General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a joint statement on the establishment of the two countries’ strategic partnership on May 12.

The Belarus' parliament leaders underscored the visit by the Vietnamese Party chief as historic, highlighting that the agreements signed during the trip pave the way for a new chapter in bilateral ties.

VNF representative expressed his hope that more individuals, organisations, and local departments of education and training in Việt Nam would gain access to the foundation's educational programmes.

The new administrative map will include six centrally governed cities and 28 provinces.

The joint statement underscored economic cooperation as a key pillar of bilateral relations, with both sides agreeing to strengthen the role of the Việt Nam – Belarus intergovernmental committee on economic, trade, scientific, and technical cooperation

Both sides agreed on important steps to expand cooperation to potential areas like information technology; digital transformation; education – training, with an emphasis on basic sciences; culture, arts, and sports, particularly in athlete training; scientific research; transportation; tourism; and people-to-people exchange.

Sweden is a reliable and important partner of Việt Nam in the European Union, with two-way trade hitting $1.5 billion in 2024, up 15 per cent from 2023

The tenure of the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils for 2021-26 might end in early April 2026, instead of July. The tentative election date is set for March 15, 2026.

The newly established Strategic Partnership framework would open a new strategic space for bilateral cooperation.

General Secretary Tô Lâm and President Aleksandr Lukashenko also signed and exchanged a Joint Statement on the establishment of a Việt Nam–Belarus Strategic Partnership.

The community thanked the Party and State for their continued support to overseas Vietnamese in general and the community in Belarus in particular, and showed their hope for greater assistance in teaching the Vietnamese language in the country.

Elena Nikulina, a researcher at the ASEAN Centre and a journalist from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency, recalled that Việt Nam and Russia have shared a special, decades-long relationship.

Reiterating the need for bold and determined efforts to achieve exponential economic growth in Thái Bình Province, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed the development of strategic infrastructure for smooth connectivity.

Over the past 30 years, since the establishment of diplomatic relations on January 24, 1992, Việt Nam and Belarus have built, nurtured, and developed a traditional friendship and strong cooperation based on trust, equality, and mutual respect, for the benefit of both peoples

The National Assembly deputies said that revenue saved from reduced taxes could be reinvested in infrastructure, technology upgrades, digital content development and workforce training, thereby enhancing the quality of the national journalism landscape. 

"Việt Nam’s consistent position is to support the peaceful settlement of disputes and disagreements through dialogue, in accordance with international law and the United Nations Charter"

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is leading a high-ranking delegation to the fourth Việt Nam–Thailand Joint Cabinet Meeting.

In the morning, after listening to a report explaining the draft Law on Corporate Income Tax, legislators scrutinised contentious contents of the document at the hall.

At the invitation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko of the Republic of Belarus, Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are paying a State visit to Belarus on May 11 and 12, 2025. This marks the Vietnamese party chief’s first visit to Belarus in his current role, and the first visit by a Party General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to Belarus in 11 years. The visit is expected to serve as a catalyst for strengthening the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus.

Việt Nam consistently attaches importance to its traditional friendship with Belarus and wishes to further strengthen cooperation across all fields for the mutual benefit of the two nations, and for peace, cooperation, and development in the region and around the world.