Hanoi in 1996: Photos from Western Tourists

The 14th Vietnam Trade Union Congress for the 2026–2031 term will elect 135 members to the 14th Executive Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

During meetings with a delegation from the French National Assembly's Defense and Armed Forces Committee on June 2, leaders of Vietnam's National Assembly and Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized the need to strengthen parliamentary cooperation, advance strategic areas of collaboration, and make defense-security cooperation a key pillar of bilateral relations.

On the afternoon of June 2 in Hanoi, Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security convened a conference to launch a joint awareness campaign and coordinated offensive against drug-related crimes involving Vietnam, China, Laos, and Myanmar. The three-month operation will run from June 15 to September 15, 2026, focusing on border areas and major drug hotspots across the four countries.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam’s visits to Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines demonstrate Vietnam’s efforts to position itself as a more active leader and coordinator within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This assessment was made by strategic security analyst Collins Chong Yew Keat of the University of Malaya in an interview with a correspondent in Kuala Lumpur on June 1.