Vietnam and Albania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 29 to establish a formal framework for cooperation in sending Vietnamese workers to the European country.

Vietnam's Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs is collecting feedback on a draft decree designed to improve the implementation of the revised Law on Belief and Religion while simplifying administrative procedures.

Hanoi and Rome have signed a joint statement aimed at strengthening comprehensive cooperation, marking a new step in relations between the two capitals.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on July 28 highlighted Australia as one of Vietnam’s important development partners and suggested the country continue accompanying Vietnam through official development assistance (ODA) programmes.

Vietnam’s latest Party plenum sends a clear message: with the government apparatus streamlined, the priority must now shift from making policy to delivering tangible results.

Economic and trade ties between Vietnam and the US have grown remarkably over the years, becoming a key pillar underpinning the elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The 14th Party Central Committee held its third plenum from July 20 to 24 as part of its full-term working program.

A Russian Navy flotilla carrying hundreds of officers and sailors has arrived at Cam Ranh International Port in Khanh Hoa Province, beginning a four-day visit to Vietnam.

The An Giang provincial Party Committee convened a conference on July 25 to announce the Politburo’s decision naming Le Quang Tung as its Secretary for the 2025-2030 tenure and assigning him to the Party Committee of Military Region 9.

The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi on July 25 to announce the State President's order promulgating three ordinances recently adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee at its fourth session.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has been named the laureate of the 2026 Lev N. Tolstoy International Peace Prize in recognition of his contributions to advancing peace and international cooperation.

The Vietnamese delegation proposed making energy security and transition a pillar of ASEAN-Canada relations, and urged Canada to support the implementation of the ASEAN Power Grid and expand cooperation in renewable energy.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung proposed that ASEAN–UK cooperation shift its focus from growth to enhancing resilience, self-reliance and innovation on the basis of increasingly strengthened mutual trust.

Hoa Nghiem Pagoda (Anamngamsrisukhumaphat) was built on land donated by Ngamsri Sukhumphan, a Thai national of Vietnamese origin, who also contributed an initial 800,000 THB (approximately 24,600 USD) towards the project.

Vietnam and Japan agreed to work closely to realise the agreements reached during Prime Minister Takaichi’s visit to Vietnam in May.

The VN People's Navy's Frigate 015-Tran Hung Dao of Brigade 162 arrived at Xinzhou Naval Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on July 20, beginning a friendship visit and exchange programme with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

Lieutenant General Dinh Van Noi, Deputy Secretary of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee, has been appointed Party Secretary of the Phu Quoc Special Zone for the 2025–2030 term.

Amid the current digital era, a new mission of Vietnam’s communications on external relations is to build national soft power through telling stories of the nation and people as set in Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on May 19, 2026.

Continuing its fourth session, the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on July 17 discussed the draft revised Criminal Procedure Code.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Timor-Leste inaugurated its office in the capital city of Dili on July 15, marking its transition to fully functional, centralised operations just over three months after its establishment.