The report of the United Nations (UN) agencies in Vietnam under the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism contains many inaccurate and unverified contents.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 10 attended a policy and law forum in Shanghai, which was set to promote investment and trade ties between Vietnam and China, as part of his official visit to the neighbouring country.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 10 received leaders of major Chinese corporations and businesses in Shanghai city within the framework of his official visit to China.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for visiting Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, in Hanoi on April 10.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican Secretary of State, in Ha Noi on April 9.

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on April 9 (US time) elected Vietnam to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for the 2025-2027 term.

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China Zhao Leji presided over a welcome ceremony for and held talks with Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue in Beijing, China, on April 8.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on April 8 to hand over the President's and the Defence Minister’s decisions to send three officers to the UN peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Abyei.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on April 5-6 (local time) met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during his trip to the US to attend the 2024 Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) in Boston.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Beijing on April 7 afternoon, beginning a six-day official visit to China.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on April 4 held separate meetings with some US officials and businesspeople following the 2024 Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) held in Boston, the US.

The Vietnamese Army Corps of Engineers is building a barracks for the Ghana Infantry Battalion in Rumamier, a "hot spot" of insecurity at the UNISFA mission.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Vatican, will visit Vietnam from April 9-14 at the invitation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the Government’s regular meeting and a teleconference between the Government and the 63 localities on April 3 to discuss the socio-economic situation in March and the first quarter and set tasks for Q2.

The 15th Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) report was announced on April 2, showing progress in citizen perceptions on local anti-corruption efforts and e-governance but a backsliding in transparency in 2023.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son began a two-day official visit to China on April 3 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to further boost the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

Frigate Vendémiaire of the French Navy will pay a goodwill visit to Da Nang, central Vietnam, from April 11 to 15, according to the French Embassy in Hanoi.

In the past 36 years, Le Thi Lan, 82, has had only two dreams of her son, Nguyen Huu Loc, a navy martyr, since he was killed in the fight against Chinese invaders, while protecting the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef .

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will pay an official visit to China April 3-4, 2024, at the invitation of Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Forces from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia on March 29 joined a search and rescue exercise handling a traffic accident that caused a fire in Son Tra peninsula in the central city of Da Nang.