Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-chaired a welcome ceremony for Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation on their State visit to the Republic of India at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on the morning of May 6.

The Philippines emerged as the region’s third-largest aviation market in terms of seat capacity, with 5.82 million seats in April 2026, behind Indonesia with 10.31 million seats and Thailand with 7.9 million seats.

The ongoing state visit to India by the top Vietnamese leader stands as clear evidence of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era, emphasising independence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, peace, friendship, cooperation, and development, diversification and multilateralisation of external relations, and being a responsible member of the international community.

Vietnam is expected to maintain active contributions across ASEAN’s three pillars - the political-security community, the economic community, and the socio-cultural community; while further enhancing regional connectivity through infrastructure projects and stronger economic linkages.

Da Nang expects to welcome nearly 20 million domestic and international visitors in 2026, continuing to affirm its appeal as a dynamic and distinctive destination in Vietnam and the region.

The trip is of profound importance, both in substance and symbolism, as it comes at a time when Sri Lanka and Vietnam – two long-standing friends with over five and a half decades of diplomatic relations – are seeking to elevate their traditional goodwill into a more dynamic and forward-looking partnership.

Hyundai Motor of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will directly participate in developing technical training programmes aimed at supplying job-ready workers for auto parts production and assembly plants.

Of these, 1,159,932 million candidates are 12th graders, accounting for 94.78%, while 63,844 are independent candidates, representing 5.22%.

With a total investment of nearly 1.8 trillion VND (68.3 million USD) from the central budget, the projects will provide 141 classrooms, meeting the learning needs of about 4,800 students in the city’s border areas.

Indian news outlets noted that Vietnam is currently one of India’s most important partners in Southeast Asia, particularly as the two sides share strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Priority areas for cooperation include defence and security, trade and investment, digital transformation, high technology, supply chain connectivity, and maritime collaboration.

Under the plan, each resident will be assigned a unique EHR linked to their personal identification number, ensuring accuracy and consistency while minimising duplication and data discrepancies. Health data will be continuously updated from medical facilities, routine check-ups, and screening programmes, then integrated and centrally displayed on the application.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in India on May 5 evening shortly after arriving in New Delhi for a state visit to the South Asian country.