As the motorcade carrying General Secretary and President Tô Lâm arrived at Government House, Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn warmly welcomed him at the arrival area, while a 21-gun salute was fired in honour of the Vietnamese leader.
In the condolence book, representatives of the General Association of Vietnamese People in Laos and the Association of Vietnamese People in Vientiane expressed their profound sorrow over the passing of comrade Xaysomphone Phomvihane, saying his passing was not only a great loss to the Lao Party, State and people, but also meant that Vietnam lost a close and trusted friend and comrade.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President Tô Lâm is on a State visit to Australia from August 9-12 at the invitation of Governor-General Sam Mostyn.
In a solemn and deeply moving atmosphere, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Hà Thị Nga and members of the delegation expressed their profound sorrow over the passing of the Lao NA President.
The municipal Party Committee, administration, and people has lost a close comrade who paid special attention to preserving the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion between Việt Nam and Laos, including the friendship and cooperation between HCM City and Lao localities.
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) and President Tô Lâm said Việt Nam considers Australia one of its leading important partners in the Indo-Pacific region, noting that bilateral relations are facing many new opportunities and the Australia-Việt Nam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership should continue to be advanced in an increasingly substantive and effective manner.
Minister of Justice Hoàng Thanh Tùng said the drafting body would continue reviewing and supplementing safeguards to ensure that online mediation is conducted appropriately and serves its intended purpose.
General Secretary and President Tô Lâm said the two sides should step up cooperation across a wide range of areas, particularly high-tech agriculture, biotechnology, agricultural processing, trade and investment.
Vietnamese leaders expressed profound sorrow over the passing of comrade Xaysomphone Phomvihane, describing him as an outstanding and dedicated leader of the Lao Party, State, National Assembly and people, as well as a close and loyal friend of the Vietnamese Party, State, National Assembly, Government and people.
Việt Nam has adopted its first-ever law governing artificial intelligence (AI), coded 134/2025/QH15, marking a major step in establishing a legal framework for state governance of AI-related activities. Below is Part 1 of the law.
The two officers were selected based on their political and moral qualities, professional competence, military expertise, foreign-language proficiency, health, and ability to work in an international environment.
The multi-purpose anti-submarine frigate is being built using technologies and expertise developed domestically. Việt Nam has achieved self-reliance in the ship's design and construction and mastered most of the weapons and equipment to be installed on board.
Throughout his revolutionary career, during which he held various positions, from teacher to local leader and eventually senior leader of the Lao Party and State, Comrade Xaysomphone Phomvihane devoted all his intellect, abilities and enthusiasm to the cause of building and developing a prosperous and happy Laos.
The two countries should expand cooperation in training high-quality human resources, particularly engineers, scientists, technology experts and innovation managers; strongly encourage exchanges of students, postgraduates and experts, Vietnamese top leader Tô Lâm remarked.
National Assembly deputy Đỗ Đức Hiển of HCM City said "The draft Law on Urban Development is designed to grant Hồ Chí Minh City greater autonomy in issuing legal documents to detail and implement the powers delegated to it."
Lawmakers are scheduled to discuss on August 10 two draft laws - the revised Law on Grassroots Mediation and a law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Guest Workers as part of their agenda of the first extraordinary sitting of the 16 National Assembly.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm has sent a congratulatory message to Secretary-General of the People's Action Party (PAP) Lawrence Wong and President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam on the occasion of the country's 61st National Day (August 9, 1965–2026).
In the message, the Vietnamese side described Comrade Saysomphone Phomvihane as an outstanding leader of the Lao Party, State and people, and a steadfast communist who devoted his life to the revolutionary cause of the LPRP and to building and developing a peaceful, independent, united and prosperous Laos.
