National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on October 24 had a meeting with South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, who is on a two-day state visit to Viet Nam.

Viet Nam values its traditional friendship with South Africa, its close friend and first African partner with which it established a partnership for cooperation and development framework in 2004, State President Luong Cuong told visiting South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa during their talks in Ha Noi on October 23.

At the invitation of President Luong Cuong, President of the Republic of South Africa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is paying a state visit to Viet Nam from October 23 to 24, 2025. This marks the first visit by a South African head of state to Viet Nam in nearly two decades and serves as a historic milestone in the deepening and substantive enhancement of Viet Nam–South Africa relations.

The visit helped generate new momentum and strengthen the traditional friendship between Viet Nam and the DPRK, Vu said, noting that the two leaders spent considerable time reviewing the long-standing relationship, established by President Ho Chi Minh and President Kim Il Sung, and expressed mutual appreciation for the support provided to each other in the past.

General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the DPRK Kim Jong Un presided over the ceremony.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said that the upcoming visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam marks an important milestone in the bilateral relations.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza laid a wreath and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Ha Noi on August 31 afternoon.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony on September 1 for First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza, who are in Viet Nam for a state visit and attendance at a ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

The Party chief believed that the King's visit, accompanied by many high-ranking Bhutanese officials, is an important milestone, creating an opportunity to deepen the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Viet Nam and Bhutan more practically and effectively, meeting the interests of the two countries' people, and contributing responsibly to peace, stability and sustainable development in the region and the world.

President Luong Cuong believed that this historic visit by the King and Queen of Bhutan will create new momentum for the two countries to cooperate substantially, effectively, and for mutual benefit, for the happiness of the people, the prosperity of the two nations, contributing to peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world.

The upcoming state visit to Viet Nam by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and the Queen of Bhutan at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong and his spouse is expected to further deepen bilateral ties and promote cooperation in potential areas.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13 at the invitation of President of the RoK Lee Jae Myung and his wife.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Ha Noi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.

The state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from August 10 to 13 by Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse will make a significant contribution to enhancing political trust and elevating practical cooperation between the two countries, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu told the press.

State President Luong Cuong's freshly-ended visits to Egypt and Angola not only reaffirmed Viet Nam’s enduring solidarity with its long-standing African partners, but also helped advance its comprehensive cooperation with regional countries across key areas, particularly in market and partner diversification in support of the country’s broader development goals, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam is scheduled to pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from August 10 to 13.

State President Luong Cuong met with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on the afternoon of August 5 (local time), within the framework of his State visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation had a working session with Vietnamese Ambassadors to African countries in Cairo on August 3 evening on the occasion of his state visit to Egypt.

State President Luong Cuong, his spouse Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam arrived in Cairo on August 3 afternoon, starting their state visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his spouse.

State President Luong Cuong and his spouse will lead a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam to pay state visits to the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Angola from August 3-9.