Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai on April 5 had a meeting with Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Baloghdi Tibor.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s participation at the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane on April 5 demonstrates Vietnam’s attention and determination to carry forward its role in responding to challenges, while strengthening solidarity with other member countries in order to manage and use the river’s water resources sustainably, an official has said.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to strengthen cooperation with Australian localities in areas where it has demand and Australia has strength such as high-quality human resource development, digital economy, and innovation, finance, energy transition, climate change response, and logistics, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said in a meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley in the city on April 5.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Hanoi on April 5, concluding his working trip to attend the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on April 5 to review the implementation of the agreement between the two Politburos.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to cooperation in building a prosperous, fair and healthy Mekong river basin while addressing the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos on April 5.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working breakfast with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts - Sonexay Siphandone and Samdech Techo Hun Sen – on the occasion of the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane on April 5.

Vietnam commits to joining actions in addressing consequences of bombs and mines left over from the war, according to Maj. Gen. Tran Trung Hoa, Director General of the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a NA full-time deputies’ meeting to discuss a number of issues to be debated at the NA’s upcoming fifth session.

The 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) from February 27 to April 4 was the first that Vietnam attended in its capacity as a council member for 2023-2025.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung highlighted the potential for cooperation with Santo Domingo capital of the Dominican Republic while meeting the Caribbean country’s Ambassador to Vietnam Francisco Rodriguez on April 4.

The Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, made active contributions to the agenda of the 52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that concluded in Geneva on April 4.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam met with Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto Takeaki, Minister of Justice Saito Ken, and State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Toyoda Toshihiro in Tokyo on April 4.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted Chair of the European Parliament (EP)'s Subcommittee on Human Rights Udo Bullmann in Hanoi on April 4.

President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse hosted a banquet in Hanoi on April 4 evening for Australian Governor-General David Hurley and his spouse, who are on a State visit to Vietnam.

Australian Governor-General David Hurley praised the Vietnamese blue beret force’s contributions and stressed the meaning of the Vietnam-Australia cooperation in the UN's peacekeeping mission when he and President Vo Van Thuong visited the headquarters of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi on April 4.

Phan Thi Thanh Tam, spouse of President Vo Van Thuong, and Linda Hurley, spouse of Australian Governor-General David Hurle, visited the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on April 4.