Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing affirmed his commitment to facilitating Vietnamese investment projects in Myanmar, while giving high priority to promoting trade and investment ties between the two countries.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended and delivered a speech at the 2026 Vietnam-Japan Local Cooperation Forum in Hue city on September 6.

Vietnam rolled out an official welcome for Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Hanoi, marking the highest-level exchange between the two countries since 2019.

The UN has adopted Vietnam’s proposal for an International Decade for Culture for Sustainable Development from 2027 to 2036, backed by more than 100 co-sponsors.

Vietnam’s Party Secretariat has instructed organizations throughout the political system to designate official spokespersons and clearly assign responsibility for communications.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man will visit South Korea and Mongolia from September 6-11 as Vietnam seeks to deepen political, economic and parliamentary ties with both countries.

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is set to visit Vietnam from September 4-6 amid efforts by the two countries to strengthen economic ties and expand cooperation.

For the first time, Vietnam’s national flag illuminated two sides of Perth Town Hall on the evening of September 2, marking a historic and emotional moment for the Vietnamese community in Western Australia.

Thousands of kilometers from home, Vietnamese UN peacekeepers in Abyei marked National Day with music, history and culture, sharing a taste of Vietnam with international colleagues.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said “Vietnam is always in my heart,” recalling his youth when he took part in protests against the Vietnam War.

Vietnam plans to create new regional growth poles and encourage selected localities to become centrally governed cities as part of a sweeping strategy to reshape the country’s development map.

Established in 2004, the cooperation effort between Lao Cai, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Yunnan, China has held 11 rotating conferences over 22 years and has increasingly demonstrated its sustainability and practical value.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended the inauguration ceremony of a statue of President Ho Chi Minh at Ho Chi Minh Square, located within the Royal Central Park complex in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on the morning of August 31.

Nguyen Thanh Nghi, head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission, stressed that security as an enabler of development means shifting from a mindset of “protecting against risks” to one of "creating capacity and safe development space."

The 81st National Day anniversary of Vietnam (September 2, 1945–2026) has been celebrated with ceremonies held in Thailand, Japan, and Brazil.

An inter-sectoral coordination group from Vietnam and Laos conducted an inspection in the northwestern province of Dien Bien from August 26 to 28.

Vietnam and Sri Lanka are moving to deepen Buddhist and cultural cooperation, with both sides seeking to turn a newly signed memorandum into concrete exchanges, heritage projects and long-term ties.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung held a phone call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on August 28, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang has urged the US to remove Vietnam from its D1 and D3 export control lists, consider recognizing the country as a market economy, and take an objective and fair approach to trade remedy cases.

Vietnam has decided to provide $100,000 in emergency humanitarian assistance to help the Colombian government and people recover from the devastating earthquake and restore stability to communities in affected areas.