A leading representative of the Vietnamese community in Europe has called for the selection and training of influential overseas Vietnamese figures to help promote Party and State policies abroad.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front has selected 397 nominees for its new Central Committee for the 2026-2031 term, with a reappointment rate of 77.8%.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam on Tuesday called on the Vietnam Fatherland Front to strengthen its role in listening to citizens and ensuring that legitimate public concerns are never ignored.

Vietnam’s top leaders gathered in Hanoi on Tuesday for the opening of the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that on May 11, Party General Secretary and President To Lam held an online meeting with Swiss President Guy Parmelin.

The Indonesian Navy’s sail training ship KRI Bima Suci docked at Sai Gon – Hiep Phuoc Port in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10, beginning a four-day goodwill visit to the southern metropolis.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ireland Pham Toan Thang’s recent working visit to Cork highlighted efforts to strengthen institutional foundations and expand Vietnam-Ireland cooperation in trade, education, technology and people-to-people exchanges.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam met with Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo on the afternoon of May 8 as part of his state visit to the South Asian country.

The successful state visit to India by General Secretary and President To Lam rom May 5 to 7 is expected to produce a wide range of substantive outcomes and mark a significant milestone in the growing partnership between the two countries.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-level delegation of Vietnam arrived in Hanoi late on May 8, concluding their participation in the 48th ASEAN Summit held in Cebu, the Philippines on May 7–8.

French railway leaders say Vietnam’s North-South high-speed railway could cut travel time between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to under six hours, reshaping national connectivity.

Vietnam and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in religion, Buddhism, culture and heritage preservation during Party General Secretary and President To Lam’s state visit to Sri Lanka.

The two sides committed to further strengthening friendship and cooperation, deepening political trust at a high level, and expanding collaboration in a more comprehensive and substantive manner across all sectors.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung put forward three major proposals to help ASEAN effectively respond to increasingly interconnected and multidimensional nature of current challenges while addressing the 48th ASEAN Summit Plenary in Cebu, the Philippines.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam on May 7 visited the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) in Mumbai where he was invited to perform the ceremonial bell-ringing.

Politburo member Nguyen Duy Ngoc has held working sessions with leaders of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Deputy FM Dang Hoang Giang, Head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam, led a Vietnamese delegation to a series of ASEAN foreign ministerial meetings in Cebu, the Philippines on May 7 which finalised preparations for the 48th ASEAN Summit.

Party Chief and President To Lam underscored that VN–India cooperation should be positioned within the broader context of the world’s most dynamic growth centres and leading trends, including digital technology, AI, semiconductors, green transition.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam received Chief Minister of Maharashtra state Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on May 7 during his state visit to India.

General Secretary and State President To Lam on May 7 (local time) witnessed the exchange of cooperation agreements between Vietnamese and Indian businesses, as part of the India-Vietnam Business Forum in Mumbai.