Expressing gratitude for the Philippines’ warm and cordial reception, Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng emphasised that 2026 holds special significance as the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
The forum served not only as a platform for information exchange but also as a venue for direct meetings among hundreds of enterprises from both countries across sectors including information technology, automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, tourism, agriculture, investment, medical equipment, food processing, aviation, logistics, and electronics.
Human resources training programmes should focus on priority areas and practical issues discussed by leaders of the two countries, including innovation, urban governance, management amid digital transformation, green transition, climate change adaptation, and the application of artificial intelligence (AI).
NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn urged ministries, agencies and localities to accelerate overdue tasks and focus the review on areas with major impacts on growth, including decentralisation, science and technology, innovation, development of the private sector and international integration.
Discussing regional and international issues, the ministers expressed concern over the impact of tensions in the Middle East, particularly threats to regional energy and food security as well as the safety of ASEAN citizens living and working in the Middle East.
Over the past decade, Việt Nam recorded 430 major fires causing 778 deaths and 500 injuries, along with 381 fires causing serious property losses estimated at more than VNĐ10 trillion (US$380 million).
This marks PM Lê Minh Hưng's first overseas trip and his first in-person participation in a multilateral summit in his new capacity, demonstrating Việt Nam's commitment to proactively and responsibly contributing to ASEAN.
Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Quốc Dũng warns no delays will be tolerated as some provinces and cities struggle to digitise millions of land records ahead of a 2026 deadline.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation departed Hà Nội for Cebu, the Philippines on Thursday morning to attend the 48th ASEAN Summit from May 7–8 at the invitation of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, Chair of ASEAN 2026.
Việt Nam always remembers the valuable support and assistance provided by the Indian people during Việt Nam’s struggle for independence in the past as well as in the country’s current development and nation-building efforts, said Việt Nam's top leader Tô Lâm.
Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm reaffirmed Việt Nam’s consistent policy of attaching high priority to its relationship with India. Việt Nam supports India playing a greater role in regional and international multilateral forums and supports India’s "Act East" policy and closer connectivity with ASEAN countries.
General Secretary and President Tô Lâm emphasised that the development paths of both nations, as well as their bilateral ties, demonstrate that Việt Nam and India have become natural partners in matters of peace, security and development. The two countries share perspectives and visions on numerous issues relating to national development, as well as regional and global affairs, with many converging interests.
The Vietnamese leader noted that both sides highly valued more than 50 years of bilateral relations and a decade of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, reaffirming that both countries attach high priority to further strengthening ties.
The two countries' top leaders have agreed to elevate the bilateral relations to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the spirit of ‘shared vision, strategic convergence, substantive cooperation’, further translating the enormous goodwill into tangible outcomes.
A bilateral QR code-based retail payment connectivity agreement has been reached between Việt Nam's National Payment Corporation and India’s NPCI International Payments Limited.
Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to elevate bilateral ties to an 'Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'.
Permanent member of Party Central Committee's Secretariat Trần Cẩm Tú said Viettel should expand its development space and deepen international integration by boosting overseas investment and improving performance in international markets.
Over more than 70 years of building, fighting and development, the Việt Nam People’s Navy has continuously strengthened its combat capabilities, advanced towards modernisation and firmly safeguarded the nation’s sovereignty over its seas and islands.
