VIETNAM: NEW ERA

Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank), Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB), Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) and Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) are among 20 institutions selected for the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Alliance for Green Commercial Banks’ first cohort.

Party General Secretary To Lam reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of treasuring its friendship, and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia, stressing that Australia is a trusted partner of Vietnam, while hosting a reception in Hanoi on September 10 for Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

The National Achievements Exhibition, running from August 28 to September 15 in Hanoi, highlights Vietnam’s progress in robotics and automation as part of its drive towards modernisation.

Authenticity is the golden quality of mainstream journalism. And the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), as an official and standard-setting news organisation, is a highly trusted source for Sputnik. This was the remark of Vasily Pushkov, Director of International Cooperation at the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, in an interview with a VNA correspondent in Moscow on the occasion of VNA’s 80th founding anniversary.

As the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) marks its 80th anniversary on September 15, 2025, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh has highlighted its role in the country’s revolutionary press system and in external communication efforts.

Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn and spouse are paying a State visit to Vietnam from September 9–12, at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong and spouse. The visit takes place as Vietnam–Australia ties continue to flourish, particularly since the two countries elevated relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2024.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 attended a ceremony marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV).

On August 22, 2025, on behalf of the Politburo, Party General Secretary To Lam signed Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training. The document sets a vision for Vietnam to build by 2045 a modern, equitable and high-quality national education system, placing the country among the world’s top 20 nations.

Party General Secretary To Lam urges VTV to promote patriotism, compassion, integrity, solidarity, and creativity for sustainable development, marking its 55th anniversary in Hanoi.

Ahead of the 2025–2026 academic year, the Politburo’s Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthrough development in education and training, signed by Party General Secretary To Lam on August 22, 2025, demonstrates a long-term strategic vision and strong political will, reaffirming the pivotal role and mission of education in determining the future of the nation.

Party General Secretary To Lam addressed a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the education sector and the start of 2025-2026 school year in Hanoi on September 5, outlining a series of tasks for a modern education.

Ahead of the 2025–2026 academic year, the Politburo’s Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthrough development in education and training, signed by Party General Secretary To Lam on August 22, 2025, demonstrates a long-term strategic vision and strong political will, reaffirming the pivotal role and mission of education in determining the future of the nation.

Intellectual property (IP) has played a vital role throughout Vietnam’s history, driving innovation and socio-economic development while supporting the country’s industrialisation, modernisation, and deeper global integration.

Argentine journalist and researcher Gastón Fiorda has assessed that Vietnam is at a pivotal moment, entering a “take-off” stage built upon four strategic pillars of completing its rule-of-law institutions, driving innovation in science and technology, deepening international integration, and advancing the private economic sector's development.

The VR experience which recreates the fierce Truong Son trail, has deeply moved visitors, attracting nearly 100,000 participants each day at the Ministry of National Defense’s showcase during the National Achievements Exhibition in Hanoi.

After 80 years, from a poor and underdeveloped nation, Vietnam has risen to become a dynamic and creative economy, ranking among the top 15 countries for FDI attraction and the top 20 economies with the largest trade scale globally.

A grand ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day of Vietnam (September 2) took place at Hanoi’s historic Ba Dinh Square on the morning of September 2.

The nationwide project to eliminate makeshift and dilapidated houses has been basically completed 5 years and 4 months earlier than planned, marking a special achievement that reflects the will of the Party and the people.

Throughout his 30-year journey in search of the path to national salvation, President Ho Chi Minh cherished only one goal: “Freedom for my people, independence for my homeland.” That aspiration became reality on September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, where he read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and solemnly declaring to the world: “Vietnam has the right to enjoy freedom and independence, and in fact has become a free and independent country. The entire Vietnamese nation is determined to bring all its spirit and strength, its life and property, to safeguard that freedom and independence.”