Deputy PM Mai Văn Chính welcomed Cambodian Minister of Cult and Religion Chay Borin and his entourage on their working visit to Việt Nam to implement the cooperation agreement between Việt Nam’s Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs and Cambodia’s Ministry of Cult and Religion for the 2026–2030 period.
At the talks, the two sides agreed to further elevate cooperation across all areas, including politics, diplomacy, defence, security, economy, and people-to-people exchanges.
Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyễn Minh Tâm described Vietnamese and Lao youth as the “architects” of the future of bilateral ties and called on young Vietnamese in Laos to strengthen their political awareness, pioneer digital transformation and entrepreneurship, and act as ambassadors of friendship between the two countries' people.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thị Thắng noted that cooperation between localities of the two countries is increasingly playing a positive role in strengthening and expanding bilateral relations.
Regarding the Hà Nội – Đồng Đăng and Hải Phòng – Hạ Long – Móng Cái projects, the Chinese side said it will follow the model of the Lào Cai – Hà Nội – Hải Phòng line, while ensuring quality and progress with the highest level of responsibility.
State President Lương Cường has exchanged messages of congratulations with Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (March 25, 1971 – 2026).
At the meeting with AFK Sistema Chairman Vladimir Petrovich Evtushenkov and the group’s executives, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính hailed the corporation’s proactive engagement with major Vietnamese enterprises to promote cooperation programmes in recent times.
The Vietnamese leader stressed that Việt Nam deeply values the steadfast and wholehearted support of the Soviet people in the past and Russians today during its struggle for independence and reunification, as well as in its ongoing national construction and defence.
Việt Nam views the Francophone space not merely as a linguistic sphere but also as one of sharing, solidarity and collective action for common international goals.
Achieving these targets, he said, requires consistent, synchronised and determined implementation under the leadership of the Party Central Committee.
Deputy PM Nguyễn Chí Dũng underscored Việt Nam’s policy of encouraging German enterprises to expand cooperation in areas matching Germany's strengths and Vietnam's demand, including green transition, digital transformation, and high technologies such as automation, smart manufacturing and artificial intelligence.
PM Phạm Minh Chính highly appreciated NUST MISIS’s contributions to training human resources, promoting research cooperation and knowledge transfer, and strengthening bilateral ties. He expressed his hope that this cooperation will continue to expand in a more effective and substantive manner.
NA Vice Chairman Trần Quang Phương urged first-time deputies to approach the training with a strong sense of responsibility, set aside any “newcomer” mindset, and actively participate in discussions, raise questions and engage in debate.
Prosecutors say violations in planning and procurement led to more than $30 million in losses and forced two major hospital projects to halt.
Việt Nam–Chile ties are set to deepen further, building on decades of trust and expanding cooperation across politics and trade, with growing contributions to regional peace and development.
Party members from ethnic minority groups already make up about 12.05 per cent, with many holding leadership positions across the political system.
Reaffirming Việt Nam’s enduring gratitude for the valuable support provided by the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation at present, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính emphasised the two nations have stood side by side through historical ups and downs.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính underscored that energy cooperation remains a strategic pillar of Việt Nam-Russia relations, describing it as a partnership with a “century-long vision” and of enduring strategic significance to both countries.
