General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Auckland International Airport on August 12 evening (local time), beginning their three-day state visit to New Zealand, at the invitation of Governor-General Cindy Kiro.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Canberra at noon on August 12 (local time), concluding their four-day state visit to Australia and departing for a state visit to New Zealand.