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Vietnam reaffirms active role in Francophone community: Ambassador

The participation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam in the 20th Francophonie Summit reflects Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching importance to cooperation with the Francophone community and opens up opportunities to further expand multifaceted ties with other member countries.

Vietnam, Japan agree on new direction for cooperation: FM

The outstanding success of top leader To Lam's Japan visit was setting a new course for Vietnam-Japan cooperation, opening up fresh opportunities in key areas where both sides have strengths and needs, and generating new momentum to translate commitments and agreements into more extensive and effective implementation.

Vietnamese culture shines at festival in Australia

Vietnamese Consul General in Perth Pham Hai Anh called on the Vietnamese community there to preserve the language, family traditions and national values, actively promote Vietnamese culture internationally and encourage creativity to bring national culture closer to the world while harmonising tradition with modernity.

Japanese media highlight prospects for stronger Vietnam-Japan relations

The top Vietnamese leader’s upcoming visit will mark a new milestone in translating the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World into practical cooperation programmes, towards lifting the bilateral ties to a new level.

Photo contest affirms national sovereignty

The 2026 edition attracted nearly 16,000 entries by 4,221 photographers from all 34 provinces and cities, more than five times the number recorded in its inaugural edition.

OP-ED: Party Central Committee’s 4th plenum offers new thinking encouraging Party members to engage in business

Accordingly, the plenum reached a consensus on several key principles, including shifting from a mindset of “permission” to one of “encouragement and facilitation” for Party members engaging in the private sector; protecting their lawful economic activities; and maintaining strict oversight of those exercising control and benefiting from such activities.

14th Party Central Committee convenes fourth plenum

In his opening remarks, General Secretary and President To Lam said that the 14th National Party Congress set out major orientations and strategic goals, while the second and third plenums adopted important policies on Party building, personnel, development and national defence.

OP-ED: Top leader urges breakthrough in following resolutions, substantive personnel assessment

Overhauling the Party’s leadership methods is an objective, inevitable and urgent requirement to elevate the Party’s governing capacity and combat strength and keep the political system effective in the new development era.

Manufacturing, trade sustain Vietnam’s economic growth: Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered forecasts Vietnam’s GDP to grow 8.7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026 in its latest report, up slightly from 8.4% in the second quarter, supported by industrial production, trade and domestic demand, although external uncertainties remain.

Top leader’s state visit to drive more substantive, closer Vietnam-Canada ties

This trip reflects the importance both sides attach to the Comprehensive Partnership and is expected to provide fresh impetus for elevating bilateral ties to a higher level.

General Secretary and President To Lam proposes three pillars of cooperation with US enterprises

General Secretary and President Lam highly valued the views and proposals put forward by leaders of US corporations in science and technology, advanced manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, finance and investment.

Trust remains valuable asset underpinning Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: Ambassador

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki noted that trust between the two peoples and governments has reached a very high level, describing it as the most important achievement and a valuable asset that will enable younger generations to work together to build a better future.

Vietnam turns centuries-old arts into tourism business

CADAO Collective, a new space dedicated to traditional arts, opened at No.66 To Ngoc Van Street in Hanoi. It introduces audiences to puppetry, "xam" singing and "ca tru" through a fusion with contemporary art.

Overseas artists help amplify Vietnam’s cultural soft power

Minh Ha Patmore, an artist from the Vietnam-Australia Cultural Exchange Organisation (VACEO), said overseas Vietnamese artists can serve as natural “cultural ambassadors”, connecting Vietnam with international friends through art.

Grand aspirations must be realised through sound vision, well-grounded decisions, responsible action: Top leader

General Secretary and President To Lam said Vietnam is entering a new stage of development, which requires the country to remain steadfast in its principles and inherit past achievements while making stronger breakthroughs in thinking and action to pursue fast and sustainable development.

Vietnam-France political trust should be translated into concrete cooperation: former diplomat

Vietnam and France possess a special shared legacy and strong political ties. In a rapidly changing world, the two countries have common interests in building a stronger, more autonomous relationship with a vision towards the next 20 years, said former French Ambassador to Vietnam Serge Degallaix.

Vietnam sees opportunities to deepen engagement with BRICS: Trade Counsellor

Vietnam could deepen cooperation with BRICS through four main areas: expanding trade and market access; attracting and promoting two-way investment; engaging deeper in global supply chains and logistics networks; and advancing cooperation in science-technology, innovation and digital transformation.

France hands over archival materials for exhibition at Communist Party of Vietnam Museum

The materials include a reproduction of the front page of the August 24, 1945 issue of Cuu Quoc (National Salvation) Newspaper, its first publicly printed edition after previously being secretly circulated in handwritten form, featuring the Vietnamese national flag; and documents and reports on Nguyen Ai Quoc's activities related to the establishment and orientation of the Communist Party of Annam.

Top leader receives Vietnamese technology experts in France

General Secretary and President Lam stressed that while the experts work in different fields, they all share a fundamental common view that Vietnam can achieve rapid, sustainable growth and greater self-reliance only by building robust scientific and technological capacity and fully pooling the brainpower of Vietnamese talents at home and abroad.