VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived in Minsk on the afternoon of May 11 (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Belarus from May 11 to 12 at the invitation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Based on the outcomes of the official visit to Russia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam from May 8 -11, the two countries have issued a joint statement outlining major directions for the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in a new period of cooperation.

The state visit to Belarus by Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse and a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation from May 11-12 will create new momentum for strengthening and expanding Vietnam-Belarus relations, and provide orientations to further deepen the bilateral relationship, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu has said.

VOV.VN - The two countries have reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation in energy, industry, science and technology, and workforce training, while calling for stronger efforts to promote trade and two-way investment.

VOV.VN - All eight Vietnamese students have secured medals at the 2025 Asian Physics Olympiad, showing a remarkable improvement from last year’s results.

VOV.VN - The most optimistic scenario envisions a 10% tariff imposed by the US on Vietnamese goods, under which Vietnam’s GDP growth could reach the target range of 7.5–8%.

Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on May 10 afternoon (local time) laid flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh Statue in the Ho Chi Minh Square and at the memorial stele of Party General Secretary Le Duan in the Le Duan Square in Moscow, Russia.

State President Luong Cuong on May 10 sent a message of congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on being elected as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

Vietnam will further advance cooperation with Russia for the shared development and benefit of their people, and for common peace, stability, and prosperity in the world, Party General Secretary To Lam told Chairman of the "A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth" Party Sergey Mironov in their meeting in Moscow on May 10 (local time).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and Russian President Vladimir Putin have showed great pleasure at the positive development of the Vietnam–Russia comprehensive strategic partnership across a variety of fields, particularly in economics, trade, energy, education and training, science and technology, and innovation.