The Thai Embassy in Vietnam and the Thai naval vessel HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan on May 19 held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations (1976–2026), and the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

The second Asia Agri Food International 2026, taking place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 19–20, has brought together representatives of businesses, policymakers and experts to discuss ways to deepen India–Vietnam cooperation in agriculture and food, with a focus on sustainable supply chains, and market connectivity.

Vietnam and Australia are well positioned to deepen practical cooperation across multiple sectors following the upgrading of ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with strong complementarities and growing business interest driving new opportunities, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

The Vietnamese Government maintains the consistent policy of promoting a balanced and sustainable economic and trade relationship with the US, Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan stated at a meeting with US trade officials in Hanoi on May 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Sweden have shared an ambition to elevate bilateral relations toward innovation-driven and sustainable development-oriented cooperation, during a meeting in Hanoi on May 19 between Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and Sweden’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dag Hartelius.

VOV.VN - A graduation ceremony was held on May 19 for an advanced political theory course designed for officials from Champasak province, Laos, at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Region II.

Vietnam always attaches importance to building substantive cooperation with relevant agencies of Croatia, a country with an increasingly important position in the European Union, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang has said.

The Embassy of Vietnam in New Zealand, in its capacity as the coordinator for the ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue partnership and Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Wellington (ACW), supported the successful organisation of the New Zealand Model ASEAN Meeting (NZMAM) 2026 in Wellington from May 16-18.

VOV.VN - Hanoi police have dismantled a large-scale gold smuggling ring involving Chinese nationals, seizing about 5 kilograms of gold and uncovering transactions worth an estimated VND1.2 trillion (approximately US$47 million).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang highlighted potential for defence cooperation between Vietnam and Croatia while receiving Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman in Hanoi on May 19.