General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam presides over an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on April 22, 2026 for President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung, who is on a state visit to Vietnam. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre
Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:
Politics
— General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam held talks with visiting President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi on Wednesday, following a state-level welcome ceremony held for the guest.
— Vietnam’s Party chief and State President Lam and the South Korean president witnessed the exchange of a series of cooperation documents between the two countries’ ministries and agencies the same day.
— Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening and expanding relations with traditional friends, with Estonia seen as a priority partner in the Baltic region and an active member of the European Union, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung told Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna during a reception in Hanoi on Wednesday, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
Society
— After years on the run across multiple localities and even fleeing overseas, Tran Thi Xuan Huong, who allegedly hired two hitmen in Hai Phong City to kill a business rival in Hanoi, has turned herself in to authorities.
Ho Chi Minh City
— Ho Chi Minh City has identified more than 80 cultural and heritage projects for the 2026-30 period, with a number of major developments set as investment priorities.
— The eighth ‘Banh Chung Wrapping and Cooking Contest 2026’ kicked off at the Hung Kings Temple in the National Cultural and Historical Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, drawing 90 competing teams.
— Police in Ben Cat Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday launched an investigation after a two-year-old girl was fatally run over by a car at a petrol station.
— The French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday opened a photo exhibition honoring the sister-city ties between Lyon and Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 53rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Vietnam.
Travel
— After 113 days of gestation, a Bengal tiger has given birth to three cubs at a zoo in Quy Nhon Dong Ward, Gia Lai Province, south-central Vietnam.
