The Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group held the 10th-round meeting in the Vatican on March 31 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States.

Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly (NA) leaders on March 30 sent messages of congratulations to their Malaysian counterparts on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations (March 30, 1973-2023).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on April 5, according to the Foreign Ministry's communique.

The UNESCO Office in Vietnam has coordinated with the Department of Teachers and Educational Administrators (DTEA) of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (YU), and CJ Group to launch the second phase of the project to promote gender equality and education for children in ethnic minority areas.

On the occasion of Vietnam and Malaysia's 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations (March 30, 1973 - March 30, 2023), Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato Tan Yang Thai affirmed that Vietnam is one of Malaysia's closest partners.

On March 28, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai had a meeting with Mr. Kum Hang Seung, Deputy Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea (RoK), on the occasion of his working visit in Ho Chi Minh City.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 28 for US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the importance of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in Vietnam’s external policy during a reception in Hanoi on March 28 for Wang Ning, Secretary of the Yunnan provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the provincial People's Congress.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Department of Health has had a virtual meeting with the primary health care board of the Cuban Ministry of Health.

On March 28, on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Chile, the Chilean delegation led by former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet went to Kim Lien relic site in Nghe An province to offer incense and flowers in memory of President Ho Chi Minh.

On March 27, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh received Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Lazare Eloundou Assomo, who is paying a visit to Vietnam.

On March 27, the Vinh Long Women's Union held a ceremony to receive the project on improving income for poor households in Vinh Long province for the period of 2023-2025, sponsored by Merry Year International Organization and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue held online talks with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China Zhao Leji on March 27.

President Vo Van Thuong appreciated former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s special sentiments on consolidating and promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Chile, at their meeting in Hanoi on March 27.

On March 27, a high-ranking delegation of Attapeu province (Laos) led by its Party Committee Secretary and Governor Let Xaynhaphon paid a working visit to Thua Thien Hue province, during which the two sides’ leaders discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation and development in the near future.

Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai has expressed wish to boost ties between Mexico and Vietnam, and between Mexico and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, stressing that the city always welcomes Mexican delegations and offers all possible support for Mexican enterprises.

A ceremony in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and 10 years of strategic partnership between Vietnam and France was held in Poitiers city on March 24.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 25 inspected a number of works and projects in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) led by Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai on March 23 arrived in Guadalajara city, Jalisco state, beginning a working visit to Mexico.

Deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang has said protecting and promoting human rights is Vietnam’s consistent policy.

Deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang has said Vietnam wishes and stays ready to cooperate with US President Joe Biden's administration to continue deepening bilateral ties in an effective and sustainable manner, for the sake of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

The Japanese Government has announced its invitation to Vietnamese leaders to the G7 Summit in Hiroshima scheduled for May 20-21, deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang told the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on March 23.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) vows to create a stable, transparent and favourable legal framework for foreign enterprises, including those from the US, to continue their long-term operations in Vietnam, especially in fields of the US’s strength and Vietnam’s demand, said the top Vietnamese legislator.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with a delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Hanoi on March 22, during which he said Vietnam wants to promote its comprehensive partnership with the US in a practical, effective, equal and mutually-beneficial manner.

On March 22, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai received Mr. Shimizu Akira, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam Office, who came to say farewell on the occasion of the end of his working term.

The Ministry of National Defence held an event in Hanoi on March 22 to hand over the State President’s decision on peacekeeper deployment and review some Vietnamese officers’ performance at the UN peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and the Abyei Area.

On March 18-28, the Ho Chi Minh City delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai is visiting and working in Argentina.

On March 21, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien had a meeting with Mr. Madan Mohan Sethi, Indian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, on promoting cooperation and investment with Indian partners and localities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received in Hanoi on March 21 Cambodian Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to continue maintaining high-level exchanges, consultations, and bilateral mechanisms in the coming time at the 20th meeting of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee on economic, cultural, scientific and technological cooperation in Hanoi on March 21.