National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh arrived in Paris on July 10, beginning her five-day working visit to France, and attending the 50th meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) General Assembly.

According to the Viet Nam National Authority of Tourism, building on the achievements of 2024, the tourism sector has been proactive, dynamic, and innovative in implementing tasks and measures during the first half of 2025, achieving significant results. The number of tourists in many localities has increased compared to the same period last year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had bilateral meetings with Foreign Ministers of Japan and Switzerland on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-58) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 10.

Amid global economic uncertainty, Viet Nam is recognised as an attractive destination for foreign investment, buoyed by macroeconomic stability, bold reforms, and a business-friendly climate, heard at the Techcombank Investment Summit in Ha Noi on July 9.

As a peace-loving country that always puts the interests of its people first, considering people as both the goal and the driving force of development, the Party and State of Viet Nam always pay attention to, protect, and ensure human rights, considering this as a top priority and task.

Viet Nam’s athletes delivered a strong performance at the 2025 Wushu Taolu Asian Cup in China, securing third place overall with a total of 12 medals, including two golds, eight silvers, and two bronzes.

Viet Nam is steadfast in its adherence to international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Permanent Representative of Vietnam in Geneva Ambassador Mai Phan Dung told Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) reporters there.

Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Ha Noi on July 5 for Chief of Defence Forces of Thailand Gen. Songwit Noonpackdee, who is on an official visit to Viet Nam.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on July 4 signed Decision No. 1482/QD-TTg on the personnel of the Viet Nam – Laos Cooperation Committee, part of the Intergovernmental Committee for Bilateral Cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has called on the US food and beverage giant PepsiCo to move beyond its role as a major investor and become a “strategic partner” that accompanies the country’s development journey.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 4 sent a message of congratulations to Kim Min Seok on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Viet Nam’s official status as a partner country of BRICS - a bloc of major emerging economies - marks a strategically important move that helps enhance the country's position and amplify its voice in the international arena, said Prof. Ezequiel Ramoneda, President of the Latin American Association for Asian and African Studies (ALADAA) in Argentina.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s July 4 – 8 trip to Brazil for the expanded BRICS summit and bilateral activities presents an opportunity for Viet Nam to showcase its determination and aspirations for development in a new era, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang.

Becoming a partner of BRICS will help Viet Nam diversify its relations, strengthen its political and diplomatic position, thereby expand its influence on distant regions such as South America, where the two sides have great potential for economic cooperation, said Marcelo Ramírez, an Argentine expert in international relations.

Viet Nam and Brazil, boasting robust friendship and cooperation for years, are now leveraging the complementary strengths of their economies to elevate the bilateral relations to a new high.

The discussions follow President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs of between 20%- 40% after his phone talks with the Vietnamese Party chief, during which the two leaders discussed the bilateral ties.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien stressed that the ministerial-level cooperation mechanisms between the two countries, including the ministerial-level dialogue on trade and the one on energy and minerals, play an important role in promoting multifaceted collaboration.

Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, on June 30, during her working visit to Italy, paid a courtesy call on Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, highlighting the growing momentum in Viet Nam–Vatican relations.

Retail fuel prices have been lowered starting from July 1 as the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 204/2025/QH15 on value-added tax (VAT) reduction takes effect.

An exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career in China has been jointly held by the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History of China and the Ho Chi Minh Museum of Viet Nam as part of activities to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations and the Year of Humanistic Exchange 2025 between the two nations.