A key advantage in bilateral engagement is the direct flight connecting Perth, the capital of Western Australia, with HCM City, Vietnam’s largest economic hub.
General Phan Văn Giang, Minister of National Defence during talks with Secretary of Turkish Defence Industries Haluk Gorgun proposed continued coordination to make defence industry cooperation more intensive and substantive.
Party General Secretary Tô Lâm stressed three strategic breakthroughs to unlock traditional growth drivers and foster breakthroughs in new ones, aiming for double-digit economic growth during 2026–2030.
The first Congress of the Government Party Organisation for the 2025-2030 tenure officially opened at the National Convention Centre in Hà Nội on Monday morning.
With its tradition of solidarity, dynamism and creativity, the HCM City Party Organisation successfully led government efforts, built public unity and achieved major socio-economic goals between 2020 and 2025, creating a solid foundation for the next stage of development.
The congress, the first since the administrative merger, is being held under the motto “Solidarity – Democracy – Discipline – Breakthrough – Innovation.”
Deputy PM Nguyễn Hoà Bình mentioned the streamlining of political system and reorganisation of administrative units as a highlight in the tenure, noting that this has earned high praise from the international community.
The PM requested that aside from reviewing the outstanding results of the 2020–2025 tenure amid numerous difficulties and challenges, they should point out lessons and shortcomings needing to be addressed. Notably, they should propose breakthrough tasks and measures for successfully implementing the resolution of the coming national congress, thereby ushering in an era of prosperity, civilisation, and happiness for the nation.
PM Phạm Minh Chính underlined the goal of completing more than 100,000 social housing units by the end of 2025, in line with the Government’s Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP on effectively implementing the national housing development strategy.
Vingroup contributed VNĐ500 billion, which is being directly implemented in the provinces of Tuyên Quang, Cao Bằng, Sơn La, Lạng Sơn, Thái Nguyên, Hưng Yên, Ninh Bình, Thanh Hoá, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Trị, and Bắc Ninh.
Military Region 4 is a land of spiritual and talented people, birthplace and nurturing numerous heroes, celebrities, revolutionaries and great cultural figures who contributed wisdom, courage and dedication to the country.
Alongside other ASEAN countries, the Vietnamese delegation also made joint statements on shared regional concerns, including technical cooperation, capacity building, and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism.
Both sides expressed satisfaction with the positive development of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to effectively implementing outcomes from the Belgian King and Queen’s state visit to Việt Nam in April.
The visit helped generate new momentum and strengthen the traditional friendship between Việt Nam and the DPRK, Vu said, noting that the two leaders spent considerable time reviewing the long-standing relationship, established by President Hồ Chí Minh and President Kim Il Sung, and expressed mutual appreciation for the support provided to each other in the past.
The delegation expressed their respect and gratitude for the great contributions of President Hồ Chí Minh – the genius leader of the Communist Party of Việt Nam and the Vietnamese people, and an eminent figure of the international communist and workers’ movements.
On that principled basis, the Vietnamese diplomat reaffirmed that all claims and actions by parties in the East Sea must comply with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
There is a photo exhibition, organised by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), which presents more than 500 outstanding photos selected from tens of thousands in the VNA’s archives and from 51 Party committees under the Government Party Organisation.
A ceremony celebrating the National Day of Spain was organised in the central city as part of closer friendship ties between Việt Nam and Spain as well as Đà Nẵng City and Spanish partners after 48 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.