“When building a house, the foundation must be reinforced before adding more floors. We do not accept overheated growth or high growth achieved at the cost of macroeconomic instability, as the price to pay would be far greater,” Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng said on Friday.
The documents include memoranda of understanding between the People’s Committee of Việt Nam’s Gia Lai Province and the administrations of Cambodia’s Ratanakiri, Preah Vihear and Stung Treng provinces.
Security forces of Việt Nam and Laos convened their annual conference on Friday in Vientiane to review cooperation and coordinate measures to safeguard national security, maintain stability and build a peaceful, friendly and cooperative shared border.
“Without digitalisation, the State management apparatus, business operations and the entire economy will struggle to break through. The country cannot advance rapidly and sustainably,” National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn said on Friday.
High-level talks in Cambodia are set to reinforce Việt Nam–Cambodia ties and advance cooperation in transport, energy and digital transformation.
A senior Vietnamese Communist Party delegation led by Politburo member Trần Cẩm Tú arrived in Phnom Penh on Friday, laying wreaths at key national monuments ahead of high-level talks to deepen bilateral cooperation.
Leaders from multiple countries have sent congratulations to Việt Nam’s newly elected top officials, reaffirming commitments to strengthen bilateral ties.
The trip takes place against a backdrop of growing economic links, with bilateral trade topping $11 billion and Vietnamese investment expanding across Cambodia.
Việt Nam has recently recorded positive results in intellectual property protection, clearing nearly 250,000 backlogged applications and lifting the rights establishment efficiency rate to 74 per cent from a year earlier.
President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected on March 17.
Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tú expressed his appreciation for the warm and thoughtful reception extended by Lao leaders, describing it as vivid evidence of the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion.
General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm described the appointments as both a major honour and a serious political responsibility to the Party, State and the public.
The visit is made at the invitation of Việt Nam's newly elected Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng.
The Vietnamese Party official's visit to Laos demonstrates the high priority both Parties and States attach to the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between the two countries, said Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.
Clear priorities, sequencing, resource allocation and implementation roadmaps are essential to deliver tangible progress from the outset of the 2026-30 period, said Phan Văn Mãi, Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Economic and Financial Committee.
During the formal handover ceremony, former State President Lương Cường expressed confidence that under the leadership of the Party, headed by top leader Tô Lâm, Việt Nam will continue to advance toward the goal of building a peaceful, independent, prosperous, and modern nation.
At the Government’s proposal, on April 7, General Secretary and President Tô Lâm signed Decision No. 457/QĐ-CTN on the 2026 amnesty.
Welcoming the Vietnamese Party official in Vientiane, the Lao PM highlighted the significance of the visit in further consolidating and deepening the special relationship between the two Parties, States and peoples.
