German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has just concluded his first official tour of the Gulf region, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — Berlin’s leading partners in the region.

A high-level delegation from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), led by its Managing Director Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, paid a working visit to the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) on February 4 to advance Viet Nam–Germany cooperation in sustainable development, energy transition and green hydrogen.

Viet Nam has emerged as a major economic player in Southeast Asia, with remarkable gains serving as a testament to the Communist Party of Viet Nam’s (CPV) sound leadership, according to Wulf Gallert, Co-chair of the International Commission of Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke).

The Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) has played an irreplaceable leadership role throughout the country’s history and development, with its enduring strength rooted in close bonds with the people, according to Patrik Köbele, Chairman of the German Communist Party (DKP).

Leaders of German political parties have expressed strong interest in and admiration for Viet Nam’s development achievements and the upcoming 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), during meetings with Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Dac Thanh.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to pay his first official visit to India since taking office early next week. The trip not only signals an adjustment in Berlin’s strategic thinking but also highlights New Delhi’s increasingly prominent role in Europe’s long-term calculations.

The Vietnamese business community in Berlin gathered on January 5 to celebrate the New Year 2026, reflecting on their accomplishments in 2025 and mapping out plans for the year ahead.

Viet Nam has become Germany’s “strategic anchor” in Southeast Asia. The shift from a donor – recipient model to a partnership of equals marks a defining turning point, demonstrating the special importance of bilateral relations.

Viet Nam and Germany have agreed to accelerate cooperation in energy transition, industrial production and digitalisation during the third meeting of their Joint Committee on Economic and Trade Cooperation in Ha Noi on November 17.

The first sum of over 3.75 billion VND was handed over on October 24 to the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee to provide immediate support to victims of Typhoons Bualoi and Matmo, while the second sum of 420 million VND will be transferred in the coming days.

As Viet Nam is a long-standing and reliable partner of the German state of Thuringia, the two sides can further consolidate and expand their mutually beneficial cooperation by focusing more on agriculture and agri-tech - sectors in which Viet Nam has strengths, said Marcus Malsch, State Secretary of the Thuringian Ministry of Economy and Agriculture.

Viet Nam looks forward to stronger cooperation with Hessen in developing an international financial centre, as well as in labour and employment, given Germany’s growing demand for healthcare and technical workers and Viet Nam’s capacity to meet it, according to Deputy PM Nguyen Hoa Binh.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on National Defence, Security and External Relations Nguyen Manh Tien has proposed that Germany actively support and accelerate the Federal Parliament’s ratification of the EU–Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) at the earliest possible time, turning it into a true symbol of the long-term and sustainable partnership between the EU and Viet Nam.

The Association of Hanoians in Germany held a gathering in celebration of Ha Noi’s Liberation Day (October 10), bringing together a large number of members, overseas Vietnamese, and representatives of Vietnamese associations from across the country.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 6 for Dr Kambiz Ghawami, President of the World University Service (WUS) of Germany and authorised representative of the State of Hessen, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

In his speech at Germany’s recent National Day celebrations, Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for the country to embark on a “new beginning.”

The State Agency for Technology and Innovation under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) inked an agreement to deploy the project “Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia implemented in Viet Nam” (CASE Viet Nam), on October 1.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always attach much importance to the multi-faceted cooperation with Germany, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has affirmed.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on September 23, 1975, Viet Nam and Germany have steadily strengthened and expanded their ties across all fields, deepening cooperation in a substantive manner and creating strong momentum to elevate the bilateral partnership to new heights.

Senior Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen, Deputy Minister of Public Security, led a delegation to Germany from September 17-21 at the invitation of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.