BRICS Diplomacy: Prime Minister Le Minh Hung arrived in New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, with Vietnam participating as a partner country and aiming to deepen the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with India amid wider multilateral cooperation. India–Vietnam Ties: Modi met PM Hung on the sidelines, reviewing progress after the May upgrade to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and aligning on regional and global issues. Vietnam–France Strategic Implementation: In Paris, Vietnam and France issued a joint statement to push implementation of their comprehensive strategic partnership framework, with leaders also meeting the French Senate president and briefing the press ahead of talks. Economic & Financial Cooperation: Vietnam’s finance minister held working talks with France’s economy and finance leadership, citing rising trade and investment and discussing ways to expand cooperation. Defence Cooperation: Vietnam’s defence minister met France’s armed forces and veterans minister, focusing on deepening defence ties across training, maritime cooperation, peacekeeping and defence industry. Vietnam–Russia Partnership Reset: To Lam’s Russia visit continues to shape a new agenda, with joint statements highlighting stronger political support, expanded cooperation in trade, energy and defence, and moves to use national currencies in bilateral settlements. Energy Security Deal: Russia and Vietnam signed a framework agreement on establishing a strategic oil reserve in Vietnam. Science-Tech Link: A Vietnam–Russia science and technology forum in Moscow underscored turning strategic technologies into a new pillar for future cooperation. Domestic Remains Identification: 13,563 remains samples were transported to Hanoi for DNA testing to identify fallen soldiers, part of a long-running effort to clarify identities and burial sites. Myanmar Regime Protests: Activists staged demonstrations outside Myanmar, Thai and Vietnamese embassies in London, targeting regional engagement with Myanmar’s military leadership and raising concerns over corporate links.