President of the Lao National Assembly Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse’s upcoming official visit to Vietnam from November 2-5 is expected to promote cooperation between the two legislatures and provide fresh impetus for both sides to translate high-level commitments into practical benefits for their people.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with female deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on October 29, urging them to strengthen their role in lawmaking, policymaking and oversight, promote substantive gender equality and contribute to national development.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired a meeting in Hanoi on October 28 to look into preparations for APEC Vietnam Year 2027, demanding specific, clear timelines and quality, practical, effective and thrifty logistics and reception.
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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is in Vietnam for an official visit and attendance at the third ASEAN Future Forum, in Hanoi on June 8.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet in Hanoi on June 8, right after the welcome ceremony for the latter.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's upcoming official visit to Vietnam and attendance at the third ASEAN Future Forum, which follows immediately after top Vietnamese leader To Lam’s official visit to Thailand in May, reflects the high regard the two countries’ leaders attach to one another and their determination to further advance the Vietnam–Thailand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his visiting Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone held talks in Hanoi on June 7, during which they sought measures to further elevate bilateral ties to a new height and specify the “strategic cohesion” dimension in the Vietnam-Laos relations.
A nationwide campaign calling for greater public participation in environmental protection was launched on June 6, in response to World Environment Day (June 5), World Oceans Day (June 8), the Month of Action for the Environment, and Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2026.
Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has said that the keynote address delivered by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue reflected the alignment in strategic outlook between Singapore and Vietnam.
President Ho Chi Minh’s journey to seek a path for national salvation starting on June 5, 1911 was not only a turning point in Vietnam’s modern history but also a symbol of global interaction and exchange in Asia in the early 20th century, according to Professor Shimizu Masaaki of the University of Osaka.
Vietnam, as a State Party to UNCLOS 1982 and a coastal nation bordering the East Sea, always respects the rights to freedom of navigation and overflight of all countries in the East Sea in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Vietnam must overhaul its development model based on science, technology, and digital transformation, while ensuring the safety of the ecological environment in order to achieve rapid, sustainable growth and high-income status, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said in an article.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 3 chaired a working session with the Central Public Security Party Committee and relevant agencies on a project to build an orderly, disciplined, safe, healthy, civilised, harmonious and developed society in the new era, which will be submitted to the Politburo before being reported to the Party Central Committee for consideration and issuance of a resolution.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a working session in Hanoi on June 3 with the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission to review key tasks in Party building and organisational work in line with the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.
Administrative reform isn’t not merely about slashing organisational units, but building a governance structure that is stronger, leaner, more accountable, more effective and better equipped to serve the public as the foundation for rapid, sustainable development in a new era, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has urged consideration of new regulations in June to create breakthrough mechanisms enabling the rapid introduction of key financial products and services for the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC).
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on June 1 chaired a working session in Hai Phong with leaders of five localities in the Northern Key Economic Region - Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh and Hung Yen - to implement the direction on the development of rental housing from Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on June 1 called for fresh breakthroughs to turn trade, investment and tourism into important drivers of Vietnam-Philippines relations, stressing that economic cooperation between the two countries should now be elevated to a new level.
Vietnam’s strength has long laid in its ability to maintain its strategic autonomy, with the country holding Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships (CSPs) with all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a diplomatic feat that few countries can claim, Professor Carl Thayer from the Australian Defence Force Academy at the University of New South Wales told a Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondent in Australia.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on June 1 afternoon witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation documents between ministries and agencies of the two countries and met with the press to announce the results of their earlier talks.
Amid profound geopolitical shifts across the globe, the keynote address delivered by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam at the Shangri-La Dialogue has marked an important milestone, redefining the Southeast Asian country’s position and diplomatic thinking on the international stage, said Dr Julia Roknifard, a senior lecturer in international relations at Taylor’s University in Malaysia.
Vietnam is pushing ahead with efforts to streamline its state apparatus, improve institutions and strengthen national governance capacity, with the ultimate goal to create new growth drivers and enhance its competitiveness and resilience amid a rapidly evolving and increasingly complex global environment, the country’s top leader said.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam on May 29 attended and delivered a keynote address at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue, as part of his state visit to Singapore.
President of the Lao National Assembly Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse’s upcoming official visit to Vietnam from November 2-5 is expected to promote cooperation between the two legislatures and provide fresh impetus for both sides to translate high-level commitments into practical benefits for their people.
