General Secretary and President To Lam attended a ceremony organised by Vietnam Airlines on August 10 evening (local time) to mark 35 years of air and tourism connectivity between Vietnam and Australia.

General Secretary and President To Lam received Nicholas Moore, Australia’s Special Envoy for Southeast Asia, in Sydney on August 10, within the framework of his state visit to Australia.

Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn hosted a welcome ceremony in Canberra on August 11 morning for General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation who are paying a state visit to Australia from August 9-12.

Vietnam and New Zealand are seeking fresh momentum in their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as Party General Secretary and President To Lam makes a landmark state visit.

Vietnam's National Assembly observed a minute of silence this morning in memory of Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane before opening its first extraordinary session.

Vietnam will observe two days of national mourning for Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of Laos Xaysomphone Phomvihane from August 10 to 11.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 9 led a high-ranking Vietnamese Party and State delegation to Laos to pay respects to Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane, who passed away on August 8.

Party Chief and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport on August 9 evening (local time), beginning a four-day state visit to Australia at the invitation of Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn said nearly six decades of dialogue, mutual respect and a drive to find common ground have forged the strength that carried the bloc through crises and kept regional peace and stability intact.

Since joining ASEAN in 1995, Vietnam has consistently regarded the bloc as a cornerstone of its foreign policy, actively engaging in all three ASEAN Community pillars and cooperation mechanisms.

The HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 7 held a gathering to celebrate the 59th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8, 1967–2026), highlighting friendship and solidarity among the people of ASEAN member states.

Vietnam will continue to serve as a positive factor in helping shape major strategic shifts and the future development of ASEAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has affirmed.

At the invitation of Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn, General Secretary and President To Lam will depart tomorrow, August 9, for a state visit to Australia, accompanied by a high-level Vietnamese delegation.

The commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command described Vietnam as a positive force for ASEAN centrality and maritime security in the East Sea during a visit to Vietnam.

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Sophon Zaram visited Ngoc Son Temple today as part of his official visit to Vietnam, while also taking part in events marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang held talks with Malaysian Minister of Defence Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin after chairing an official welcome ceremony for the guest in Hanoi on August 6.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception for US Ambassador Jennifer Wicks, who came to pay a courtesy call at the start of her tenure in Vietnam, on August 6.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam will pay state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9 to 14 at the invitation of Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn and Governor-General of New Zealand Cindy Kiro.

The Truth National Political Publishing House and the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education introduced a 24-volume Spanish-language collection of selected works by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in Hanoi on August 5.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security’s immigration office announced on August 5 that its task force had coordinated with relevant agencies to receive 47 Vietnamese nationals deported from the US.