President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday emphasised the importance of enhancing relations between the two countries.

ASEAN member countries have voiced their support for digital technology convergence to develop a globally-accepted vaccine passport.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane have attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Laos-Vietnam friendship park in Vientiane, as part of his official visit to the neighbouring country.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính also had a meeting with some overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals and young people in New York on May 15 (US time).

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ paid a courtesy visit to Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on May 16 during this official visit to the country.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his host counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihan on May 16 held talks following an official welcome ceremony for the former. Hue is now in Laos on an official visit.

Lao National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihan yesterday held an official welcome ceremony for National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ, which was followed by dialogue between the two leaders.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue paid a courtesy visit to General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on May 16 during this official visit to the country.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Boston on May 14 (local time) as part of his working trip to the US.

Officials and staff of Vietnamese representative agencies must keep abreast of global issues such as pandemic response, resource exhaustion, population aging and climate change in order to fulfill their tasks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on May 15 (US time).

The following is a list of selected news summaries over the weekend by Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 15 (US time) had meetings with American friends who have stood by Vietnam and its people as part of his working visit to the US.

Prime Ministe Pham Minh Chinh has delivered a speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C during his ongoing working trip to US.

The official visit to Vietnam by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou from May 15-19 is expected to contribute to consolidating political trust and deepening the multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.

Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and a delegation from the Singaporean Parliament will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 18-20.

Vietnam and Cambodia held the first border defence exchange in the border areas of Loc Ninh district of the former’s Binh Phuoc province and Snuol district of the latter’s Kratie province on May 15.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and a high-ranking delegation of Greece arrived in Hanoi on May 15 afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature left Hà Nội on Sunday morning for a three-day official visit to Laos.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage arrived at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane at noon on May 15, beginning their official visit to Laos.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Boston on May 14 (local time) as part of his working trip to the US.