Vice Chairwoman of the NA Committee for Deputy Affairs Tạ Thị Yên underscored the importance of the NA’s election and approval of State leadership positions at the first session, saying that this step will consolidate the senior leadership apparatus, while ensuring stability, continuity, and smooth operations of the political system right after the election.
Party General Secretary Tô Lâm described the decorations as prestigious honours, recognising the recipients’ dedication, wisdom, mettle, sense of responsibility and long-standing service to the revolution.
One of the key issues for discussion at the session will be measures to successfully realise the goal of becoming a developing country with modern industry and upper-middle income by 2030, and ranking among the world’s top 30 economies by GDP size.
The 16th National Assembly (NA) will consider key personnel matters at its first session, including the election of the NA Chairperson, State President, and Prime Minister.
Cambodia always prioritises preserving the longstanding solidarity and mutual support between the two nations and remembers Việt Nam’s assistance.
A ceremony was held on April 2 in Savannakhet province, central Laos, to inaugurate and hand over the restoration and renovation project of the President Hồ Chí Minh Historical Site in Savannakhet.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security and other relevant agencies, has been closely monitoring developments, conducting regular assessments and forecasts, and advising on response measures to avoid being caught off guard and to respond promptly to emerging situations.
The UK is a long-term partner strongly committed to ASEAN, supporting the bloc’s central role and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific
PM Phạm Minh Chính suggested that if RMIT considers Việt Nam a strategic base, it should step up investment in infrastructure, strengthen its teaching staff and ensure adequate learning resources to operate as a comprehensive university
The Vietnamese Government leader affirmed that security and law enforcement cooperation is a traditional field and a key pillar of the bilateral Strategic Partnership, which has been strengthened with a high level of trust.
The 56th session also marked the final regular meeting of the Standing Committee of the 15th-tenure NA.
During the NA Standing Committee’s session on Thursday, legislators gave feedback on outcomes of thematic supervision programmes in 2025, the first months of 2026 and plan thematic supervision for 2027.
Việt Nam has been engaging with Iran to facilitate the passage of its vessels, including oil tankers, through this strategic waterway.
With regards to the current socio-economic hardship in Cuba, Việt Nam is closely following developments and believes that Cuba will overcome its present difficulties and challenges.
The 500-day campaign to accelerate the search, identification and repatriation of martyrs’ remains aims to repatriate approximately 7,000 martyrs by taking around 18,000 samples from unidentified graves in martyrs’ cemeteries nationwide and conducting DNA analysis on them.
The talks created an important platform for both sides to outline practical measures to further enhance cooperation between the two agencies, helping elevate law enforcement collaboration into a central pillar of the bilateral relations.
Japanese Ambassador to Việt Nam Ito Naoki spoke at the welcome ceremony at Tiên Sa Port.
The meeting underscored France’s role as a key European partner for Việt Nam in trade, diplomacy and multilateral forums.
