Four member friendship associations under the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations: The Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association, the Viet Nam-Indonesia Friendship Association, the Viet Nam-Canada Friendship Association, and the Viet Nam-RoK Friendship Association, held Executive Committee meetings to appoint their presidents for the 2026-2031 term from June 2 to 5, 2026.

The Vietnam-Sweden Friendship Association (VSFA) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a seminar in Hanoi on November 23 on the role of Vietnam-Sweden people-to-people diplomacy over the past 50 years.