Viet Nam & World

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam on August 14 sent a message of congratulations to András Baka on his election as President of Hungary.

To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation have successfully concluded state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9 to 14, at the invitations of Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn and Governor-General of New Zealand Cindy Kiro.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), led by Vu Hai Ha, member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for National Defence, Security and External Relations, attended the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) and the first international seminar themed “Fidel: Legacy and Future” in Havana, Cuba from August 7-12.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung attended a ceremony in Ha Noi on August 13 for the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement for the next phase between FPT Corporation and Mila – Quebec AI Institute of Canada.

The state visit to New Zealand by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam has attracted considerable attention from the local media.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, and New Zealand Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro visited an exhibition featuring works by renowned Māori photographer Fiona Pardington in Auckland on August 13, as part of the former’s state visit to New Zealand.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Auckland on August 13 evening (local time), concluding a state visit to New Zealand at the invitation of Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters co-chaired the fourth Viet Nam–New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM-4) in Auckland on August 13.

A solemn ceremony convened at Fidel Castro Park in Dong Ha Ward, Quang Tri Province, on August 13 to honour the 100th birth anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro (August 13, 1926–2026).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam met with Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee in Auckland on August 13.

Viet Nam and New Zealand have issued a joint statement on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam’s state visit to New Zealand from August 12-13.

Leading a working delegation to the Russian Federation, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Tran Duc Thang visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and held a working session with Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi on August 12.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam attended the 2026 Viet Nam–New Zealand higher and vocational education forum in Auckland on August 13 afternoon (local time), part of his ongoing state visit to New Zealand.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam held talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Auckland on August 13, during which they agreed to further consolidate political trust, expand economic and trade cooperation and make effective use of shared free trade agreements.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam met with New Zealand Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro in Auckland on August 13 (local time), following an official welcome ceremony held at the Government House as part of his state visit to New Zealand.

Relations between New Zealand and Viet Nam are entering a new phase of closer engagement, underpinned by growing political trust, rapidly expanding trade and increasingly intertwined interests in education, agriculture, technology, investment and regional cooperation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam attended the New Zealand–Viet Nam Business Roundtable in Auckland on August 13 as part of his state visit to New Zealand.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met the press and witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between the two countries in Auckland on August 13.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), led by Le Hong Quang, Member of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Deputy Head of the PCC’s Commission for Internal Affairs, paid a working visit to Nicaragua, holding meetings with agencies of the Nicaraguan Party, State and National Assembly from August 10-11.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh hosted a reception in Ha Noi on August 12 for a delegation from the US House of Representatives, led by Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Tim Walberg.