Vietnam remains committed to adhering to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promoting international legal cooperation on maritime issues for peace, stability, and prosperity based on international law, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan have issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership during the State visit to Azerbaijan by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam from May 7–8 at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, who leads the Government’s negotiation delegation on reciprocal trade agreement with the US, met with US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on May 7 to advance ongoing negotiations addressing bilateral economic and trade matters.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish the strategic partnership following talks in Baku between Party General Secretary To Lam and President Ilham Aliyev.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underlined the need to bolster investment and trade cooperation commensurate with the newly established Strategic Partnership between the two countries, aiming to raise bilateral trade turnover to US$5 billion by 2030.

Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu provided further details on the direction, mechanism, and expected timeline of the preferential credit package worth VND500 trillion (about US$20 billion) to support businesses investing in infrastructure and digital technology, at the Government’s monthly regular press conference.

Vietnam Airlines has adjusted flight routes and operational plans for flights between Vietnam and Europe to ensure the safety of passengers and crew, given the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s announcement of the temporary closure of its airspace starting from 2:55am on May 7 (Vietnam time).

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines officially launched a direct air route connecting Hanoi and Milan on May 7 as part of the Vietnam–Europe Tourism Promotion Program, aimed at boosting tourism and economic ties between Vietnam and Italy.

VOV.VN - Tourism operators fear that Thailand will lose its position as the top Southeast Asian (SEA) destination to Vietnam in a few years, Thai newspaper Bangkok Post wrote in recent article.

A Vietnam Airlines flight en route from Hanoi to Frankfurt, German, had to make an unscheduled landing in Turkey on May 6 to assist a passenger experiencing a serious health problem.