Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, on May 25 chaired a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (May 29, 1948-2023).

President Vo Van Thuong on May 24 received the ambassadors of Qatar, Brazil, Slovenia, Portugal, Estonia and Guinea, who came to present their credentials.

Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao, the first and only Vietnamese to be a member of the United Nations' International Law Commission (ILC), has been elected the ILC's Chief Rapporteur.

Ship 20 of the Naval Region 3’s Brigade 172 on May 23 joined ships from 11 other countries in activities in the framework of the 16th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2023.

President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision on ratifying the treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Vietnam and Uzbekistan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s freshly ended trip for attendance at the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7) and a working visit to Japan was a success in both bilateral and multilateral aspects.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 21 delivered a speech at the G7 expanded Summit’s working session named "Towards a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous World”.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 21 had separate meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, when he was attending the G7 expanded Summit in Hiroshima.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met US President Joe Biden and President of the European Council (EC) Charles Michel on May 20, within the framework of the ongoing expanded summit of the G7.

Attending the second session of the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in Hiroshima, Japan, he raised Vietnam’s point of view on ensuring fairness and reasonableness, taking into account the different conditions and levels between countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 20 stressed that promoting a more substantive and effective global partnership, international solidarity, and multilateral cooperation is key to solving today's complex challenges.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his high-ranking delegation arrived at Hiroshima airport at 13:55 on May 19, starting a business trip to attend to the expanded summit of the Group of Seven and a working visit to Japan from May 19 to 21.

The 13th Party Central Committee has issued an announcement on its mid-term meeting, which wrapped up in Hanoi on May 17 after two and a half days of sitting.

President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision approving the agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters between Vietnam and Thailand.

The 13th Party Central Committee opened its mid-term meeting in Hanoi on May 15 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Government officials will have to step down from their posts in 10 days if they get low confidence votes from two-thirds of voters, according to a new draft decree.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong attended the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of the Royal Family of the UK on May 6 in a three-day trip from May 4 to May 6.