VOV.VN - Authorities of Cao Bang province (Vietnam) and Chongzuo city (Guangxi, China) on April 13 jointly organised the first-ever folk song festival on a border river, as part of the 2026 Vietnam–China border residents exchange programme.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam has written an article posted on the People’s Daily of China ahead of his state visit to China from April 14-17.

VOV.VN - Relations between Vietnam and China are poised to enter a new phase of development, with stronger cooperation momentum and expanding scope for engagement amid ongoing regional and global uncertainties.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh met with First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee A Dong in Beijing on April 12.

The upcoming state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam is expected to inject fresh momentum into bilateral relations and open up new avenues for cooperation, helping sustain stable, healthy and long-term ties for the benefit of both nations.

The upcoming state visit to China by Party Secretary General and State President To Lam from April 14 – 17 holds particular significance for the development of relations between the two Parties, and between the two countries, according to a Chinese scholar.

The National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS), in collaboration with Ant International - a unit of China-based Ant Group, and Vietcombank, on April 3 announced the expansion of cross-border QR code payment services between Vietnam and China.

VOV.VN - A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Guangxi, China, late on March 31, about 5 km from Cao Loc commune in Lang Son province, northern Vietnam with tremors felt by local residents.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has signed a decision approving a project to develop smart border gates at the Kim Thanh and Ban Vuoc clearance points of Lao Cai’s international border gate, aimed at enhancing trade, security-defence, and sustainable development along the Vietnam-China border.

Delegations from Vietnam’s Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard and China’s Mengzi Regional Border Guard of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on March 20 jointly held a ceremony to launch the 2026 bilateral patrol at Border Marker No. 3 along the Vietnam–China border.