Under Prime Minister Decision 604/QD-TTg, Việt Nam aims to raise R&D investment to at least 2 per cent of GDP, enter the world’s top 40 innovation economies and increase hi-tech exports to 50 per cent of total exports or more by 2030. Below is Part 2 of the decision.

The first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly (NA) kicked off in Hà Nội on August 3, with lawmakers set to consider and decide on a series of items, including 15 draft laws, four draft normative resolutions and a range of major issues concerning national development.

For the National Assembly, success should not be measured simply by completing the legislative agenda, but by improving the quality of every law and resolution so that each legal instrument effectively addresses institutional obstacles and generates momentum for growth, National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn said on Sunday.

Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung called for local external affairs to become more proactive, more professional and more closely aligned with socio-economic development priorities.

The 33rd Diplomatic Conference, themed "Promoting the pioneering role and fulfilling the crucial and regular task of Việt Nam's external affairs in the new era," officially opened in Hà Nội on August 1 morning in a hybrid format, with videoconferencing extended to localities across the nation and Vietnamese representative missions abroad.

Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm on August 1 sent a congratulatory message to President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin on the occasion of the 735th National Day of Switzerland (August 1, 1291 – 2026).

The comprehensive and insightful directions laid out by Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm at the opening of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference on August 1 have provided important orientations and identifying key issues for discussion during the conference to formulate concrete action plans for Việt Nam's foreign affairs in the coming period, remarked Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.

The 33rd Diplomatic Conference officially opened in Hà Nội on August 1, with presentations from ministries, central agencies and local authorities offering in-depth analysis of practical developments and proposing breakthrough solutions across a wide range of sectors, contributing to the country's diplomatic agenda in a new era of development.

Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Phan Văn Giang and Politburo member, Minister of Public Security Lương Tam Quang underscored the need to strengthen coordination among ministries, sectors, and localities to safeguard a peaceful and stable environment for national development, while addressing the ongoing 33rd Diplomatic Conference.