Vietnam’s Politburo and Secretariat have approved a sweeping leadership restructuring in response to provincial mergers, aiming to streamline governance and improve administrative efficiency.

Since 2022, the Central Public Security Party Committee and the ministry’s leaders have sent four working groups to the UNMISS and UN Interim Security Force for Abyei, and one officer to work at the UN Police Division.

Commenting on Vietnam’s traffic regulations, Todt observed that penalties, primarily fines, remain relatively lenient. Beyond stricter laws, the key lies in changing public behaviour and ingrained driving habits, he said.

Party General Secretary To Lam emphasized the need for Vietnam and the European Union (EU) to strengthen cooperation, enhance political trust, and hold in-depth exchanges to agree on a roadmap for elevating their partnership to new heights.

As Vietnam marks 50 years of reunification, memories of the fierce battle that breached the “steel gate” at Xuan Loc and led to the final push into Saigon flood back like a vivid film in the mind of Major General Nguyen Ngoc Doanh.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs S. Lukashevich co-chaired the 4th Vietnam – Belarus political consultation in Minsk on April 24.

This is the first state visit to Laos by President Luong Cuong, demonstrating Vietnam's high regard and priority to Laos and the determination of the leaders of the two Parties and countries in promoting the great friendship.

Minister Dao Ngoc Dung calls for targeted support in mountainous regions during a strategic meeting with UNICEF.

On April 22 in Hanoi, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung met with U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper to discuss religious management and bilateral cooperation.

Party General Secretary To Lam gave a reception in Hanoi on April 23 for Daniel Rosen, CEO of Rosen Partners – a privately held, industry-leading investment firm in the US.

PM Ishiba Shigeru and his spouse will visit Vietnam from April 27 to 29, marking a milestone in bilateral ties.

The PM hailed SYRE’s plan to invest in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, calling it a wise choice given the locality’s favourable business environment and well-developed infrastructure, including an airport and deep-water seaport.

To effectively deal with these challenges, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted the need for a new global-scale, comprehensive and inclusive mindset and approach; and for higher determination, stronger efforts, and more drastic actions.

For Vietnam, the victory on April 30, 1975, was a profoundly significant event in the nation's history.

Vietnam’s resistance war against the US for national salvation was brought to life through emotive artworks at the exhibition “Vietnam, Victory!”, which opened at Galería Tomy in Havana, Cuba on April 21.

The Vietnamese Embassy in India has confirmed that there are no Vietnamese casualties in a deadly terrorist attack that occurred in the Baisaran valley of Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) territory in northern India on April 22 (local time).

Hanoi ranked 60th out of 63 provinces and cities in the Satisfaction Index of Public Administrative Services (SIPAS) in March, with 58.5 out of 100 points, according to the evaluation results on the National Public Service Portal.

The participation in the Red Square parade is one of the crucial defence diplomacy activities of the VPA in 2025, and it also helps strengthen the strategic trust between the militaries of Vietnam and Russia.

In 2024, two-way trade reached nearly 1.8 billion USD, with Vietnam’s exports, mainly seafood, coffee, rice, and cement, accounting for 1.4 billion USD.