral diplomacy and national security issues amidst global headwinds were the focus of discussion at the 9th dialogue between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany recently held in Berlin.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Ministry of National Security of Vietnam led by Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Chien attended the 13th Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD 2024) in the Republic of Korea from September 10-12.

VOV.VN - As many as 31 localities from 15 countries have confirmed their participation in the second Friendship Dialogue due to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 23 – 24, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - A high-level delegation from Vietnam consisting of 23 members from ministries, sectors, and localities, led by Assoc. Prof., Dr. Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), is engaging in a research exchange programme on sharing leadership and governance experience in Australia from August 26 to September 1.