Phan Thị Minh Giang, Deputy Director-General of the Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has affirmed that Việt Nam maintains a balanced, people-centred approach to migration governance at the second International Migration Review Forum recently held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The construction phase is set to last from 2026 to 2038.

More than 1,300 delegates, including overseas Vietnamese, religious representatives and business figures, are attending the three-day congress in Hà Nội, where the Vietnam Fatherland Front will elect its new Central Committee for the 2026–2031 term.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ireland Phạm Toàn Thắng visited Cork this week to advance cooperation in trade, education, technology and people-to-people exchanges as the two countries mark 30 years of diplomatic ties.

The Standing Committee will review the first session of the 16th NA, held in April, and give initial opinions on the preparations for the second session, slated for later this year.

The IVCCI leader said that the signing of multiple agreements during Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm's visit to India reflected the determination of both countries' leaders to advance bilateral ties in a more substantive manner.

The visit is expected to help strengthen the Việt Nam – Indonesia Strategic Partnership and promote cooperation between the two navies in maritime experience sharing, search and rescue operations, and peacekeeping operations.

Former Indian Deputy National Security Adviser S.D. Pradhan said General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm’s visit had ushered India–Việt Nam ties into a new phase centred on strategic alignment and future-oriented cooperation.

Sri Lankan party leaders praised Việt Nam’s development achievements and expressed interest in learning from the country’s reform experience during meetings with Politburo member Nguyễn Thanh Nghị.