With ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and four strategic plans now being rolled out, Deputy Minister Đặng Hoàng Giang called for closer links between regional integration and socio-economic goals.
PM Lê Minh Hưng received leaders of the Lao Front for National Construction and the Laos-Việt Nam Friendship Association, calling for stronger people-to-people ties.
The Vietnamese and Lao officials spoke highly of the results of the 2026 cooperation plan implemented by agencies and units of the two defence ministries, particularly the tasks assigned by the high-ranking leaders of the two countries.
The establishment of the KBS bureau in Việt Nam followed the high-level meeting between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Tô Lâm and President of the RoK Lee Jae Myung in April, marking an important step in bilateral media cooperation.
The leaders agreed to enhance connectivity between the two economies through stronger trade, investment, energy, infrastructure, logistics, science and technology cooperation, while stepping up collaboration in culture, education and training, people-to-people exchanges and cooperation between localities.
Experts underlined the importance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), dialogue and appropriate crisis-management mechanisms. Proposals included applying the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) to coast guard forces, improving maritime domain awareness, establishing hotlines and increasing information sharing.
The two schools, worth a total of US$2 million, represent Việt Nam’s support and contribution to education, training and human resource development in Laos.
Key targets and tasks for 2027 include striving for GDP growth of at least 10 per cent, average CPI growth of around 4.5 per cent, maintaining macroeconomic stability and ensuring major economic balances.
National Assembly (NA) Vice President Nguyễn Hồng Diên proposed three priorities for inter-parliamentary cooperation to promote public participation in governance, narrow the gap between commitments and results, and ensure that science and technology serve people.
The Ministry of Public Security has identified Nguyễn Văn Đài, who now lives in Germany, as a person engaged in terrorist activities, in accordance with Vietnamese and international laws.
If resources are not fully utilised, Việt Nam risks falling into the middle-income trap, with slower growth and large investment volumes producing relatively little output.
The visit provides an opportunity for the two Parties and Governments to reaffirm the special solidarity and faithful bond between Việt Nam and Laos, a close relationship forged, tested and continuously nurtured throughout history.
The visit will be made at the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his spouse left Hà Nội on October 8 noon, concluding their four-day official visit to Việt Nam at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President Tô Lâm and his wife.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hà Nội on October 8 for official visits to Laos and Cambodia from October 8-10 at the invitations of Lao PM Saleumxay Kommasith and Cambodian PM Hun Manet.
The Russian delegation expressed its impression of Việt Nam’s development achievements and spoke highly of the commission’s role in strategic research and policy advice.
Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Thị Thanh Trà welcomed Austrian healthcare group VAMED's idea to develop mobile medical services at sea.
Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the United Nations Đỗ Hùng Việt expressed concern over the slow and uneven progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
