Viet Nam & World

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has called on Viet Nam and Germany to adopt innovative approaches to cooperation and make better use of their complementary strengths in trade, investment, defence-security, science-technology, education and workforce development as the two countries seek to deepen their Strategic Partnership.

A delegation from Viet Nam’s central city of Hue led by Chairman Nguyen Khac Toan paid courtesy visits and held working sessions in the state of Lower Austria on June 10-11, as part of their working visit to Austria.

Viet Nam and Switzerland are seeking new avenues to deepen economic ties and enhance connectivity between their economies, as policymakers, business leaders and experts from both countries gathered at the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum (SVEF).

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Sy Thanh hosted a reception in Ha Noi on June 11 for Canadian Ambassador to Viet Nam Jim Nickel.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan has held a working session with US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to discuss economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong and Ambassador Julien Guerrier, Head of the European Union Delegation to Viet Nam, co-chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee for Component 1 of the Enhancing Economic Governance Programme (EEGP) in Ha Noi on June 11.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam, and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on June 11 sent messages of sympathy to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos over great losses of life and property caused by a recent earthquake in the southern Philippines.

Drawing on Asia’s development journey, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau distilled three lessons: resilience as the bedrock of sustainable development, cooperation as the engine of a stable and open future, and reform and innovation as essential catalysts for economies adapting to a fast-changing era.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to continue supporting Viet Nam’s development priorities, including science and technology, digital transformation and strategic infrastructure projects.

During his reception for the US Deputy Secretary of State, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said Landau’s visit reflects the importance the US attaches to its relationship with Viet Nam and will help maintain the positive momentum in bilateral ties.

At the meeting, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung thanked the UK for its high-level participation in the ASEAN Future Forum and reaffirmed Viet Nam’s support for stronger ASEAN–UK ties. Marking five years of the ASEAN–UK Dialogue Partnership, he stressed Viet Nam’s determination to effectively fulfil its role as ASEAN Coordinator for relations with the UK for the 2024–2027 period.

Viet Nam considers the US one of its most important partners, welcomes and creates favourable conditions for US businesses to invest and operate in the country.

The ASEAN-New Zealand Forum on Subregional Cooperation and a workshop marking the fifth anniversary of ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership relations (2021-2026) were hosted by Viet Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its capacity as coordinator of ASEAN’s relations with New Zealand and the UK for 2024-2027.

During a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu in Tokyo on June 10, Deputy PM Le Tien Chau welcomed the continued substantive development of the Viet Nam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across all areas, underpinned by a high level of political trust.

Speaking at the closing session, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said the forum addressed issues of critical importance to all ASEAN members and the bloc’s partners, while creating a platform to discuss emerging and long-term challenges facing the region.

Viet Nam and Timor-Leste possess substantial potential and complementary strengths to broaden cooperation for the benefit of their people and to contribute to a stable, resilient and sustainable region.

Japan remains Viet Nam's largest provider of official development assistance (ODA) and its top partner in labour cooperation, while ranking third in investment and fourth in trade and tourism. Cooperation between localities and people-to-people exchanges has also continued to flourish, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau noted.

ASEAN must continuously enhance its adaptability, resilience and strategic autonomy as it faces mounting challenges. In the immediate term, it should realise commitments under the Declaration on Responding to the Middle East crisis adopted at the 48th ASEAN Summit in May 2026.

The Timor-Leste PM expressed admiration for Viet Nam’s rapid and sustainable development, saying that this is a source of inspiration for many countries, including his country.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Doan Anh on June 10 received Suos Yara, Chairman of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Information of the Cambodian National Assembly who is in Ha Noi to attend the ASEAN Future Forum 2026.