Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Tạ Văn Thông, Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Armanatha Kristiawan Nasir, and Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstream Nuru Ichwan reflected on key milestones in the 70-year friendship between the two nations.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn and Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, with the two officials' spouses, explored Việt Nam's thousands-year history through the artifacts preserved at the UNESCO-recognised site, which highlights the historical significance of the capital.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed that the medical profession is a special occupation, and those working in this sector must meet both professional qualifications and ethical standards.

Deputy PM Bùi Thanh Sơn was pleased to note that the Việt Nam-Germany Strategic Partnership is in a positive phase of development, with ample opportunities to expand and elevate cooperation, especially as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year.

Congratulating the officers, Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoàng Xuân Chiến stressed that these deployments are part of Việt Nam’s ongoing contributions to all UN peacekeeping missions where its forces are present.

Both ministers welcomed the growing Việt Nam-Thailand Enhanced Strategic Partnership, which is expanding in a substantive and comprehensive manner based on mutual respect, trust and shared benefits.

The newly-established Party organisations are of the Ministries of Justice; Industry and Trade; Culture, Sports, and Tourism; Foreign Affairs; Health; Training and Education; Finance; Construction; Agriculture and Environment; Science and Technology; and Home Affairs; and Ethnic and Religious Affairs; the State Bank of Việt Nam, the Government Inspectorate; and the advisory agencies of the Government’s Party Committee.

At the meeting, the first held in 2025, participants also gave opinions on legal frameworks related to the death penalty and its enforcement.

Vietnamese authorities have apprehended several officials from the Long Thành District Land Development Centre on allegations of land compensation irregularities associated with the construction of Long Thành International Airport in Đồng Nai Province.

In an interview with the Việt Nam News Agency (VNA), New Zealand Ambassador to Việt Nam Caroline Beresford described a relationship as a piece of cloth and its structure like threads woven together for strength, saying that PM Luxon’s trip set sights on tightening these threads, particularly in the current unpredictable global context.

Vietnamese leaders on Sunday cabled messages of congratulations to their Japanese counterparts on the occasion of Emperor Naruhito’s birthday.

State President Lương Cường and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Sunday extended their congratulations to Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on the occasion of the country’s 41th National Day (February 23, 1984-2025).

A report by market research firm Statista highlights that Vietnam’s e-commerce market is currently dominated by major platforms such as Shopee, TikTok Shop, Lazada, and Tiki.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính presented a first-class Labour Order to the Việt Nam National University-HCM City (VNU-HCM) at a ceremony held in HCM City February 23 to mark the 30th anniversary of VNU-HCM’s establishment (January 27,1995 - January 27,2025).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Tô Lâm held a high-level meeting with President of the Cambodian People's Party and President of the Cambodian Senate Hun Sen, and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Hồ Chí Minh City on February 22.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính held a working session with Cambodian PM Hun Manet and Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone in Hồ Chí Minh City on February 22 over the agreements outlined in the conclusions of the high-level meeting among the three countries’ Party leaders earlier the same day.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Hằng paid a working trip to Kenya from February 20-21.

Việt Nam calls on the international community to reaffirm and strengthen its commitment to multilateralism, Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the United Nations (UN) has said.

The discovery of these two new lizard species provides further evidence of Vietnam’s exceptional biodiversity, particularly in the Sop Cop Nature Reserve in Son La province, and the south-central coastal region. This also highlights Vietnam’s critical role as a global biodiversity hotspot for reptiles and amphibians in the Indochinese region.

The disciplinary measure to former Chairman of the Hà Nam provincial People’s Committee Nguyễn Xuân Đông, effective from the announcement of Resolution No. 1876-QD/UBKTTW, dated November 27, 2024 by the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, was based on an assessment of the nature, severity and impact of his violations.