[VOVWORLD] - Peace, stability and sustainable development can only be nurtured through solidarity, dialogue, trust-building and mutually beneficial cooperation, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said at a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for heads of delegations, experts, scholars and representatives of international organizations attending the 2026 ASEAN Future Forum.

[VOVWORLD] - The Party, State and people of Vietnam consistently support Laos’s reform efforts and will continue to provide assistance within their capacity to help Laos maintain macroeconomic stability, strengthen governance and achieve sustainable development, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said during a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang on Tuesday received General Prak Sovanna, Secretary of State at Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defense, who is accompanying Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on his official visit to Vietnam and attendance at the third ASEAN Future Forum.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang has proposed that Vietnam and Laos focus on key areas of cooperation, including exchanges of delegations at all levels and stronger collaboration in Party and political affairs.

[VOVWORLD] - 35 works from 28 media organizations were honored at the 2025 Buddhist Journalism Awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday.

[VOVWORLD] - Quang Ninh province has largely met the criteria required to become a centrally-governed city, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said at a meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday to discuss the proposal with representatives from ministries, agencies, and the Quang Ninh People’s Committee.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired a welcome ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday for his Timor-Leste counterpart Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, who is on an official visit to Vietnam and will attend the third ASEAN Future Forum.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on Tuesday called for stronger political trust, expanded cooperation in economic affairs, defence-security and people-to-people exchanges, and more frequent high-level contacts between Vietnam and Thailand.

[VOVWORLD] - The EU on Monday imposed sanctions on two individuals and one entity linked to Iran over actions it says threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran's main military command announced on Monday the cessation of the Iranian armed forces' operations against Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.