President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 24 sent a message of sympathy to his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro over the huge loss in human lives and assets caused by floods and landslide in Petrópolis city.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 2 sent his sympathies to State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi over great losses in human lives in a jade mine landslide in Hpakant township, Kachin state.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 20 sent a message of sympathy to President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi over the great losses in human lives and property caused by Cyclone Idai.
Participants to a conference in Hanoi on February 26-27 agreed on the need for countries worldwide in general and Vietnam in particular to enhance weather forecast capacity by embracing new technology.
President Tran Dai Quang offered his sympathy to his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto over the heavy losses in human lives and property caused by the strong earth quake on September 19.
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith sent a message to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, expressing his sympathy over the loss of human lives and property damage caused by storm Doksuri.