Việt Nam News

The top Vietnamese legislator’s attendance at IPU-152 underscores Việt Nam's proactive and leading role within the IPU in advancing cooperation, proposing initiatives, and delivering substantive contributions to the IPU’s activities

Priority should be given to rebalancing bilateral trade, moving beyond traditional commerce toward deeper integration in supply and production chains, improving transport connectivity, particularly through concrete railway cooperation mechanisms.

General Secretary and President Tô Lâm suggested elevating economic, trade, investment and tourism cooperation; promoting more balanced and sustainable trade; and fostering sustainable economic linkages, creating breakthroughs in strategic infrastructure connectivity, with top priority given to railway cooperation and expanded links to Central Asia and Europe.

The Vietnamese leader hoped that the youth would strengthen learning, promote the spirit of innovation and creativity, master science and technology, uphold the spirit of voluntary pioneering, and make worthy contributions to the development of each country and the friendship between the two nations.

The meeting was attended by leaders from 15 countries, including 10 AZEC members, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Việt Nam and five guest countries, namely South Korea, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste, along with leaders of the Asian Development Bank and the International Energy Agency.

Both sides welcomed the strong development of bilateral ties during more than 50 years of diplomatic relations and over a decade of the Strategic Partnership

The top Vietnamese leader’s trip is seen as a significant opportunity to elevate strategic connectivity and usher bilateral ties to a new level

A team of journalists from Việt Nam News, the national English-language external affairs daily published by the Vietnam News Agency, produced a nine-part series to offer international audiences a comprehensive, balanced and accessible insight into Việt Nam's 2026 National Assembly election.

The conclusion highlights the orientation for accelerating the development of transport infrastructure, including roads, high-speed rail, airports and seaports, alongside smart urban infrastructure to enhance connectivity among major urban centres. Balanced and harmonious development across localities will be ensured, coupled with environmental protection and the preservation of cultural identity.

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng said leaders at all levels must take direct responsibility for addressing bottlenecks and ensuring the effectiveness of emulation movements throughout the term.

Việt Nam considers developing relations with China as a strategic choice and a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of external relations, according to the top Vietnamese leader.

NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn noted with satisfaction the positive development of the traditional friendship in more than 50 years of diplomatic relations and over a decade of Strategic Partnership.

Việt Nam–China relations have maintained positive momentum, with notable and comprehensive progress across multiple areas. Political trust in particular has been strengthened, continuing to provide strategic direction for the development of bilateral ties.

The agreement will provide a key legal framework for the two sides to cooperate more effectively in combating crime, particularly transnational organised crime.

Discussing global and regional developments amid increasingly complex and unpredictable changes, President Sergio Mattarella highlighted the importance of safeguarding the values of peace and strongly supporting multilateralism.

The Vietnamese National Assembly and the Italian Parliament have maintained close exchanges and coordination at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums.

NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn shared information on major milestones such as the successful organisation of the 14th National Party Congress, the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 tenure, and the reform to streamline the political system’s organisational apparatus.

The Vietnamese community, including more than 23,000 students, have always followed developments at home, take pride in the country’s comprehensive achievements, and maintain strong confidence in the leadership of the Party and State, as well as in the major orientations set at the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, which aim to usher the country into a new era of development.