The People's Action Party of Singapore (PAP) secured a stronger mandate in the general election on May 3, reaffirming its position as the ruling party for more than six consecutive decades, according to official results released early May 4.

Party General Secretary To Lam has called on France, a key and influential member of the European Union (EU), to further bolster Vietnam–EU relations, contributing to peace, stability, and sustainable development in the region and beyond.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting with ministries and sectors on late April 7 to discuss the development of balanced and sustainable trade with the US.

Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on March 25 afternoon, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam became the second-largest supplier of aquatic products to Brazil in 2024, accounting for 17.33% of the South American country's total import volume and 8.69% of its total import value, said the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Cambodian police have rescued more than foreigners, including 109 Thais, from a scam compound in Poipet city following stepped-up collaboration to combat scam gangs between Thailand and Cambodia.

Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang has expressed his hope for stronger Vietnam-Singapore cooperation, especially through the Potential Leaders’ Programme, research projects and policy consultations.

The reception of Vietnamese nationals deported by the US has been carried out on the basis of agreements on the reception of such nationals signed by the two countries, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference on February 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 21 attended a roundtable on developing the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) and an international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh City, during which he expressed his hope to learn from foreign friends’ experiences in this work.

On the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation’s attendance at the upcoming 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass granted an interview to the press.

The Government on January 15 issued a resolution on visa exemptions for citizens of Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland as part of a tourism stimulus programme in 2025.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin arrived in Hanoi in the early morning of January 14, beginning his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.