International cooperation
30/06/2026
Viet Nam wishes to elevate ties with Canada to new level: PM
Viet Nam wants to deepen its Comprehensive Partnership with Canada in a more substantive and effective manner, and elevate ties to a new level, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung told Canadian Ambassador Jim Nickel during a reception in Ha Noi on June 29, calling the North American nation an important partner.
18/06/2026
Prime Minister meets leaders of major Russian enterprises
During his meeting with Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, PM Hung expressed his sincere thanks for the cooperation, support, and significant contributions of Rosatom and the Russian side to the development of Viet Nam's atomic energy sector over the past four decades.
18/06/2026
PM attends plenary session of ASEAN – Russia Commemorative Summit
The commemorative summit is regarded as an important occasion to deepen the ASEAN – Russia Strategic Partnership, reinforce political commitments, inject fresh momentum into cooperation and shape strategic orientations for the next phase of relations across the three pillars of politics – security, economy, and society – culture.
11/06/2026
PM seeks stronger JICA support for Viet Nam’s development goals
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to continue supporting Viet Nam’s development priorities, including science and technology, digital transformation and strategic infrastructure projects.
10/06/2026
NA Chairman vows to facilitate signing, implementation of agreements between Viet Nam, Timor-Leste
The top legislator proposed the two governments continue negotiations on new cooperation agreements and reaffirmed the Vietnamese legislature’s readiness to facilitate the signing and implementation of bilateral arrangements.
09/06/2026
ASEAN Future Forum 2026 opens in Hanoi
In his welcoming remarks, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said Viet Nam established the forum with the aim of creating an open, substantive and forward-looking space for dialogue among ASEAN member states and international partners.
08/06/2026
Vietnamese Prime Minister hosts welcome ceremony for Thai counterpart
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a welcome ceremony in Ha Noi on June 8 for his Thai counterpart Anutin Charnvirakul, who is in Viet Nam for an official visit and participation in the third ASEAN Future Forum (AFF), scheduled for June 8–9.
08/06/2026
Viet Nam, Laos deepen cooperation, concretise strategic cohesion
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his visiting Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone held talks in Ha Noi on June 7, during which they sought measures to further elevate bilateral ties to a new height and specify the “strategic cohesion” dimension in the Viet Nam-Laos relations.
02/06/2026
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam concludes state visit to Philippines
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Manila on June 1, concluding their two-day state visit to the Philippines at the invitation of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse.
01/06/2026
Viet Nam, Philippines upgrade bilateral ties to Enhanced Strategic Partnership
Both sides emphasised the importance of international law and the United Nations Charter, the ASEAN Charter, and the principles of equality, cooperation, and mutual benefit; reaffirmed peace, stability, security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea/South China Sea; and stressed the need to resolve disputes peacefully on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
01/06/2026
Philippine President hosts official welcome ceremony for Viet Nam’s top leader
The trip marks the Vietnamese leader’s first visit to the Philippines as Party General Secretary and State President. It takes place as the two countries are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and as the Philippines assumes the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026.
20/05/2026
Viet Nam sees Sweden one of leading European partners in innovation, green development
Building on the strong foundations of bilateral cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung expressed Viet Nam’s wish for Sweden to remain one of its foremost partners in Europe in the fields of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and green development.
International cooperation
30/06/2026
Viet Nam wishes to elevate ties with Canada to new level: PM
Viet Nam wants to deepen its Comprehensive Partnership with Canada in a more substantive and effective manner, and elevate ties to a new level, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung told Canadian Ambassador Jim Nickel during a reception in Ha Noi on June 29, calling the North American nation an important partner.
18/06/2026
Prime Minister meets leaders of major Russian enterprises
During his meeting with Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, PM Hung expressed his sincere thanks for the cooperation, support, and significant contributions of Rosatom and the Russian side to the development of Viet Nam's atomic energy sector over the past four decades.
18/06/2026
PM attends plenary session of ASEAN – Russia Commemorative Summit
The commemorative summit is regarded as an important occasion to deepen the ASEAN – Russia Strategic Partnership, reinforce political commitments, inject fresh momentum into cooperation and shape strategic orientations for the next phase of relations across the three pillars of politics – security, economy, and society – culture.
11/06/2026
PM seeks stronger JICA support for Viet Nam’s development goals
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to continue supporting Viet Nam’s development priorities, including science and technology, digital transformation and strategic infrastructure projects.
10/06/2026
NA Chairman vows to facilitate signing, implementation of agreements between Viet Nam, Timor-Leste
The top legislator proposed the two governments continue negotiations on new cooperation agreements and reaffirmed the Vietnamese legislature’s readiness to facilitate the signing and implementation of bilateral arrangements.
09/06/2026
ASEAN Future Forum 2026 opens in Hanoi
In his welcoming remarks, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said Viet Nam established the forum with the aim of creating an open, substantive and forward-looking space for dialogue among ASEAN member states and international partners.
08/06/2026
Vietnamese Prime Minister hosts welcome ceremony for Thai counterpart
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a welcome ceremony in Ha Noi on June 8 for his Thai counterpart Anutin Charnvirakul, who is in Viet Nam for an official visit and participation in the third ASEAN Future Forum (AFF), scheduled for June 8–9.
08/06/2026
Viet Nam, Laos deepen cooperation, concretise strategic cohesion
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his visiting Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone held talks in Ha Noi on June 7, during which they sought measures to further elevate bilateral ties to a new height and specify the “strategic cohesion” dimension in the Viet Nam-Laos relations.
02/06/2026
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam concludes state visit to Philippines
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Manila on June 1, concluding their two-day state visit to the Philippines at the invitation of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse.
01/06/2026
Viet Nam, Philippines upgrade bilateral ties to Enhanced Strategic Partnership
Both sides emphasised the importance of international law and the United Nations Charter, the ASEAN Charter, and the principles of equality, cooperation, and mutual benefit; reaffirmed peace, stability, security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea/South China Sea; and stressed the need to resolve disputes peacefully on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
01/06/2026
Philippine President hosts official welcome ceremony for Viet Nam’s top leader
The trip marks the Vietnamese leader’s first visit to the Philippines as Party General Secretary and State President. It takes place as the two countries are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and as the Philippines assumes the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026.
20/05/2026
Viet Nam sees Sweden one of leading European partners in innovation, green development
Building on the strong foundations of bilateral cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung expressed Viet Nam’s wish for Sweden to remain one of its foremost partners in Europe in the fields of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and green development.
