Vietnam deploys UN peacekeeping team for ninth time

01/09/2026
02:06

Vietnam is taking part for a ninth time in United Nations peacekeeping operations, deploying this time in South Sudan. Over more than four years of participation, Vietnam's peacekeeping contingents have been steadily increasing in size from the initial three officers to nine this time.

Vietnam deploys UN peacekeeping team for ninth time

Vietnam deploys UN peacekeeping team for ninth time

Politics 02:06

Vietnam is taking part for a ninth time in United Nations peacekeeping operations, deploying this time in South Sudan. Over more than four years of participation, Vietnam's peacekeeping contingents have been steadily increasing in size from the initial three officers to nine this time.

Winning hearts and minds: President Ho Chi Minh's 1946 mission to France

Winning hearts and minds: President Ho Chi Minh's 1946 mission to France

Politics 03:21

President Ho Chi Minh's visit to France in the summer of 1946 marked his very first diplomatic mission abroad as Head of State. He travelled to France to negotiate and seek a peaceful settlement, fiercely defending Vietnam's newly-born independence through peaceful means.

Vietnam-Laos strengthen bilateral ties

Vietnam-Laos strengthen bilateral ties

Politics 00:52

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met Vanhxay Phongsavanh, Politburo member and Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission, in Hanoi on 26 August.

World Peoples' Assembly deepens people-to-people ties in Vietnam

World Peoples' Assembly deepens people-to-people ties in Vietnam

Politics 01:45

The "Days of the World Peoples' Assembly" has officially opened in Hanoi. Running from 25 to 27 August and co-hosted by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the event marks the first time this high-profile, people-to-people diplomatic gathering has been held in the country.

Vietnam, Chile boost cooperation

Vietnam, Chile boost cooperation

Politics 00:48

During talks in Hanoi with Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna on 23 August, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung called for greater high-level exchanges and closer ties between the two parliaments and political parties.

Vietnam, Côte d’Ivoire boost bilateral ties

Vietnam, Côte d’Ivoire boost bilateral ties

Politics 00:49

On 24 August, Party General Secretary and President To Lam received President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Patrick Achi during his official visit to Vietnam. The Vietnamese top leader welcomed growing bilateral ties, noting that Côte d’Ivoire became Vietnam’s largest trading partner in Africa in 2025.