Party leader demands cooperation to help Central Highlands develop faster

The program includes thematic studies, experience-sharing sessions, field trips, cultural exchanges, and external relations activities.

As host of APEC 2027, Vietnam stands ready to work closely with member economies, build on existing cooperation achievements and further advance substantive and effective APEC collaboration towards an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community.

The 16th National Assembly is scheduled to discuss the draft Law on Data Security, the draft Law on Electronic Identification and Authentication, and the draft revised Law on Handling of Administrative Violations during its plenary sitting on November 4, as part of its ongoing second session.

Lao NA Sonexay Siphandone, who is on official Vietnam visit, urged the Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam friendship associations to keep coordinating closely and step up messaging on the two countries’ great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion, especially around the treaty’s 50th anniversary.

VOV.VN - Foreign diplomats in Vietnam have tried their hand at picking and pan-firing tea leaves in Vietnam’s northern Thai Nguyen province, gaining first-hand insight into the traditional craft behind the distinctive flavour of Tan Cuong tea.

The draft revised Law on Donation, Removal and Transplantation of Human Tissues and Organs and Donation and Removal of Cadavers aims to fully and promptly institutionalise the Party’s policies and guidelines on protecting, caring for and improving public health, and gradually complete the legal framework governing these activities.

VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sonexay Siphandone, and his spouse are paying an official visit to Vietnam from November 2 to 5 at the invitation of the Chairman of the National Assembly, Tran Thanh Man, and his spouse.

In addition, the Standing Committee is expected to consider and adopt five draft resolutions concerning the allocation of inspection-related recovered funds to strengthen inspection agencies; the functions and organisational structure of the National Assembly's Council of Ethnic Affairs and committees; salary and allowance scales for State officials and judicial personnel; policies and working conditions for People's Council deputies; and approval of the National Assembly's Digital Architecture Framework version 2.0.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has issued security recommendations to the Vietnamese community in the country following a warning by the US Embassy in Moscow about a possible terrorist attack at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow.

General Secretary and President To Lam stressed that logistics is not merely a sectoral economic issue, but concerns the entire economy's capacity to organise, connect and operate. It is directly linked to national competitiveness, economic self-reliance, resilience and national defence and security.

The official visit by Lao National Assembly President Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse will provide an opportunity for the two sides to discuss strategic measures to further deepen bilateral relations in the next phase. The visit will also reaffirm their determination to develop the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Vietnam and Laos in a more substantive and sustainable manner, for the benefit of the two countries' people.

According to the minister, the draft law is being revised against the backdrop of projected total social investment demand for 2026-2030 being 2.21 times that of the 2021-2025 period. Disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) alone needs to reach an average of 30-40 billion USD annually, six to seven times the level recorded in the previous period.

According to the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, on November 1, the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750) arrived in Ho Chi Minh City for a visit aimed at strengthening relations with the Vietnam Coast Guard and Vietnamese maritime law enforcement agencies.

The Party and State of Viet Nam have consistently identified the prevention and combat of human trafficking as a key priority in safeguarding national security, maintaining social order and public safety, and protecting human rights and the lawful rights and interests of its citizens.

While the conditions regarding institutional frameworks, facilities, personnel, and technology are basically sufficient, the fundamental challenge now lies in rigorous implementation, said Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung when talking about biotechnology development.

Newly-appointed French Ambassador Didier Le Bret praised Vietnam’s ability to combine modern development with the preservation of its heritage, cultural traditions and historical values.

Welcoming the Azerbaijani envoy to Vietnam, the Vietnamese leader affirmed that Vietnam treasures the friendship, valuable support and assistance extended by the State and people of Azerbaijan to Vietnam during its past struggle for national independence, as well as its current process of national construction and development.

Congratulating Thai Nguyen on its achievements, the General Secretary and President said the province should look beyond its 195th anniversary towards its bicentenary and the country's development aspirations for 2045.

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.