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General Secretary and President Tô Lâm said the appointments recognise their contributions to the country’s foreign affairs and international integration while entrusting them with important responsibilities.

Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Christo Polendakov affirmed that Bulgaria attaches great importance to its traditional friendship with Việt Nam, which has lasted for more than 75 years.

As an agreement implemented within the framework of the UNCLOS, the BBNJ Agreement needs to be implemented consistently with UNCLOS and existing global, regional and sectoral cooperation mechanism.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Anh Tuấn paid a working visit to Egypt from September 16 to 18, with a view to promoting the two countries' Comprehensive Partnership and strengthening bilateral cooperation across a range of areas.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has proposed easing market access conditions for foreign investors and extending "green-lane" special investment procedures beyond functional zones to cut administrative hurdles and speed up project implementation, amid growing competition for investment based on institutional quality and administrative efficiency.

Nguyễn Đức Dũng, Chairman of the Đà Nẵng People's Council, has met with his counterpart in Xekong province Bounlai Boutthi during a working visit to the southern Lao province.

Hà Nội needs personnel who dare to think, act, and innovate for the common good, but all initiatives must comply with the Party’s disciplines and the State’s laws, incorporate risk management, and ensure accountability

General Secretary and President Tô Lâm requested stronger power control and data-based supervision, with violations prevented “at the root, early and from afar”. He also urged the timely completion of cases under the Central Steering Committee’s supervision, along with the proactive detection and handling of violations in new, important and key areas.

Recent Việt Nam–Russia joint statement emphasised simplifying entry and exit procedures for Vietnamese nationals entering Russia, moving toward a visa-free regime for ordinary passport holders.

Following each high-level diplomatic engagement, ministries, sectors, localities and Vietnamese businesses should focus on translating high-level agreements into specific programmes, plans and projects relevant to their respective fields.

A vision extending to 2130 requires thinking beyond the limits of a single term of office and embracing responsibilities shared across generations, said Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm.

Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm will attend the high-level general debate of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York and hold bilateral meetings and other activities in the US before paying a State visit to Canada from September 20-25.

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker on September 16 described Việt Nam as an important partner of the US in Southeast Asia.

Older people should be recognised not only as beneficiaries of social policies, but as an important resource and active contributors to national development, President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Bùi Thị Minh Hoài said at the 7th National Congress of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Mạnh Cường said the visit demonstrated the special importance that the Thai Royal Family, State and people attach to Việt Nam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Tạ Văn Thông said bilateral ties have continued to develop positively, underpinned by political trust and increasingly substantive cooperation.

Top leader Tô Lâm, who also heads Inspection and Supervision Team No. 218 of the Politburo, said that the third inspection and supervision round focuses on personnel work, a factor that directly determines the quality of and ability to implement Party guidelines.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm on Wednesday sent a message of congratulations to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on the occasion of the 216th anniversary of the country’s Independence Day (September 16, 1810 – 2026).