International cooperation
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.
20/05/2026
Prime Minister receives Deputy US Trade Representative
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy US Trade Representative, in Ha Noi on May 20, during his working visit to Viet Nam.
15/05/2026
Viet Nam, UAE promote bilateral cooperation and expand economic-trade-investment partnership
At the 6th session of the Viet Nam–United Arab Emirates (UAE) Intergovernmental Committee, held in Abu Dhabi on May 12 (local time), the two sides discussed a wide range of measures aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation and expanding the economic, trade and investment partnership between the two countries.
14/05/2026
Viet Nam, Cambodia reaffirm commitment to long-standing friendship
Viet Nam and Cambodia have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation during a visit to Cambodia by Trinh Van Quyet, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communication, Education and Mass Mobilisation.
12/05/2026
PM applauds Yamanashi's enhancement of ties with Vietnamese localities
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Governor of Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture Nagasaki Kotaro in Ha Noi on May 11, pledging support for Yamanashi’s continued promotion of substantive and comprehensive ties with Vietnamese localities, including Quang Tri, Lao Cai and Tay Ninh, with which the prefecture has already established relations.
International cooperation
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.
20/05/2026
Prime Minister receives Deputy US Trade Representative
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy US Trade Representative, in Ha Noi on May 20, during his working visit to Viet Nam.
15/05/2026
Viet Nam, UAE promote bilateral cooperation and expand economic-trade-investment partnership
At the 6th session of the Viet Nam–United Arab Emirates (UAE) Intergovernmental Committee, held in Abu Dhabi on May 12 (local time), the two sides discussed a wide range of measures aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation and expanding the economic, trade and investment partnership between the two countries.
14/05/2026
Viet Nam, Cambodia reaffirm commitment to long-standing friendship
Viet Nam and Cambodia have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation during a visit to Cambodia by Trinh Van Quyet, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communication, Education and Mass Mobilisation.
12/05/2026
PM applauds Yamanashi's enhancement of ties with Vietnamese localities
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Governor of Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture Nagasaki Kotaro in Ha Noi on May 11, pledging support for Yamanashi’s continued promotion of substantive and comprehensive ties with Vietnamese localities, including Quang Tri, Lao Cai and Tay Ninh, with which the prefecture has already established relations.
