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The ceremony took place at Tông Khao Martyrs’ Cemetery in Thanh Nưa Commune with the participation of senior officials, military representatives and delegations from Laos.

During the visit, the Vietnamese leader is expected to hold talks and meet with the King and Queen of Thailand, the Prime Minister, and other high-ranking Thai leaders to discuss major directions for effectively implementing the new cooperation framework.

Community members say they closely follow developments in their homeland and take pride in Việt Nam’s major achievements.

A report presented by local authorities at the meeting showed that the province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) grew 6.14 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, indicating that the economy maintained its recovery momentum and positive growth trend.

Ambassador Đỗ Hùng Việt voiced concern over growing coercive measures, including threats of the use of force, targeting Cuba. He called on the UN Security Council to strengthen its role in conflict prevention, promote dialogue, protect civilians and pursue reforms aimed at making the body more democratic, representative and effective.

Immediately after their arrival, General Secretary and President Lâm, his spouse, and the Vietnamese delegation paid tribute to late President Hồ Chí Minh at the Hồ Chí Minh Memorial Site and met with the Vietnamese community here.

The top leader and his spouse left Hà Nội on May 27 for an official visit to Thailand at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

The top leader and his spouse are set to visit the Philippines later this week, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The National Assembly must keep clearing institutional bottlenecks, accelerate amendments to laws on investment, land, finance, science and technology, data and digital transformation, and strengthen oversight to ensure newly enacted policies are enforced effectively and generate real momentum for growth.

Việt Nam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stands ready to closely coordinate with US agencies, including the Congress, to promote mutually beneficial cooperation, thus contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

Amid growing global and regional uncertainties, Việt Nam and traditional partners such as Algeria and Namibia should increase exchanges, share viewpoints on international issues of common interests.

The Standing Board of the Hà Nội Party Committee was requested to promptly address shortcomings identified during inspections, particularly uneven quality among grassroots personnel and limited advisory, governance and digital transformation capacity among some cadres.

Stressing that relying mainly on traditional agriculture would not enable rapid growth, the Government leader called on Vĩnh Long to establish a new growth model based on its potential and advantages, especially its large population size

Regular, frank and constructive legislative dialogue is essential to building mutual understanding and trust, settling differences appropriately, and making practical contributions to the stable and long-term development of bilateral relations.

Deputy PM and Defence Minister Phan Văn Giang expressed his hope that US lawmakers will continue serving as practical bridges of friendship contributing to bilateral collaboration in such fields as the economy, trade, education–training, defence technology and industry, pilot training, and English-language training for Vietnamese military personnel.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Mạnh Cường said the ASEAN Future Forum 2026 comes as the association is implementing its Community Vision 2045 and related strategic plans aimed at building a resilient, dynamic, innovative and people-centred ASEAN.

Việt Nam values the EU’s position as one of the world’s leading centres for science, technology and innovation, especially in areas such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence, the green economy, circular economy, renewable energy and sustainable development.

The Vietnamese community in Singapore, numbering around 25,000 people, has remained closely connected, preserving national cultural identity while contributing actively to host society and bilateral friendship.