Vietnam's General Secretary and President Tô Lâm held talks with Swiss President Guy Parmelin in Hanoi, marking 55 years of diplomatic relations and agreeing to expand trade, investment, and technological cooperation under their newly ratified free trade agreement.
President Putin is considering visa exemption for Vietnamese citizens as part of deepening Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership, with both leaders agreeing to expand economic cooperation targeting 15 billion USD in bilateral trade.
Vietnam's General Secretary and President To Lam will visit Russia from September 7-12 and France afterward, strengthening comprehensive strategic partnerships with both nations while addressing economic cooperation, defense, technology, and climate initiatives.
Vietnam will host APEC in 2027 while Singapore leads ASEAN to promote regional growth.
New Zealand-Vietnam Business Council chairman Simon Dickie urged leveraging President Tô Lâm's visit to convert political momentum into tangible commercial outcomes by reducing trade barriers, encouraging two-way investment, and strengthening private-sector engagement across priority sectors.
Vietnamese and Australian trade ministers met in Canberra to expand bilateral trade and investment, targeting $20 billion annually while two-way trade reached $8.2 billion in mid-2026, up 22 percent year-on-year.
Vietnam's General Secretary Tô Lâm visited Australia in his first official trip, with both nations agreeing to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Two-way trade reached record thirty billion dollars, supported by new cooperation in defense, energy, and agriculture, including Australian meat market access and a new RMIT campus in Hanoi.
Vietnam's General Secretary and President Tô Lâm will visit Australia in a state visit, marking the first high-level Vietnamese leadership visit since upgrading bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership, aiming to convert potential into concrete cooperation in technology, energy transition, and human resources development.
Vietnamese and Indian scholars convened in New Delhi for their sixth strategic dialogue, aiming to deepen the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through academic exchanges, policy recommendations, and joint research initiatives targeting $25 billion bilateral trade by 2030.
Vietnam seeks to become the theme country for China's "Sharing Large Market - Exporting to China" initiative, aiming to expand agricultural exports and boost bilateral trade toward a 500 billion dollar target, while strengthening strategic cooperation across technology and innovation sectors.
Vietnam's Communist Party leader ordered VNeID's connection with Singapore and ASEAN's digital identification systems to facilitate data sharing and digital transactions, advancing the country's broader digital transformation agenda across government systems.
Trump administration demands Asian allies increase defense spending to 3.5-5 percent of GDP, mirroring NATO pressure, but regional economic constraints, lack of institutional cohesion, and trade dependence on China risk pushing partners toward Beijing instead.
Vietnam's General Secretary and State President signed Resolution 10 targeting foreign-invested economy to contribute approximately 30 percent of GDP by 2045, while attracting 200-300 billion USD in registered capital during 2026-2030.
Vietnam demonstrated active regional engagement at the ASEAN Future Forum, coinciding with Britain's fifth anniversary as dialogue partner, while Britain announced a green finance facility to support Vietnam's clean energy transition and regional cooperation.
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 visited Vietnam, with both nations committing to strengthen their comprehensive strategic partnership through enhanced parliamentary cooperation, increased bilateral trade targeting 25 billion USD, and expanded collaboration in science and technology.
The Philippines and Vietnam upgraded their diplomatic ties to an enhanced strategic partnership, establishing deeper collaboration on defense, economics, and technology while positioning themselves as regional anchors for peace and sustainable growth across ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific.
Vietnamese and Panamanian leaders agreed to deepen economic ties and bilateral cooperation, with trade reaching nearly five hundred million dollars, while leveraging geographical advantages to strengthen connectivity between East Asia and Latin America.
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.
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing thanked Vietnam during a bilateral meeting in August, pledging to support Vietnamese businesses and expand cooperation in telecommunications, agriculture, and digital transformation to achieve one billion dollars in two-way trade.
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.
Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam concluded a successful state visit to New Zealand, signing multiple bilateral cooperation agreements on defense, education, agriculture, and environmental protection while meeting with key New Zealand officials.
Prime Minister Albanese welcomed Vietnamese General Secretary Tô Lâm to Australia, announcing doubled bilateral trade reaching $30 billion and expanded cooperation across defence, digital economy, agriculture, and education, strengthening their comprehensive strategic partnership.
Vietnam and Australia seek expanded investment in sustainable rice value chains in the Mekong Delta and enhanced education collaboration, with SunRice and RMIT University deepening commitments during official state visit discussions.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Tô Lâm's August state visit to Australia signals both nations' commitment to strengthening their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through expanded trade, investment, strategic technology cooperation, and workforce development initiatives.
Vietnam's top leader met US Pacific Command chief Admiral Paparo, reaffirming strategic partnership and requesting America accelerate the 500-day campaign identifying Vietnamese war casualties while concluding trade investigations.
Vietnam's Communist Party approved a resolution positioning Dong Nai as an Asia-Pacific aviation hub by 2045, targeting 150 billion dollars in gross regional domestic product and establishing Long Thanh Airport as the country's primary international gateway.
Vietnam shifted its foreign investment strategy from maximizing project numbers and exports toward improving investment quality, leveraging foreign capital to build domestic economic capacity, strengthen technology transfer, and enhance local firms' competitiveness in global value chains.
Việt Nam's June 2026 Politburo Resolution 10-NQ/TW shifts foreign investment strategy from broad capital attraction to selective high-tech focus, prioritizing technology transfer, innovation ecosystems, and domestic capacity building over incentive-based competition.
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.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul affirmed Vietnam as a trustworthy neighbor during his official visit, pledging to strengthen bilateral cooperation across economics, defense, and people-to-people exchanges while targeting 50 billion dollars in future trade volume.
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.
Cambodia and Thailand both strengthened economic ties with Vietnam during the Third ASEAN Future Forum as regional tensions persist, with both nations targeting bilateral trade increases of $20-25 billion by 2030.
Vietnamese hospitality firm Vinpearl signed partnership agreements with Philippines tourism organization CAITO and travel platform Klook to expand brand presence, enhance distribution channels, and strengthen Vietnam's competitiveness across Southeast Asian tourism markets.
Vietnam and Panama strengthened bilateral ties by expanding their collaboration across shipping, port management, and transportation infrastructure, enhancing trade connectivity between Southeast Asia and Latin America while facilitating increased commercial activity across both regions.
Vietnam's General Secretary and President To Lam visits Russia and France from September 7-12, marking his first state visit to Russia since 1991, aiming to strengthen strategic partnerships, breakthrough energy cooperation with Russia, and shape global space governance at Paris's summit.
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 Communist Party leader Tô Lâm urged Vietnamese and New Zealand firms to deepen cooperation in science, technology, and green transformation during a state visit, elevating bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025.
Vietnam and China are accelerating semiconductor industry cooperation through complementary strengths in manufacturing, assembly, testing, and materials supply, with political support and new institutional frameworks driving the partnership from discussion toward implementation.
Vietnam and Australia signed a fintech-tourism cooperation memorandum between EzyRemit/EzyWallet and Saigontourist Group on August 10, integrating digital payments into tourism services while Australian visitor arrivals to Vietnam reached approximately 548,000 in 2025, growing twelve percent year-over-year.
Vietnam's top leader visited Australia to advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership beyond documents, emphasizing trade, education, clean energy cooperation, and people-to-people ties as shared priorities for tangible outcomes.
Vietnam's top leader designated the United States as a leading strategic partner, hosting US Pacific Command Admiral Paparo to deepen defense cooperation and bilateral relations while addressing humanitarian concerns and expanding science and technology collaboration.
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.
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 Communist Party leader Tô Lâm received credentials from ambassadors of the United States, Portugal, Iran, Mongolia, and Myanmar, emphasizing Vietnam's commitment to strengthening bilateral relations across strategic partnerships, trade, technology, and regional cooperation.
HCM City's tax authority pledged support for foreign investors by addressing tax bottlenecks and improving the business climate, collecting 332.77 trillion Vietnamese dong, surpassing 53 percent of annual targets while transitioning toward a taxpayer-serving approach.
Vietnam's ASEAN Future Forum 2026 attracted record 1,200 delegates and generated substantive creative proposals addressing strategic crises, positioning Vietnam as an influential ASEAN leader advancing regional dialogue over confrontation during complex geopolitical challenges.
Vietnam and Laos prioritized strategic cooperation projects including transportation and energy infrastructure, with Vietnam maintaining 289 investment projects valued at 6.6 billion dollars in Laos, aiming to facilitate Laotian goods reaching regional markets.
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.
Following a diplomatic upgrade between Vietnam and the Philippines, Vietnamese automaker VinFast is being considered for investment in Philippine economic zones, potentially boosting electric vehicle manufacturing and regional supply chain resilience amid trade tensions.