Party General Secretary Tô Lâm met with Cambodian People's Party (CPP) President Hun Sen in Hồ Chí Minh City on April 29 to discuss measures to further enhance the relationship between the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) and the CPP, as well as bilateral cooperation.

Việt Nam intensifies efforts to combat illegal fishing, proposing an action plan to meet the European Commission’s demands and lift the “yellow card” warning ahead of a crucial inspection later this year.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Tô Lâm met with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Hồ Chí Minh City on April 29.

The delegation expressed profound gratitude to the late President, acknowledging his immense contributions and selfless sacrifices for the nation.

The PM and his delegation honoured the legacy of Chairman Phạm Hùng (1912 – 1988), expressing deep gratitude and respect for his significant contributions to the nation’s development and defence

Việt Nam is also working closely with ASEAN and regional partners to conduct negotiations in a manner that ensures harmonised interests and a sustainable, balanced trade relationship, in line with the ASEAN–US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

PM Ishiba Shigeru welcomed the "era of nation's rise" orientations as proposed by the top Vietnamese leader and stressed that Việt Nam’s economic growth holds significant importance for the overall development of the region.

PM Ishiba Shigeru’s official visit to Việt Nam concluded successfully, opening a new era of closer, more effective bilateral relations, serving the interests of both peoples, and contributing to regional and global cooperation and development.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China hosted a press gathering in Beijing on Monday on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam’s liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính affirmed that Việt Nam consistently sees consolidating and developing the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China as an objective requirement, strategic choice, and top priority in Việt Nam's overall foreign policy.

Preparation for the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA)’s upcoming ninth session was the focus of the ongoing 44th meeting of the NA Standing Committee on Monday afternoon.

The two PMs concurred to maintain information exchange mechanism as well as effective coordination to deepen the Việt Nam – Malaysia comprehensive strategic partnership and build ASEAN into a bloc with solidarity, unity, and central role in the region.

State President Lương Cường described the inauguration wharf No.3 at Vũng Áng port in the central province of Hà Tĩnh as a significant political and diplomatic milestone, demonstrating the two countries’ determination to strengthen connectivity and promote their development cooperation.

NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn stressed the need for continued urgency and diligence in preparing the remaining items, particularly contentious draft laws, to ensure complete documentation.

Việt Nam considers Japan as one of the leading and long-term partners, NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn said, proposing strengthened cooperation in the four priority areas of economy, human resources development, people-to-people exchanges, and locality-to-locality collaboration.

Madame Lê Thị Bích Trân, spouse of Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, and Madame Ishiba Yoshiko, spouse of Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru toured the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith arrived in Việt Nam to attend celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of national reunification.

The two sides agreed to study the possibility of cooperation in areas of mutual interest such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum, DX/GX, energy, strategic infrastructure, national disaster response, human resource training, and supply chain.

The two sides also agreed to deepen economic, investment and trade cooperation, particularly through promoting new-generation ODA for strategic infrastructure projects and fast-tracked joint ventures.

Under the new proposal, district-level authorities are expected to be removed from the local governance model, leaving only the province and ward levels.