VOV.VN - The Royal Thai Navy vessel HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan arrived at Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi International Port on May 18, beginning a friendship visit to Ho Chi Minh City from May 18 to 23 to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand (1976-2026).

VOV.VN - A US Navy group, including the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and the cruiser USS Robert Smalls with more than 2,000 officers and sailors, led by Rear Admiral Thomas Shultz, commander of US Expeditionary Strike Group 7, docked at Tien Sa Port on December 8 to begin a four-day friendship visit to the central city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien arrived in Tokyo on July 27, beginning a friendship visit to Japan.