On the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum 2025 in Hà Nội, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Quang Vinh spoke to the media on the importance of ASEAN centrality and of a more proactive, faster and effective decision-making process in the bloc.
General Secretary Tô Lâm and his spouse will visit Indonesia, the ASEAN Secretariat based in the country, and Singapore from March 9 to 13.
Expressing his delight to visit Việt Nam for the first time, Adylbek Kasymaliev said he is impressed by Việt Nam’s remarkable socio-economic development achievements and its growing international standing under the leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam. He also showed his desire to learn from Việt Nam’s development experience.
Appreciating the enormous support from people of the former Soviet Union, including Kyrgyzstan, for Việt Nam's liberation and development efforts, NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn stated that Việt Nam treasures the traditional friendship with Kyrgyzstan, highly values the latter's role in Central Asia, and hopes to join Kyrgyzstan in exploring new avenues for bilateral collaboration.
The countries will create favourable conditions for their businesses to seek investment opportunities in each other's markets, and perfect legal frameworks to bolster bilateral relations in all fields.
Highlighting women’s contributions to community development as well as national construction, defence and rapid, sustainable development, the top legislator said that National Assembly's female deputies and officials have made great efforts to complete the legislature’s tasks
The two leaders discussed ways to advance bilateral relations and agreed on concrete measures to create new momentum for deeper, more substantive cooperation across multiple fields.
This is the first visit to Việt Nam by a Kyrgyz prime minister since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, one year after Kyrgyzstan declared independence
Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Tạ Văn Thông described the convention as a historic milestone in crime prevention and criminal justice and the first global treaty tackling the multifaceted challenges of online crime. It also holds particular significance for being the first of its kind to be open for signature in Asia, specifically in Hà Nội, Việt Nam.
The Government’s reports showed that despite the positive results, the external challenges affecting economic growth are increasing.
2025 marks 30 years of Samsung’s presence in Việt Nam. The company is now operating six factories, a Research & Development Centre, and a sales entity in Bắc Ninh, Thái Nguyên, Hà Nội, and HCM City, with a total investment of US$23.2 billion.
Chairing a meeting of the Government’s Party Committee in Hà Nội on March 5, PM Chính, who is also its Secretary, stressed the importance of preserving each region's unique geographical, socio-economic, cultural, and historical characteristics, while ensuring that merged units can complement and support one another.
Trade between Việt Nam and Uzbekistan have shown growth, increasing by approximately 25 per cent per year since 2021. In 2024 alone, bilateral trade surpassed US$200 million, an annual rise of 26.5 per cent.
This is the first visit to Việt Nam by a Kyrgyz prime minister since the two countries established diplomatic relations. The trip is expected to promote friendship ties and deepen bilateral cooperation in all fields between the two nations.
Stressing the enduring significance of the great Việt Nam-Laos friendship in national building and safeguarding of both countries, PM Chính reaffirmed Việt Nam’s appreciation for Laos' support in national defence and development.
After Kyrgyzstan declared independence on August 31, 1991, Việt Nam recognised the country’s independence on December 27 the same year. Diplomatic relations were established on June 4, 1992. Since then, both sides have maintained friendly relations, though high-level exchanges have remained limited.
A delegation from the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee is on a working visit to Việt Nam.
At the talks, Vietnamese and Lao defence authorities exchanged views on global and regional developments of mutual interest, as well as the situation of their respective armed forces.
