Maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf arrives in Ho Chi Minh city

Under the overall development model, the megacity will comprise five growth poles, namely international financial services at the centre; innovation in the East; industry, high technology and logistics in the North; seaports, free trade, international logistics and energy in the South; and urban development, education and healthcare in the West.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has called for more decisive measures to boost the production, processing and export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products, while strengthening domestic consumption and preparing for market fluctuations ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Top leader To Lam called on female National Assembly (NA) deputies to contribute proactively to lawmaking from the earliest stages, ensuring that policies are grounded in practical evidence, constitutional, consistent, and enforceable. They should identify shortcomings before laws are adopted, propose initiatives in the public interest, maintain independent judgment, and uphold integrity to prevent group interests from distorting policymaking.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, is leading a high-level Vietnamese delegation to the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), taking place on October 29 in Cebu, the Philippines,, where he put a number of concrete proposals to bolster defence cooperation between ASEAN and its partners.

PM Le Minh Hung said a successful APEC 2027, especially the Economic Leaders’ Week, will leave Viet Nam’s mark on APEC and international friends, and help connect global resources for socio-economic development of the country, localities and businesses.

Vietnam always follows and congratulates Belarus on its development gains under the leadership of President Aleksandr Lukashenko, PM Le Minh Hung said, praising positive results of bilateral cooperation, especially since General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam’s state visit to Belarus in May 2025.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung thanked Managing Director of the World Economic Forum Stephan Mergenthaler and WEF partners for their longstanding cooperation with Vietnam and contributions to making the Autumn Economic Forum an open and substantive platform for dialogue among governments, businesses and the scientific community.

Vietnam places strong emphasis on ensuring equal access to information, advancing inclusive digital transformation and expanding internet infrastructure, particularly in remote and disadvantaged areas, so that all people could benefit from scientific and technological advances.

Vietnam wants international partners not merely to “invest in Vietnam”, but to “invest with Vietnam”; not merely to “manufacture in Vietnam”, but also to engage in research and development (R&D), promote innovation and create new value chains competitive at both regional and global levels.

NA President Man called on the State Audit Office of Vietnam to selectively adopt international experience, and draw lessons from its own practical work to share with international partners, thereby making more substantive contributions to the global public audit community.

At the talks, the two sides agreed on measures to further strengthen ties between the CPV and the MIU and between Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.

The university must strive to meet advanced standards in training, research and community service, and enhance its reputation regionally and internationally. Its growth must contribute to strengthening the country’s development capacity and bring tangible benefits to the people, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam.

The success of the Vietnam-Poland Strategic Partnership will be measured by implemented commitments, completed projects and tangible benefits for people and businesses. With their longstanding friendship and strong political commitment, Vietnam and Poland have a solid foundation for advancing bilateral relations in line with their potential and the new level of partnership.

Top leader To Lam affirmed that the Party, State and people will always remember those who devoted their lives to the nation. Having sacrificed their youth for the country, the veterans deserve to live in peace, receive timely medical care and assistance when facing difficulties, and have their concerns heard.

The addition of new offences would help codify the Party’s views on private-and state-sector economic development; a disciplined, safe and civilised society, balanced development and deeper global integration, while meeting national defence-security needs and the fight against crimes in the new situation.

On the morning of October 26, at the Government Headquarters, following an official welcoming ceremony for Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's official visit to Viet Nam, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Prime Minister Donald Tusk had bilateral talks.

Viet Nam and Poland have officially upgraded their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership, while also adopting an Action Plan for the 2026–2030 period. This marks a new milestone in the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

The official visits by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam to the European Union (EU) and Belgium reaffirmed Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification in a new era – that of nation’s rise.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man inspected key projects, including the expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport, provincial road DT.975, the first section of the urban railway, APEC Boulevard and the APEC Convention Centre.

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and Belgium inform that the two sides have agreed on the Joint Statement on the outcome of the official visit to the Kingdom of Belgium from October 23-24 by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, at the invitation of Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever.