Liechtenstein's Prime Minister Brigitte Haas arrived in Hanoi for an official three-day visit, marking her first trip as leader and the nations' first high-level exchange since establishing diplomatic relations in 2008, with bilateral trade valued at approximately 9.8 million dollars annually.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng's October visit to Laos marked a historic turning point, deepening strategic economic cohesion between nations through concrete infrastructure agreements worth billions in investment and commitments on energy security and regional connectivity.
Vietnam and Myanmar leaders met to strengthen bilateral cooperation and trade relations.
Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon elevated their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, agreeing to expand defence, trade, and science-technology cooperation while leveraging existing free trade agreements for mutual economic growth.
US Ambassador Jennifer Wicks conveyed President Trump's gratitude and America's commitment to Vietnam partnership, while both nations prioritized finalizing a reciprocal trade agreement and deepening economic cooperation.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed at the ASEAN-Russia Business Forum strengthening supply chains, energy cooperation, and digital innovation to build resilient partnerships and boost trade amid global uncertainties.
Vietnamese leaders congratulated Russian counterparts on Russia Day, reinforcing their comprehensive strategic partnership marked by 4.77 billion dollars in 2025 trade and a landmark nuclear power plant construction agreement signed in March.
ASEAN leaders called for increased regional unity and resilience to address escalating global uncertainties, emphasizing collective cooperation as essential for navigating geopolitical tensions and economic challenges affecting Southeast Asian nations.
Five ASEAN leaders at Vietnam's third ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi emphasized regional unity, strategic resilience, and self-strengthening to navigate global crises while prioritizing people-centered development and sustainable prosperity over GDP metrics alone.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung formally welcomed Laotian counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, marking his first official Vietnam visit post-party congress, with both leaders committing to strengthen strategic connectivity across infrastructure, energy, and economic cooperation worth approximately 7 billion dollars in Vietnamese investments.
Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung led a high-level delegation at the 48th ASEAN Summit, May 6-8, proposing comprehensive measures prioritizing regional peace, stability, and economic integration while strengthening ASEAN's resilience against external challenges.
At a summit in Cebu, ASEAN leaders adopted statements on energy security based on Vietnam's proposal, aiming to strengthen regional resilience against Middle East crisis repercussions affecting 680 million people.
The 48th ASEAN Summit opened in Cebu, Philippines, with ten member nations addressing regional instability from Middle East conflicts. Philippine President Marcos, chairing the meeting, emphasized a "decisive moment" requiring unity and central ASEAN role through the "3P" strategy: peace, prosperity, and people empowerment.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung held bilateral meetings with leaders from Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and the Asian Development Bank chief during the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, discussing enhanced strategic partnerships and regional cooperation initiatives.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng will lead a high-level delegation to the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu May 7-8, emphasizing Vietnam's commitment to building a self-reliant ASEAN Community amid regional challenges and strategic competition.
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi and Vietnamese counterpart Lê Minh Hưng held a 50-minute summit meeting in Hanoi on May 2, agreeing to strengthen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through expanded cooperation in economic security, energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and space.
Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers signed bilateral agreements targeting $5 billion annual Japanese investment and $60 billion bilateral trade by 2030, deepening their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across defense, technology, semiconductors, and renewable energy sectors.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng asked Swiss President Guy Parmelin to share expertise developing an international financial center, seeking to strengthen bilateral ties, accelerate trade agreement implementation, and double bilateral commerce through expanded investment in finance, manufacturing, and innovation sectors.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in India from September 12-13 as a partner nation, strengthening multilateral cooperation and pursuing technology, capital, and market opportunities for national development.
The IMF raised Vietnam's 2026 growth forecast to 8.2 percent in August, up 1.1 percentage points, reflecting strong macroeconomic performance including record foreign direct investment inflows of 40.63 billion dollars and robust export growth.
Cambodia's National Assembly Chairman visited Vietnam in July, meeting top leaders to affirm that Vietnam's success benefits Cambodia. Both nations committed to strengthening bilateral relations through enhanced economic connectivity, infrastructure development, and technology cooperation while commemorating sixty years of diplomatic ties in 2027.
Japan's development bank governor pledged continued financial support for Vietnam's strategic initiatives, including semiconductors, AI, and green transition, during a meeting with Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng in Hà Nội.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng arrived in Kazan to attend the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit marking 35 years of partnership, positioning Vietnam as a bridge strengthening cooperation across politics, economy, and socio-culture between the two entities.
The U.S. Trade Representative launched a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam's intellectual property practices, signaling escalating pressure over weak enforcement of copyright, counterfeit goods, and unlicensed software despite recent legal reforms, with potential tariffs if substantive reforms aren't implemented.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation across political, economic, defence, and security sectors, targeting $25 billion in trade initially and $50 billion eventually, while strengthening party-to-party and people-to-people exchanges during their Hà Nội meeting.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul affirmed Vietnam-Thailand relations have reached their strongest point ever during his official visit, marking fifty years of diplomatic ties and establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership through 2031 with bilateral trade targets reaching fifty billion dollars.
Vietnam's General Secretary and President To Lam begins a state visit to Singapore from May 29-31, marking his first such visit in his leadership role, and will deliver a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, strengthening bilateral ties across investment, trade, and supply chain connectivity.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng led Vietnam's delegation at the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, proposing initiatives on peace, security, and economic connectivity that gained strong support from member states and contributed to adopting a statement addressing Middle East crisis response.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung addressed the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, proposing three priorities: upholding international law and maritime freedom; proactively preventing crises through dialogue; and strengthening ASEAN's strategic autonomy amid geopolitical tensions and energy challenges.
ASEAN's 48th summit in Cebu prioritizes energy and food security as core pillars, with member nations signing fuel-sharing agreements and strengthening emergency rice reserves to build regional resilience against supply chain vulnerabilities exposed by Middle Eastern crises.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated Vietnam's new Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng in a bilateral meeting.
Vietnamese and Japanese prime ministers agreed to deepen their strategic partnership, targeting $5 billion annual Japanese investment and $60 billion bilateral trade by 2030, while expanding cooperation in defense, energy, and sustainable development.
Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae visited Vietnam and unveiled an updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific initiative, positioning Hanoi as a strategic economic security anchor through semiconductor research partnerships, energy cooperation, and supply chain diversification targeting five billion dollars annual investment by 2030.
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi visits Vietnam in May to strengthen bilateral ties and advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, focusing on supply chains, energy security, semiconductors, and the upgraded Free and Open Indo-Pacific initiative.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng visited Vinamilk's Angkormilk dairy project in Cambodia, praising its fifty-one point seven million dollar investment as evidence of successful Vietnamese business expansion that strengthens bilateral relations and creates thousands of regional jobs.
During an official visit to South Korea, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with approximately 400,000 Vietnamese expatriates and proposed crafting policies attracting high-tech experts, emphasizing their crucial role in achieving Vietnam's development goals by 2030 and 2045.
Vietnam and Russia are intensifying their comprehensive strategic partnership, though the article lacks specific details regarding concrete outcomes, numerical impacts, or the particular initiatives driving this diplomatic deepening between the two nations.
Vietnam's Prime Minister met with IMF representatives to discuss the country's structural reforms aimed at achieving double-digit growth and long-term development goals through 2045, with the IMF praising Vietnam's impressive reform capacity and economic resilience.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng called for deeper ASEAN-Russia cooperation in supply chains, energy, and technology at a business forum in Kazan, arguing stronger ties would help both regions navigate growing global uncertainties and economic volatility.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung led a high-level delegation to Russia for the 35th ASEAN-Russia anniversary summit in Kazan from June 16-18, marking his first official visit as premier and reinforcing Vietnam's commitment to regional cooperation and bilateral strategic partnership.
At the third ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi, member states united on a strategic shift: ASEAN must proactively shape its future rather than passively adapt, emphasizing internal cohesion, comprehensive self-reliance, and deeper integration across a 700-million-person market to influence global power dynamics.
Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung welcomed Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão in Hanoi, strengthening bilateral relations through high-level talks and expanding cooperation across economic, trade, agricultural, and industrial sectors.
Vietnam's Prime Minister hosted senior leaders from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Timor-Leste for the ASEAN Future Forum, demonstrating regional solidarity and Vietnam's proactive Southeast Asian role while strengthening bilateral partnerships and economic cooperation across the region.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and New Zealand's Christopher Luxon agreed to elevate bilateral trade to three billion dollars while strengthening their comprehensive strategic partnership through enhanced defense, energy, and climate cooperation.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng concluded Vietnam's participation in the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, reaffirming the nation's proactive and responsible commitment to regional solidarity while advancing cooperation on energy security, economic connectivity, and climate action amid global uncertainties.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung successfully concluded Vietnam's participation at the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, presenting proposals that ASEAN leaders endorsed for strengthening regional resilience amid Middle East developments and other multidimensional challenges.
Southeast Asian leaders convened in Cebu for the 48th ASEAN Summit, addressing economic impacts of US-Israel tensions with Iran, global oil crisis, food security, and migrant worker safety while the Philippines chaired proceedings and facilitated trilateral and bilateral diplomatic meetings.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with Vietnam's Prime Minister to establish a long-term rice trade mechanism.
Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers signed six cooperation agreements, targeting $5 billion annual Japanese investment and $60 billion bilateral trade by 2030, deepening their strategic partnership across defense, technology, and trade sectors.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and Japanese counterpart Takaichi Sanae agreed Japan will secure crude oil supplies for Nghi Son Refinery, targeting 60 billion dollars bilateral trade by 2030 and strengthening economic security cooperation.