Party General Secretary Tô Lâm told the intellectual community to educate, nurture and support the younger generations to advance, becoming a powerful driving force for building and protecting the nation.

The State leader expressed his joy at efforts made by the local administration, soldiers, and people of Lai Châu to overcome difficulties and challenges to achieve and even exceed the set socio-economic development goals in 2024.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn today receives Chinese Ambassador to Việt Nam He Wei.

Việt Nam's hosting of high-level meetings underscores the country’s proactive engagement in multilateral parliamentary diplomacy and its leadership role in the Francophonie community in the Asia Pacific.

Trade and economic cooperation between the two countries has continued to see positive results, in spite of the complex and unpredictable global situation.

The accession to regional and international multilateral mechanisms is constantly being looked into and considered in accordance with Việt Nam's foreign affairs guidelines, conditions, as well as capabilities

The two Prime Ministers stressed that they would direct relevant departments to effectively concretise the signed agreements and continue to create favourable conditions for the business communities of both sides.

In 2024, bilateral trade grew 32.8 per cent year-on-year to over US$2 billion, including $641.8 million in Laos' imports from Việt Nam and $1.3 billion in exports, rising 32 per cent and 26.2 per cent respectively.

The two sides will seek measures to enhance political and diplomatic cooperation, strengthen security and defence collaboration, promote economic-trade-investment ties, advance educational and cultural exchanges, and particularly deepen the connectivity between the two economies through transportation and business connections.