VOV.VN - The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on June 7 unanimously elected Vietnam as one of the Vice Presidents of the 77th UN General Assembly to represent the Asia-Pacific region.

Minister of Public Security, General To Lam had a meeting with the new Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil in Hanoi on June 2 to discuss negotiations on more security agreements to create a legal foundation for the bilateral partnership in criminal combat.

VOV.VN - The Asian Ambassadors' Wives Association in Geneva organised the Asian Harvest Festival on June 2 at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), with the occasion featuring the participation of missions of Asian nations.

The 2nd Vietnam – Israel Defence Policy Dialogue took place in Hanoi on June 2 under the co-chair by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, and Major General (retired) Amir Eshel, Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defence.

The Royal Thai Consulate-General and the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (ThaiCham) have awarded 140 scholarships worth VND700 million to children in Ho Chi Minh City who lost their parents or caregivers from COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The two inspection agencies of Vietnam and Laos signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 1 aimed at further improving inspections, the settlement of complaints and denunciations, and anti-corruption efforts.

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission, is leading a high-ranking delegation to visit Laos from May 30 to June 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnam produced an estimated export surplus of US$520 million in the past five months, an impressive figure that shows the country’s economy is gathering steam and its foreign trade is up and running from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam Consulate General in the Lao northern province of Luang Prabang and the local Laos – Vietnam Friendship Association have kicked off a host of events to mark the Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.

Senior Party officials of Vietnam and Cuba have agreed that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, regular meetings and exchanges between the two Parties and countries vividly demonstrate their special friendship.