The mechanism launch comes amid increasingly close cross-border ties among local communities while also addressing growing challenges posed by transnational crimes such as smuggling, illegal migration, drug trafficking and human trafficking.
The first session of the new National Assembly will run from April 6 to 24, with lawmakers set to approve key leadership appointments and review draft legislation.
Russia remains a trusted partner as Việt Nam seeks to place science, technology and innovation at the centre of its development strategy.
Hải affirmed that the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership – the highest level in bilateral relations – reflects the deep trust and longstanding historical ties between the two nations.
Ship 016–Quang Trung of Brigade 162 set sail from Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, returning to Việt Nam after participating in the Royal Australian Navy’s 125th‑anniversary fleet review and Exercise Kakadu 2026, where the crew took part in naval drills, seminars and cultural exchanges.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s visit is seen as a catalyst for developing new and effective cooperation mechanisms to realise the comprehensive strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Russia.
The Vietnamese and Russian leaders discussed major orientations and specific measures to reposition and elevate the Việt Nam – Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with a 100-year strategic vision aligned with each country’s development goals.
President Putin said Việt Nam remains a sincere friend and an important partner of Russia in the Asia-Pacific, stressing that Russia attaches importance to further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
According to the indictment dated March 9, Nguyễn Đình Thắng, born on March 9, 1958, is prosecuted under Clause 2, Article 299. Before fleeing abroad, he resided at 14/40C Kỳ Đồng street, Nhiêu Lộc ward, HCM City.
At a meeting on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces High Command, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyễn Minh Vũ conveyed his best New Year wishes to General Vong Pisen and all officers and soldiers of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
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.
