Laos and Việt Nam share a common destiny and are connected by mountains and rivers, creating the objective conditions for a strong combat alliance built on solidarity and mutual support.
As Turkish citizens celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the proclamation of their Republic today, October 29, the country's Ambassador to Việt Nam, Korhan Kemik wrote an article to Việt Nam News, highlighting the two countries' friendship, cooperation and the future of the bilateral ties.
APEC Summit 2027 is a chance for Việt Nam to promote cooperation in green agriculture, innovation and food security. Nguyễn Đỗ Anh Tuấn, head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment's International Cooperation Department, speaks with the Vietnam News Agency on this topic.
The event will also enable Vietnamese communities across Europe to share experiences, strengthen links among associations and mobilise collective efforts for national development.
When Việt Nam took its seat in 1977, it was a country still healing from war. The United Nations stood with it in the difficult years that followed, bringing food, clean water and health care, and later served as a bridge to global expertise during Đổi Mới.
Việt Nam and its European partners also agreed to make more effective use of the EU–Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), promote trade and investment, and address outstanding difficulties.
It took Seoul more than 40 years to transform from a bus-dependent city into a rail city where public transport carries 65-70 per cent of trips. If Hà Nội supplements its urban rail plan with high-speed lines and embraces the motorbike as rail’s partner, it can bypass Seoul’s trial and error and leap directly to a transport system built for the future.
International media focused on the joint press release, which pointed to concrete progress in several areas.
With bilateral trade above US$8 billion in 2025, Poland wants to export more higher-value goods to Việt Nam and share its experience in green technology and digital public services.
Science and technology, education and training are also promising areas, with the two countries seeking to promote innovation, improve human resources and support sustainable development.
Major General, Associate Professor and Doctor Nguyễn Văn Sáu, Deputy Director of the Institute for Defence Strategy and History under the Ministry of National Defence, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm’s call to shift from “employing talented people” to “employing proven talent”.
Trần Tuệ Tri, an overseas Vietnamese in Singapore and founder and CEO of the Stamford Global Leadership Centre, stressed that Vietnamese women abroad played a role that is both intimate and far-reaching.
Việt Nam’s struggle for liberation inspired the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB)'s student founders, said Bert De Belder, head of the PTB’s Department of International Relations.
The agenda will cover trade and investment, energy, education, science and technology, security, and critical raw materials, alongside discussions on international law and multilateral cooperation.
It is now a matter of following up and translating the priorities identified by top leaders of Việt Nam and France into concrete actions to strengthen the mutual cooperation, French Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad Éléonore Caroit told local media during her working trip to Việt Nam from October 17-19.
Cooperation should extend beyond academia to Vietnamese experts working at major technology corporations and research and development institutions
During the visit, the two sides signed several cooperation documents, chiefly the Việt Nam–EFTA Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a Việt Nam–Liechtenstein accord to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion and avoidance.
Việt Nam should seek reliable, high-quality international partners for its green transition and and digital transformation, with Belgium and Europe well placed to fulfil that role, Belgian Ambassador to Việt Nam Pieter Leenknegt said.
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