Việt Nam News

The ballot was arranged on February 26 by Offshore Polling Team No.10 of HCM City’s Phước Thắng Ward, enabling personnel on maritime missions to exercise their voting rights ahead of the official polling day.

Việt Nam calls upon all relevant parties to exercise maximum restraint, immediately cease all escalatory actions, protect civilians and essential infrastructure, and resolve differences by peaceful means in strict accordance with international law, the United Nations Charter, and relevant United Nations resolutions, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng said.

The NA leader urged the entire political system to actively engage in the election process, closely monitor developments at each polling team and station, strengthen inspection and supervision, and promptly resolve issues emerging at the grassroots level.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Minh Vũ affirmed that by dispatching a delegation to Cambodia shortly after the Party General Secretary's visit, Việt Nam demonstrates its leaders' strong political determination as well as proactive, prompt and responsible efforts to effectively implement the high-level agreements and common perceptions through concrete programmes and clear roadmaps.

At the Kim Liên Special National Relic Site, the NA leader and his delegation paid solemn tribute to President Hồ Chí Minh, a great leader of the Party and people, a hero of national liberation, and the one who laid the foundation for the Vietnamese NA and affirmed the role of the supreme body of State power throughout his life-long career dedicated to the nation.

PM Phạm Minh Chính underscored that public administrative governance is central to organising the exercise of State power and translating the Party’s guidelines and the State's policies and laws into tangible development outcomes.

Party General Secretary Tô Lâm noted that the Navy must stay well-informed of the situation to provide timely and accurate advice for the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defence to firmly safeguard national sovereignty over seas and islands while maintaining a peaceful and stable maritime environment for national development.

HCM City has set a target of more than 7 per cent economic growth in the first quarter of 2026, buoyed by strong industrial output and robust retail activity, as authorities outline plans to mobilise more than VNĐ1 quadrillion (US$38.5 billion) in annual social investment to sustain double-digit expansion in the years ahead.

In the law-making process, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed the need to fully translate the Party’s guidelines and policies into laws, to innovate, to roll out sweeping decentralisation and delegation of authority in tandem with appropriate resource allocation.

President Lương Cường on February 27 sent a congratulatory message to President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye on his election as Chairperson of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union for 2026.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on February 27 received visiting Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel, during which he affirmed that Việt Nam attaches great importance to and wants to further deepen friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Portugal.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has proposed prosecuting Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến, former Minister of Health, for “violating regulations on management and use of State property, causing losses and waste” under Article 219.3 of the Penal Code.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung held talks with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel in Hà Nội on February 27 during the latter’s official visit to Việt Nam.

The Embassy of the Portuguese Republic in Việt Nam was officially inaugurated at BRG Tower, No. 198 Trần Quang Khải Street, Hà Nội, on February 27, marking a significant milestone in the long-standing friendship between the two countries.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phạm Việt Hùng stressed that the ASEAN-UK dialogue partnership, established in 2021, is developing in a dynamic and substantive manner. As both sides look towards the fifth anniversary, cooperation is expected to yield increasingly tangible and effective outcomes.

With just weeks to go before voters head to the polls on March 15, wards and communes across Hà Nội are stepping up preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels, as local authorities work to ensure a transparent, orderly and democratic vote.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called on ministers to accelerate the drafting of laws and resolutions, arguing that institutional reform is essential to sustaining Vietnam’s development momentum.

The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia continues to underpin regional stability and reinforce ASEAN’s central role in the Asia–Pacific security architecture, Việt Nam’s UN ambassador said at a symposium in New York.