Việt Nam–Japan defence cooperation has been expanded continuously and become increasingly substantive, serving as an important pillar of the bilateral relations, with prominent areas of collaboration such as all-level exchanges, human resources training, cybersecurity, and war aftermath settlement.
Ambassador Đỗ Hùng Việt, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the United Nations, highlighted Việt Nam's humanitarian contributions through bilateral and multilateral channels, including its multi-year pledges to the CERF.
Lawmakers closed the National Assembly’s 10th sitting after passing 51 laws and 39 resolutions, reviewing state performance and laying the groundwork for Việt Nam’s next development cycle.
The foreign ministry has urged Vietnamese citizens to reconsider travelling to areas with complex security developments, and to proactively arrange to leave those areas to ensure the safety of people and property.
Concrete results have shown that the anti-corruption drive has made strong, breakthrough progress, contributing to building a cleaner and stronger Party and political system, fostering socio-economic development, and reinforcing public trust in the Party, the State and the socialist system.
Accordingly, the legislature agreed to expand healthcare benefits and reduce medical costs for the people. It approved a roadmap toward providing free basic hospital services within the coverage of health insurance, in line with the country’s socio-economic conditions, the financial capacity of the health insurance fund, and future premium adjustments.
All three resolutions are set to take effect on December 12, 2025.
The workshop 'Introducing the Méndez Principles – Effective interrogation principles in investigation and information gathering activities' aims to guide the enforcement of the Party and State's policies on human rights and fulfil the United Nations Convention against Torture.
The Law on Specialised Courts at International Financial Centres expands the pool of eligible appointees for specialised court judges to include foreign nationals.
The investment aims to develop the Gia Bình International Airport to international standards as a smart, green, and sustainable next-generation facility, meeting socio-economic development, supporting dual-use operations, ensuring security and defence, and hosting important diplomatic events, including the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting 2027.
Lawmakers directed the Cabinet to overhaul securities market rules and push ahead next year with deeper restructuring of state-owned enterprises to boost efficiency and curb waste of state capital. By December 30, 2027, the specialised public asset database must be fully integrated with the national platform.
Party General Secretary Tô Lâm, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a conference in Hà Nội on Thursday to evaluate the country’s anti-corruption combat throughout the 13th National Party Congress’s term.
The programme integrates three national target programmes into a unified framework designed to modernise rural areas, narrow development gaps and ensure that ethnic-minority and mountainous communities benefit from inclusive growth.
The activities held at the Kure Naval Base helped enhance mutual understanding and practical cooperation between the two sides.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ngô Lê Văn, in his address, said Việt Nam considers Japan “a leading and long-term strategic partner” in its foreign policies, and a sincere and trustworthy friend and a companion in the new era.
The National Assembly wrapped up the final day of its 10th sitting on Thursday, moving to approve a wide slate of laws and resolutions that lawmakers say will shape the country’s economic, administrative and digital reforms for years to come.
UNDP stands ready to support the Việt Nam Women’s Union in initiatives related to economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, women’s access to finance, policymaking, and gender equality.
Paraguay is one of Việt Nam’s top 10 trade partners in Latin America, with bilateral trade reaching over US$233 million in 2024, a 22.2 per cent increase compared to the previous year, and nearly $146 million in the first 10 months of this year.
