Vietnam and Australia, the co-chairs of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP), handed over the programme’s leadership to Canada and the Philippines during the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) 2025 that took place in Paris on June 3.

Vietnam is standing at a pivotal moment in its history, poised to enter a new era of national development, according to an article published on June 3 by the electronic edition of Pasaxon, the official organ of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee.

VOV.VN - Sri Lanka wishes to learn from Vietnam’s experience in economic development, especially in attracting foreign direct investment, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told a senior Vietnamese official during a meeting in Colombo on June 3.

VOV.VN - The June 5-7 visit to Estonia by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to open up new directions for bilateral cooperation in politics, economy, and people-to-people exchanges, according to Hannes Hanso, ambassador of Estonia to China, concurrently accredited to Vietnam, Mongolia, and Thailand.

The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in partnership with Operation Smile and the General Hospital of Ba Vi district launched a free surgical programme for underprivileged children with deformities on June 3.

Politburo member, Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on June 3 received Acting Chairman of the Commission for External Relations of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee Bounleua Phandanouvong, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong has been forced to withdraw from the national football team after failing to recover from an injury sustained during a training session in early June, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on June 3.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will jointly host two major exhibitions in manufacturing and supporting industries, presenting valuable opportunities for Vietnamese companies to deepen their integration into Japan’s industrial supply chain.

VOV.VN - The Standing Committee of the National Assembly passed the revised Ordinance on Population on June 3, abolishing the regulation that limited each couple to having only one or two children.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is rapidly transforming into one of the most dynamic and promising economies in Southeast Asia, according to international economic experts.