Vietnam is emerging as a stabilising force in Southeast Asia, while shared foreign policy approaches are creating opportunities for deeper Vietnam-France ties.

General Secretary and President To Lam met French Communist Party National Secretary Fabien Roussel in Montreuil on September 10.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, spouse of Vietnamese National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man, met with Gantsetseg Tsendsuren, spouse of Mongolian Parliament Chairman Sandag Byambatsogt, in Ulaanbaatar on September 10.

Vietnamese leader To Lam’s official visit to France marks Olivier Brochet’s final high-level diplomatic engagement as French Ambassador to Vietnam, bringing his three-year posting to a close.

Vietnamese National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and Mongolian Parliament Chairman Sandag Byambatsogt signed a cooperation agreement between the two legislatures in Ulaanbaatar on September 10.

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hai Luu, Vietnam’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said the country would continue to strengthen women’s leadership in its next phase of development.

President of Vietnam’s National Assembly Tran Thanh Man held talks with Mongolian Parliament Chairman Sandag Byambatsogt in Ulaanbaatar on September 10.

The Office of the President held a press conference in Hanoi on September 10 to announce the President’s orders promulgating 15 laws adopted by the National Assembly (NA) at its first extraordinary session.

National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man met with Mongolian Prime Minister and Chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party Nyam-Osor Uchral in Ulaanbaatar on September 10 as part of his official visit to Mongolia.

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen will pay a state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

Vietnam and Russia have established a new cooperation framework to preserve minority languages, cultures and traditions while expanding people-to-people exchanges and intercultural dialogue.

Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, visited school No. 1253 on September 9 during their ongoing state visit to Russia.

General Secretary and President To Lam met with representatives of Zarubezhneft JSC, AFK Sistema and M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow on September 9 as part of his state visit to Russia.

General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the Vietnam–Russia science and technology forum on connecting strategic technologies in Moscow on September 9.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga met Vietnamese Embassy staff and community representatives in Ulaanbaatar on September 9. The meeting was part of their official visit to Mongolia.

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology President Tran Hong Thai held talks with AFK Sistema Vice President Artyom Zassourky to advance cooperation in several strategic technology fields.

Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan held a working session with his Russian counterpart Anton Germanovich Siluanov in Moscow on September 8 within the framework of the ongoing state visit to Russia by General Secretary and President To Lam.

President of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and his spouse visited Inter-Level School No. 14 named after President Ho Chi Minh in Ulaanbaatar on September 9, part of his official visit to Mongolia.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-ranking delegation arrived in Paris early September 10, beginning an official visit to France.

A box of clean soil from Da Nang Airport carries with it a story of land once contaminated by war, of responsibility toward the past, and of the long effort by Vietnam and the United States to heal the wounds between two nations.