This will be PM Phạm Minh Chính’s first visit to France since the two nations upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October 2024, the first visit to Sweden by a Vietnamese PM in six years, and the first by a key Vietnamese leader to Estonia since diplomatic relations began in 1992.

Vietnamese leaders affirmed their readiness to work closely with President Lee and the RoK to further promote the substantive, effective, and comprehensive development of the bilateral relations for the benefit of their people, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Wednesday morning held a discussion on the draft amended Law on Chemicals.

Iran is seeking to bolster cooperation with Việt Nam across a broad range of fields, including politics, defence and security, economy, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said.

Both sides vowed to build on their 75-year legacy of collaboration, agreeing to facilitate exchanges between the CPV and MSZP at bilateral and multilateral levels.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed that the assessment of the 2020-25 implementation must comprehensively reflect key contents, while highlighting the routine tasks performed in line with the committee’s functions and mandates.

Specific measures should be taken to further boost ties in the fields of economy, investment, trade, national defence-security, tourism, culture, education-training, as well as exchanges between people’s organisations and businesses.

Currently, nearly 200 Lao doctoral candidates, master’s students and undergraduate students are studying and conducting research within the Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics' system

The Commission for External Relations of the LPRP Central Committee will make every effort to excellently fulfill the tasks entrusted by the two Parties and the two States, and effectively implement the agreements reached by their high-level leaders.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Tuesday morning expressed views on a number of amended laws.

Located between the lower reaches of the Tiền and Hậu Rivers and bordering the East Sea, the province is set to serve as a strategic bridge linking inland sub-regions with maritime opportunities and international supply chains.

NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn said at the session, the NA Standing Committee will give feedback on the revision, explanation, and finalisation of 28 out of 31 draft laws and resolutions discussed during the first phase of the 9th session, which are expected to be passed in the second phase.

The time for issuance of a work permit to foreign workers in Vietnam would reduce to 10 days from the current 36 days, according to a draft decree recently unveiled by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

In the context of increasingly complex and unpredictable global and regional dynamics, President Lương Cường urged relevant agencies to continue building on recent achievements.

Both sides emphasised the need to upgrade the bilateral relationship in the near future. They agreed to enhance mutual market access, accelerate the ratification of the EU–Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and elevate science and technology cooperation as a new pillar of the strategic partnership.

The trip is made at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President of Frannce Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, and Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson.

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Lao Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission committed to jointly developing a cooperation agreement for the 2026–2030 period; ensuring thorough preparations for high-level diplomatic activities and cooperation mechanisms; and intensifying information exchange and experience sharing in Party building and preparations for each country’s Party Congress.

The Party leader made the remark during a working session on June 2 with standing members of the Party Committees of the central province of Quảng Ngãi and the neighbouring Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

In the first five months of 2025, Hanoi received approximately 12.77 million tourist arrivals, marking a 10.9 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Total tourism revenue was estimated at VND 51.94 trillion, up 14.1 percent year-on-year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 1 attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hanoi CMC Creative Space (CCS Hanoi), a USD 300 million technology complex hailed as a key part of Vietnam’s push for innovation and digital transformation.