Việt Nam, South Africa pledge to elevate parliamentary cooperation, connect Asia-Africa gateways

Việt Nam proposed the South African Parliament encourage the government to facilitate greater market access for Vietnamese goods and create favourable conditions for major Vietnamese enterprises to invest and cooperate in promising sectors such as electronics, telecommunications, minerals, renewable energy, textiles and supporting industries, as well as emerging fields including artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation.

Việt Nam-Hungary friendship meeting promotes people-to-people exchanges

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Bùi Lê Thái affirmed that Việt Nam always values and remembers the meaningful contributions made by Hungarian friends during Việt Nam’s struggle for national independence and reunification. The sincere bonds nurtured across generations have provided a special foundation for the friendship between the two countries.

Vietnamese judge Nguyễn Thị Lan Anh sworn in at ITLOS in Hamburg

As an independent judge, Lan Anh will have an opportunity to contribute directly to the tribunal’s work, including the interpretation and application of the 1982 UNCLOS, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the strengthening of the international legal order at sea.

Top Vietnamese leader receives Chairman of Japan Bank for International Cooperation

General Secretary and President Tô Lâm urged JBIC to continue promoting the substantive implementation of projects under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), and step up discussions on potential cooperation within the framework of the POWERR Asia (Partnership on Wide Energy and Resources Resilience Asia) initiative, including the development of strategic energy reserves.

Academies, research institutes urged to boost strategic capacity

The Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology should leverage its strengths in natural sciences and technology, while the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences should focus on institutions, development models, culture and people, said Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm.

Ideological work must be grounded in reality and close to people: top leader

General Secretary and President Tô Lâm said that following the working session, tangible changes must be achieved in practice. For every task, there must be a clearly identified lead agency responsible, along with clear assignments, deliverables, deadlines, coordination mechanisms and evaluation criteria.

Decisions presented to four more military officers for UN peacekeeping missions

The officers include Senior Lieutenant Colonel Hoàng Trung Kiên and Major Đỗ Huyền Trang from the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, who will respectively serve as a military performance and accountability reporting expert and a military expert at the Office of the Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse at UN Headquarters.

NA Standing Committee opens seventh session

The NA Standing Committee is scheduled to give opinions on five draft laws and one draft resolution, Government reports on socio-economic development, the State budget and the allocation of the central budget, reports on citizens' petitions and review preparations for the second NA session.

Việt Nam, Switzerland advance parliamentary cooperation

Vice President of the NA Nguyễn Thị Thanh proposed increasing delegation exchanges, sharing experience in lawmaking and policymaking in areas of common concern, and continuing coordination and mutual support at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) and other multilateral parliamentary forums.

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