Vietnamese Ambassador Dương Hoài Nam underscored the importance of local cooperation and cultural exchange alongside economic, trade, scientific and educational ties, identifying them as priority areas for future collaboration.

Hiền Lương–Bến Hải is forever a sacred symbol of the will for national reunification, the aspiration for peace, and unwavering faith in the day when the North and the South would be reunited as one family.

At the Trường Sơn National Martyrs’ Cemetery, General Secretary and President Lâm and the delegation laid flowers and offered incense in tribute to the fallen heroes, and expressed profound gratitude for those who devoted their youth and made the ultimate sacrifice for national liberation and reunification.

On Tuesday, as part of a working visit to Japan, a high-level delegation from Hà Nội led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vũ Đại Thắng met with Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko.

The top legislator and his working delegation paid tribute, expressing profound gratitude for the immense contributions and noble sacrifices of past generations for national independence, freedom, and the people’s happiness.

The visit took place on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30), and ahead of the 136th birth anniversary of President Hồ Chí Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2026).

In a meeting with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongsavan Phomvihane, both sides expressed their satisfaction with the substantive progress in bilateral relations and agreed to further operationalise the strategic connectivity across key sectors.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ congratulated the Belaya Rus Party on the success of its fourth Congress, expressing confidence that the implementation of its policies and decisions will help build a strong party.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm on Tuesday sent a message of condolences to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto following a deadly railway accident in Bekasi, Jakarta.