A high school exchange programme titled “Teenage ambassadors 2026” was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo on June 18, bringing together students from Viet Nam and Japan to foster friendship and cultural understanding.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs Le Minh Tri received Isra Sunthornvut, deputy leader of Thailand’s Democrat Party, in Ha Noi on June 7.

Vietnamese entrepreneurs, academics, students and community representatives gathered in Düsseldorf for the 2026 NRW Vietnamese Forum under the theme "Connect – Support – Integrate – Develop," reaffirming their commitment to building a stronger and more sustainable community in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state.

Viet Nam attaches great importance to and wishes to further strengthen cooperation with Japan across all fields, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 15.

A ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Cuba (December 2, 1960 –2025) was held on December 9 in Ho Chi Minh City by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations and the Consulate General of Cuba in the southern city.

A mural celebrating the enduring friendship between Viet Nam and Cuba was inaugurated at the Cuban Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations on August 26 hosted a ceremony marking the 80th Independence Day of Indonesia (August 17, 1945 – 2025), reaffirming solidarity and friendship between the people of the city and Indonesia.