Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu delivered a standout performance to win the gold medal in the women’s vault at the FIG World Challenge Cup 2026 in Uzbekistan on Saturday, earning Vietnam its first international gymnastics title of the year.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on February 9 hold an online meeting with his Uzbekistani counterpart Jamshid Khodjaev to review the implementation of high-level commitments and agreements reached in recent years and to discuss orientations and measures to further promote bilateral cooperation across all fields.
Delegates noted that Vietnam and Uzbekistan still hold considerable potential for cooperation in agriculture, agro-processing, light industry, automobile manufacturing, transport, logistics, construction, tourism and culture.
The top legislators agreed to further strengthen parliamentary ties by enhancing the supervisory role of their legislatures in implementing agreements reached during Chairman Man’s official visit to Uzbekistan in April 2025. They emphasised the importance of parliamentary friendship groups and specialised committees in fostering mutual understanding and professional exchanges between legislators of both countries.
PM Pham Minh Chinh has called for stronger multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and other countries, as well as the WTO, while meeting with their leaders in Rio de Janeiro.
Over the past five years, the Vietnam–Uzbekistan Friendship Association has made significant efforts in organising practical and meaningful people-to-people diplomacy activities.
Uzbekistan and Vietnam have enjoyed a long lasting relationship. More than 3,500 Vietnamese students have studied at educational institutions in Uzbekistan and played an important role in strengthening the friendship between the people of the two countries./
The working trip, marking NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s first multilateral diplomatic activity in 2025, reflected Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation, and diversification of external ties.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s official visits to Armenia and Uzbekistan from April 2-8 helped strengthen political trust and revitalised the ties between Vietnam and the two Central Asian countries.
PM Pham Minh Chinh's meeting with Vietnam's representative agencies abroad to discuss the adaptation to changes in international trade, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man's activities in Uzbekistan, and the record number of international tourist arrivals in Vietnam in the first quarter are among news highlights on April 7.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man congratulated Uzbekistan on successfully hosting the IPU-150, noting Vietnam's participation in the event reflects its spirit of solidarity, friendship, and desire to further promote the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation for both countries' development and prosperity.
Man stressed that Vietnam wants to strengthen the friendship, solidarity, and cooperation between the PDPU and the CPV as well as between the two nations based on mutual trust and support.
The NA Chairman affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the role of Uzbekistan in the Central Asian region and wishes to develop traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Uzbekistan.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Speaker of the Federation Council (Upper House) of the Russian Federal Assembly Valentina Matviyenko said the close coordination and effective cooperation between the Vietnamese NA and the Federation Council as well as the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly has made important contributions.
The IPU-150, themed “Parliamentary action for social development and justice”, is taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, until April 9.
Man’s attendance at IPU-150 continues to affirm Vietnam's role as a proactive, active and responsible member of the IPU and multilateral forums.
The official visit of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man to Uzbekistan will mark a significant step in strengthening political trust and laying the groundwork for enhanced bilateral cooperation.
The diplomat expressed his hope that the visits not only help maintain the traditional friendly relations between Vietnam and the two nations, but also create new momentum to elevate cooperation to higher levels, ensuring that it is substantial, effective, and commensurate with the political relations between Vietnam and these countries.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man's visit to Uzbekistan will serve as a catalyst for deepening the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations in the years ahead.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.