Measurable progress must be achieved by the end of 2026 in reducing administrative procedures, removing institutional bottlenecks and improving legal frameworks across key sectors, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam stressed while chairing the first meeting of the central steering committee for institutional perfection and law enforcement in Hanoi on June 22.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam welcomed Acting US Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, who is in Vietnam for the Pacific Partnership - Pacific Friendship 2026 (PP-PF26) mission, during a reception in Hanoi on June 22.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 11th Session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and promote the country’s heritage nomination dossiers and cooperation activities with UNESCO in Paris, France, from June 16 - 19.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on June 18 received Vice President of the German Bundestag Bodo Ramelow, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on June 18, as part of his trip for the ASEAN – Russia Commemorative Summit and bilateral activities in Russia.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation returned to Hanoi on June 19 morning, concluding a successful working trip to Russia from June 16 to 18.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam had a meeting with staff of the country’s representative agencies and community in Russia in Kazan on June 17.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Gabdulla Tukay Kazan International Airport in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on June 16 afternoon (local time), beginning their trip to attend the ASEAN–Russia Commemorative Summit marking the 35th anniversary of ASEAN–Russia relations.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on June 16 called for stronger judicial cooperation between Vietnam and Laos while receiving Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Khamphan Phommathat, who is in Vietnam to attend the 7th expanded justice conference of Vietnamese and Lao border provinces.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on June 15 chaired a working session with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the NA’s Committee for National Defence, Security and External Relations, and the NA Office to strengthen coordination in advisory, support and organisational work for the legislature’s external activities.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for a fundamental shift from an “education management” mindset to “education development governance”, stressing that education must stay ahead of demand in preparing high-quality human resources for Vietnam’s next stage of development.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 15 chaired a working session with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation to provide comments on the draft strategy for the Party’s ideological work in the context of digital transformation.

The Politburo has decided to establish the Central Steering Committee for Foreign Affairs and International Integration, headed by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam.

Vietnam consistently consider the development of ties with China as a consistent policy, an objective requirement, a strategic and natural choice, and a top priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung during his phone talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on June 15.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung’s upcoming participation in the ASEAN – Russia Commemorative Summit marking the 35th anniversary of dialogue relations is expected to reaffirm Vietnam’s role as a bridge between the two sides while helping generate new momentum for cooperation between ASEAN and Russia, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung co-chaired a meeting with leaders of press agencies in Hanoi on June 14, ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations recently hosted an international seminar on tearing down the barriers that keep women from equal and inclusive involvement in international law.

The ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) is a visionary initiative of Vietnam that provides a valuable platform for collective reflection on the region’s future while demonstrating the country’s active role and responsibility in shaping discussions on regional development, according to a Cambodian expert.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has called on Vietnam and Germany to adopt innovative approaches to cooperation and make better use of their complementary strengths in trade, investment, defence-security, science-technology, education and workforce development as the two countries seek to deepen their Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on Hanoi to set higher development goals and standards commensurate with its role as the nation’s political and administrative centre, stressing that the capital must make greater contributions to the country’s double-digit growth target.