State President Luong Cuong hosted a grand state banquet in Hanoi on March 28 in honour of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is on a state visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting on March 28 with visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who reaffirmed that his country always treasures the Strategic Partnership with Vietnam.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and his Lao counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Vongkham Phommakone co-chaired the 5th Vietnam – Laos defence policy dialogue in the Lao northern province of Luang Prabang on March 28.

Vietnam treasures and wishes to foster friendship and cooperation with Brazil, the first and only Latin American country forming a Strategic Partnership with Vietnam in November last year, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse are set to attend the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-150) and pay official visits to Uzbekistan and Armenia from April 2 to 8, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on March 28.

Vietnam, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), organised a seminar in Vienna on March 26 on the upcoming signing ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, during which participants praised the country's efforts in preparing for this event.

Although Vietnam and Mexico have witnessed significant progress in their relations over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, there is still much potential for further development, said Pedro Vázquez González, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico.

VOV.VN - The Miss Sea Island Vietnam and Miss Cosmo Vietnam pageants will be hosted in Khanh Hoa province this May and June as part of the Nha Trang Sea Festival.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has penned an article sharing his feelings about his second visit to Hanoi from March 27-29 and assessments of the relations between Brazil and Vietnam over the past 35 years.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese striker Nguyen Xuan Son was warmly welcomed by President Luong Cuong and Brazilian President Lula da Silva at a ceremony on March 28, where a cooperation agreement between the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Brazilian Football Confederation was officially handed over.