Viet Nam & World

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are on an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) from October 28 to 30, 2025 at the invitation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

At the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Nam Duong presented a letter of credentials from President Luong Cuong to President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, officially beginning his term of office in the Arab Republic of Egypt on October 27.

Party General Secretary To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended a seminar with leading strategists on artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in the UK and the world, which was held in London on October 28, within the framework of their official visit to the UK.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Ha Noi on October 28 for Zhang Guozhi, Deputy Governor of China’s Guangdong province, who is in Viet Nam to attend the 9th conference on coordinating cooperation between ministries, sectors, and localities of Viet Nam and the southeastern Chinese province.

State President Luong Cuong’s upcoming trip to attend the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders' Week (AELW) and engage in bilateral activities in the Republic of Korea (RoK) holds great significance in various aspects, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang told the press ahead of the trip.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on October 28 attended the opening of the 9th edition of Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and met with Saudi Arabian Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadhil Al-Ibrahim as well as representatives of major Saudi Arabian corporations and investment funds as part of his working trip to the Middle East nation.

The working visit by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 26-28 produced numerous specific and practical outcomes, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on October 28 received Achim Post, Vice President of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), and Bernd Lange, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, along with members of the SPD delegation, on the occasion of their working visit to Viet Nam where they will also attend the 10th Dialogue between the Communist Party of Viet Nam and the SPD.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attended the closing ceremony of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, and the handover of the ASEAN Chairmanship from Malaysia to the Philippines in Kuala Lumpur on October 28 afternoon.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Permanent Secretary of the Singaporean Ministry of Defence Chan Heng Kee co-chaired the 16th Viet Nam–Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue in central Da Nang city on October 28.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, paid tribute to proletariat leader Karl Marx at his grave in Highgate Cemetery in London on October 28, as part of their official visit to the UK.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 28 joined leaders of ASEAN member states and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the 5th ASEAN – Australia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, part of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong held their second annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28 on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other ASEAN leaders and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the ASEAN–New Zealand Commemorative Summit on October 28, marking the 50th anniversary of their partnership.

State President Luong Cuong’s participation in the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea (RoK) reflects Viet Nam’s strong commitment to regional economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and its growing role in shaping the regional cooperation framework, especially in preparation for hosting APEC 2027.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu have discussed ways to boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as coordination in the ASEAN–Canada relations, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other ASEAN leaders and Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the 28th ASEAN - China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28, as part of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session on October 28 with Vietnamese ambassadors to ASEAN and regional countries sharing maritime borders with Viet Nam, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, arrived in London on October 28 morning (local time), starting their three-day official visit to the UK at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.