The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) approved Vietnam’s National Report at its 46th session (fourth cycle) in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 10 (local time).

Vietnam will actively promote practical cooperation programmes between ASEAN and the UK as the coordinator of ASEAN-UK relations in the 2024-2027 period, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has said.

The Vietnam Corps of Engineers opened its first smart camp at a UN mission in Abyei, Africa, on a day that is also important in the country's history - the 70th anniversary of the victory at Dien Bien Phu.

Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang noted Vietnam's attention to the BRICS membership expansion while addressing the ministry's regular press conference on Thursday.

Vietnam hopes that Cambodia will continue to closely coordinate with VN and other countries in the Mekong area to  share full information and assess the detailed impacts of this project.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang on May 9 said that Vietnam welcomes the US Commerce Department’s consideration of upgrading Vietnam to 'market economy' status.

Building the Funan Techo canal is a legitimate investment activity for the socio-economic development of Cambodia. Vietnam and Cambodia need to cooperate sincerely to enhance the economic development of both countries.

A smart camp built by the Vietnamese engineers who are taking on a UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan was inaugurated at Highway base on May 7.

Thousands of people and tourists gathered at the Dien Bien Provincial Stadium to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - May 7, 2024) this morning.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastian Lecornu made a tour of major historical landmarks, including Hill A1 and general de Castries’s bunker system, in the former Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Dien Bien province on May 6.

A delegation of the Party and State leaders laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum this morning in commemoration of the late president on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

PM Pham Minh Chinh on May 6 welcomed French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu’s ongoing visit to Vietnam where he is scheduled to attend a grand ceremony marking 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism on May 7.

Talks were held between Vietnamese Minister of Defence General Phan Van Giang and French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu in Hanoi on May 5.

Vietnam is greatly interested in Funan Techo canal project and respects the legitimate interests of Cambodia in accordance with the 1995 Mekong Agreement, relevant regulations of the Mekong River Commission.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed the Japanese Government receive Vietnamese labourers in restaurants and food processing production companies.

Vietnam’s business environment ranking improved by 12 places, and the Global Innovation Index ranked Vietnam 46th out of the 132 countries, up 2 spots.

Exactly 70 years ago, Vietnam won the Dien Bien Phu campaign, forcing the French government to sign the Geneva Agreement in July 1954 and marking the end of the French military presence not only in Vietnam but also in the whole Indochina.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi on May 2 hosted a reception for Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats Igor Khalevinsky, and writer-poet Svetlana Savitskaya.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu and Secretary of State Patricia Miralles will visit Vietnam and attend a grand ceremony on May 7 to mark 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

Colonel Ha Van Lau said that the Dien Bien Phu victory held immense significance and greatly influenced the diplomatist efforts of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Geneva, giving the Vietnamese delegation a victorious position in negotiation.