Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 8 sent messages of congratulations to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the occasion of the 35th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Brazil diplomatic ties (May 8, 1989 – 2024).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Duck-soo in Seoul on December 5, as part of his state visit to the RoK.

An art, sports and folk game exchange programme for students of Vietnam and Cambodia was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 18.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature arrived at Incheon International Airport in Seoul on December 12 afternoon, beginning their official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the invitation of Speaker of the Korean NA Park Byeong-seug.

High-ranking officials of Ukraine's Odessa province attended the opening ceremony of Vietnam new honorary consul office on June 25.

The Government of Luxembourg has supported Vietnam's National Expanded Programme on Immunisation through providing the Southeast Asian country with cold-chain equipment and other specialised equipment for vaccine and blood preservation, especially in mountainous, remote and border areas and islands, said Honorary Consul of Luxembourg in Vietnam Tran Hong Quang.

President of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien has called on Singapore to create favourable conditions for the VFF and Singapore’s the People's Association (PA) to exchange and discuss the contents of cooperation in the coming time.

Vietnam supports international legal processes, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.

A concert featuring two Swedish jazz artists – Elisabeth Melander and Lars Andersson – will be held on October 17 night at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) in Hanoi.

Vietnam and Armenia have a longstanding traditional friendship relations.The two coutries have always cooperated and supported each other at international forums.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a congratulatory message to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on July 10 in celebration of 40-year diplomatic ties.

Chargé d’Affaires of the German Embassy to Vietnam Hanns-Joerg Brunner has hailed the continuous growing relations between the two countries.