The 49th ASEAN Summit is of great significance, not only in reviewing the outcomes of cooperation during the Philippines' ASEAN Chairmanship year, but also in charting the following steps towards strengthening ASEAN's role, position, and capacity to adapt to changes in the international environment.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung’s participation in the 49th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines, from November 14-17 reflects Viet Nam’s continued commitment to consistently pursuing a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance and resilience, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, and diversification and multilateralisation of relations in line with the spirit of the 14th National Party Congress.

The AVAC Viet Nam Joint Stock Company on October 10 shipped a batch of 100,000 doses of its AVAC ASF LIVE vaccine to the Philippines, completing a 300,000-dose order following the vaccine’s approval for unrestricted commercial use in the country.

Ho Chi Minh City is seeking to deepen multi-faceted cooperation with Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tran Luu Quang told the ASEAN countries’ diplomats.

Within the framework of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-59) and related meetings, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung attended the ASEAN–China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila, the Philippines, on July 22.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and State President To Lam and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on June 12 sent congratulatory messages to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr on the occasion of the 128th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of the Philippines (June 12, 1898 – 2026).

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines said it has not received any information about Vietnamese casualties in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Mindanao.

Viet Nam and the Philippines have agreed to deepen their comprehensive and practical defence cooperation and effectively implement the newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation between the two countries' defence ministries.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam met with representatives of some organisations and businesses in the Philippines on May 31 afternoon, part of his state visit to the archipelagic nation.

With a strong foundation of friendship, growing political trust and broad cooperation potential, the upcoming state visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam to the Philippines is expected to provide a fresh impetus for bilateral ties and contribute positively to peace, stability and development in the region, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong has said.

Philippine media, citing a statement from the country’s Presidential Communications Office, reported that General Secretary and President To Lam’s state visit to the Philippines will mark a historic milestone in bilateral relations, the first state visit to the Philippines by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.

The overseas Vietnamese (OV) communities in Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are playing a growing bridging role in fostering friendship and cooperation between their host countries and the homeland, according to Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Trung Kien in a recent interview granted to the Viet Nam News Agency (VNA).

The upcoming state visit to the Philippines by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam, his spouse and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation carries a historic significance for relations between the Philippines and Viet Nam, according to Philippine Ambassador to Viet Nam Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of the country are scheduled to pay a state visit to the Philippines from May 31 to June 1.

Viet Nam and the Philippines are stepping up cooperation to ensure food security, with rice trade emerging as a key pillar of their partnership amid growing global uncertainties.

Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang said that the Vietnamese delegation made important contributions to the summit’s success, reflecting the foreign policy orientation set out by the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, which continues to place ASEAN at the centre of Viet Nam’s regional engagement, as well as its commitment to proactive, positive and responsible contributions to ASEAN Community-building process.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong on March 5 held phone talks with Philippine Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy Leo Herrera-Lim.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMMR) and related meetings from January 28–29 in Cebu, Philippines, at the invitation of his Filipino counterpart Maria Theresa P. Lazaro.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted separate receptions in Ha Noi on January 13 for Cambodian Ambassador Chea Kimtha, US Ambassador Marc Knapper, and Philippine Ambassador Meynardo L.B. Montealegre, who came to bid farewell to the top legislator at the end of their tenures in Viet Nam.

Receiving Saudi Arabian Ambassador Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy, the President affirmed that Saudi Arabia is an important partner of Viet Nam in the Middle East. He noted that the two countries share many similarities in development goals as well as values of peace, cooperation and development.