Vietnam News Today (Jul. 8): Vietnam considers South Africa a leading strategic partner in Africa; Vietnam attends ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting in Malaysia; Hue cuisine and culture honored with national heritage status; Vietnam seriously fulfills obligations under ICCPR.

Vietnam News Today (Jul. 7): Vietnam to report achievements in implementation of Int’l Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Swiss firms pin high hopes on Vietnam’s international financial hubs; Foreign visitors to Vietnam near 10.7 million in H1, half of full-year target; New developments on tropical storm Danas in East Sea.

From July 7 to 8, the Vietnamese delegation, comprising representatives from nine agencies including the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, and the Government Office will attend the dialogue session on the national report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) at the 144th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh will lead the delegation. We conducted an interview with Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Tinh regarding this important event.

In Rach Gia Ward (An Giang), the Naval Region 5 Command held a handover ceremony for a “Comrade's House” to a soldier experiencing housing difficulties while serving at the unit on July 2.

From May 23 to 29, Working Delegation No. 25, comprising 100 leaders and journalists from media agencies across the country, visited officers, soldiers, and civilians on the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and DK1 platform.

Former Chief of the Government's Border Committee Tran Cong Truc affirmed that Vietnam’s consistent policy is to resolve maritime disputes through peaceful means, demonstrating its support for the global legal system.

On April 30, the 120th voyage of the Peace Boat Organization, departing from Yokohama (Japan), docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port, Quang Ninh Province. During the stopover in Vietnam, the delegation visited the Quang Ninh Museum and the 2025 OCOP Fair, where they experienced the cultural heritage, history and culinary quintessence of the Northeast region.

On April 26, a program titled "Happy Lunar New Year for Some Asian Countries 2025" was held in Hanoi. The event, organized by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations in collaboration with the embassies of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, offered an opportunity for international friends to share the joy of the New Year and to strengthen solidarity and friendship among nations.

On the morning of 27 April 2025, along Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, the Parade and Marching Subcommittee for the ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification held the full dress rehearsal for the parade. Vietnam People's Army Forcers proudly join the parade.