For Việt Nam, active participation in and substantive contributions to CICA not only help implement its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, multilateralisation and diversification of relations, but also create more favourable conditions for enhancing the country’s standing and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development in the region.
Việt Nam is looking to build a modern, competitive and sustainable maritime economy, and the EU can bring experience in port decarbonisation, digitalisation, clean transport, marine research and maritime data.
Éric Soulier, Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Action at the French Embassy in Việt Nam, stresses the importance of safeguarding data in preventing AI-associated risks as Việt Nam and France move to apply the technology in public services.
In an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Beijing, Professor Zhu Chenming, honorary director of the Institute of South and Southeast Asian Studies under the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, said the visit would promote exchanges between the two legislative bodies and contribute to the development of bilateral relations.
Professor Cui Shoujun of the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China highlighted the visit’s contributions to strengthening political trust, establishing legal foundations for practical cooperation, broadening public support and safeguarding shared regional and international interests.
Having been through nine master plans, Hà Nội now stands at a new turning point with a 100-year vision and a multi-polar, multi-centre, multi-tier model.
Stronger cooperation between the Vietnamese and Chinese legislatures will demonstrate their shared commitment to making parliamentary ties more practical and effective, while contributing to the sound development of bilateral relations and bringing tangible benefits to people and businesses in both countries, said Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ.
Deputy Foreign Minister Đặng Hoài Giang says Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino’s visit has opened a new phase in bilateral relations, with 10 cooperation documents signed.
On the occasion of the World Mental Health Day (October 10), Silvia Danailov UNICEF Representative in Việt Nam, wrote to Việt Nam News reflecting on this year theme of “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change”, and why listening to young people must lead to action.
Parents and children who do not truly understand each other can often hurt one another. What we need now are open spaces for dialogue, where parents and children can sit down together, share their real hurts and resolve them so that understanding becomes a shield, and no child is pulled into the dark corners that lurk behind some online groups.
PM Lê Minh Hưng’s official visit to Cambodia proves Việt Nam’s high regard and top priority for neighbourly relations
Việt Nam remained Cambodia’s largest source of international tourists, with more than 1.22 million Vietnamese visitors to Cambodia in 2025.
President of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association in Cambodia Sim Chy said the association has worked to encourage Vietnamese-origin people in Cambodia to integrate into society and develop their livelihoods.
As of August, Việt Nam had 301 investment projects in Laos with total registered capital exceeding $7 billion, ranking second among foreign investors in the country.
In an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Laos ahead of the October 8-9 visit, made at the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongsavan Phomvihane noted that it is PM Hưng’s first official foreign visit since taking office and that Laos is the first country he has chosen to visit.
A review of 15 years of Party rectification, covering 2012-2026, is a central task of the fourth plenum, with leaders urged to confront persistent weaknesses.
Professor Dr Đào Xuân Học, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and chairman of the Việt Nam Water Resources Association, spoke to Chính Phủ (Government) News about technical solutions, prerequisites and basin-level governance mechanisms needed to restore rivers sustainably.
The two PMs of Việt Nam and Laos are expected to discuss measures to implement existing commitments and agreements, address difficulties and set orientations to boost cooperation, particularly in trade and investment.
