Viet Nam & World

The Viet Nam-Laos relationship has always been nurtured and developed, growing ever closer to become one of great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and deep strategic connectivity. Built on a foundation of exceptionally high political trust, cooperation in economics, trade, and investment is increasingly becoming an important pillar, contributing to creating new momentum for the development of both countries.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam and heads of Vietnamese representative missions in the country on October 5 congratulated Saleumxay Kommasith on his election as Prime Minister of Laos, expressing confidence that bilateral cooperation will continue to grow in a deep, substantive and effective manner.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation on official visits to Laos and Cambodia from October 8 to 10.

Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang received Murat Kaya, Vice Chairman of the Board and Co-founder of ICT Group, and Adalat Bakhishov, Chairman of ANVI Group, both from Türkiye, in Ha Noi on October 5, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation in security technology and industry.

Viet Nam and Algeria’s strong political trust and economic potential are set to foster more tangible cooperation, especially in areas like trade, investment, energy, oil and gas, and science and technology, Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Vu Duy Long said at a ceremony celebrating Viet Nam’s 81st National Day (September 2) in Algiers on October 4.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and President of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man sent letters of congratulations to their newly elected Lao counterparts on October 5.

Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu hosted a reception in Ha Noi on October 5 for a delegation of the Hungarian Workers’ Party led by its President Gyula Thürmer, who is on a working trip to Viet Nam from October 4-10.

President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and his spouse, Maricel Cohen De Mulino, arrived in Ha Noi on October 5 afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and his spouse.

In the more than 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Viet Nam and Panama have continued to expand cooperation across multiple fields, while promoting each country’s role as a bridge between the world’s dynamic regions.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and his spouse, President of the Republic of Panama Jose Raul Mulino and his spouse are paying an official visit to Viet Nam from October 5 to 8.

On October 5, President of the Republic of Panama Jose Raul Mulino and his spouse began an official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam and his spouse.

The official visit to Viet Nam from October 5-8 by Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his spouse marks a historic milestone in the relations between the two countries, Panamanian Ambassador to Viet Nam Nubiela Ayala Modes affirmed in an interview granted to the Viet Nam News Agency ahead of the trip.

Viet Nam and Panama are entering a new phase of bilateral cooperation with opportunities to deepen their ties and turn their long-standing friendship into more substantive and effective collaboration, Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and Panama Nguyen Van Hai told the Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino’s upcoming official visit to Viet Nam.

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), led by Le Hai Binh, Member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Director of the Academy, has paid a working visit to the UK.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam received in Ha Noi on October 3 the ambassadors of Palestine, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil and France, who presented their credentials and officially began their terms of office in Viet Nam.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam on October 3 sent a congratulatory message to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the Day of German Unity (October 3, 1990-2026).

Viet Nam affirmed support for self-determination and the promotion of the decolonisation process at a joint debate of the Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (Fourth Committee) of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York on October 2.

Viet Nam's Ministry of National Defence and the National Council of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia Motherland (SFDCM) held their ninth meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 2 to review projects to build, repair and renovate Viet Nam-Cambodia Friendship Monuments in Cambodia.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man on October 1 sent a congratulatory letter to Vyacheslav Volodin on his re-election as Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia.

A delegation from the Office of the National Assembly (NA), led by the office’s Vice Chairman Pham Dinh Toan, is paying a working visit to Mexico from September 28 to October 2 as part of the Vietnamese legislature’s external relations activities in 2026.