Việt Nam News

More than 50 years after establishing diplomatic ties, Việt Nam and Canada have built a Comprehensive Partnership spanning trade, education, development and defence — one that both sides are now looking to lift higher still.

Twenty foreign delegations, six led by ministers, are set to attend Việt Nam's third international defence expo, where organisers plan AI-assisted security and a drone swarm demonstration.

Việt Nam's top leader said defence and security cooperation should be gradually expanded to help reinforce strategic trust. Science and technology, innovation, and education and training must become new drivers of growth, with the two sides jointly conducting research and development in such fields as nuclear energy, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, digital transformation, and green technology.

Hungary is one of Việt Nam’s leading important partners in Central and Eastern Europe. Việt Nam attaches importance to and wishes to continuously strengthen multifaceted ties with the country.

General Secretary and President Tô Lâm said on its journey to becoming a developed country, Việt Nam hopes to have Canada as a partner, he said, expressing his hope that Canada will see Việt Nam as a natural, close and trusted partner in Southeast Asia.

Leaders recognized the importance of sustained engagement to reinforce the institutional foundations of the bilateral relationship, facilitate cooperation on shared priorities, and support the effective management of emerging challenges and opportunities.

The Speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons affirmed that bilateral relations have been built on a foundation of decades of shared goals, common interests, and enduring friendship. They expressed their belief that the coming years would open up many new opportunities to further deepen relations between the two countries and their people.

The two leaders agreed that Việt Nam–Canada relations have made important achievements over more than 50 years of building and consolidating friendship and nearly a decade of implementing the Comprehensive Partnership framework.

A central Party inspection team praised Hải Phòng City's progress on personnel reform, technology and digital transformation, but PM Lê Minh Hưng pressed the city to sharpen leadership quality and hit a 13 per cent growth target next year.

With 25 members across Canada's Senate and House of Commons, the Friendship Group affirmed its role as a bridge for bilateral relations, as Tô Lâm pushed for breakthroughs in AI, aerospace and clean energy cooperation.

The two countries should create new growth drivers by strengthening cooperation in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and advanced technologies; while expanding cooperation in energy, green development, environmental protection, climate change response, health care, high-tech agriculture, food security and sustainable development.

The partnership has grown robustly across multiple areas, driven by complementary strengths and aligned national interests. Both are bound by a shared commitment to a stable, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed the draft revised Law on Food Safety in Hà Nội on Thursday afternoon.

The 18 men and five women had been identified by Cambodian authorities as being involved in suspected online scams and illegal employment, entry or residence in Cambodia.

A series of joint activities were held between border guards of Việt Nam and China on Thursday in the northern province of Lào Cai.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK hosted a ceremony to mark Việt Nam’s 81st National Day in London on Wednesday.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Hằng lauded the university's recent achievements and called it a vivid symbol of Việt Nam-US education and training cooperation.

In his UNGA address, the Vietnamese leader outlined four broad orientations: restoring trust among countries based on respect for the UN Charter and international law; promoting fair, humane, inclusive and sustainable development; proactively shaping technology governance so that scientific advances serve people and common development; and strengthening multilateralism and the central and indispensable role of the UN.