Politics

VOV.VN - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang shared Vietnam's stances on several key issues at a regular press briefing on October 15, highlighting evaluations of human trafficking prevention, clarifying the safety of the vessel NV Sunshine, and updating citizen protection efforts in Saudi Arabia.

VOV.VN - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan led the Vietnamese delegation and delivered a speech at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 15.

The official visit to China by President of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man is significant in promoting legislative cooperation, improving coordination mechanisms and strengthening the legal foundation for bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, head of the Central Steering Committee for the 2026–2035 national target programme on cultural and socio-economic development, rural development, and development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, chaired a conference in Hanoi on October 15 to launch the programme.

Can Tho city and Lao localities have considerable potential to strengthen cooperation and share experience, particularly in Party building, high-quality human resources development, scientific research, technology transfer and high-tech agriculture and aquaculture.

Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, arrived in Hanoi on the afternoon of October 14, beginning a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam received General Khamlieng Outhakaisone, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Hanoi on October 14.

VOV.VN - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Azerbaijan leaders have consented to beef up energy and trade cooperation, building on the newly established strategic partnership between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of Hamburg, Germany, in Hanoi on October 14, calling for stronger practical cooperation between Vietnam and the German city in ports, logistics, maritime economy, green transition and trade and investment.

The first official visit to Vietnam by Liechtenstein Prime Minister Brigitte Haas is expected to provide fresh impetus for bilateral ties, particularly in economic cooperation, high technology, innovation and business connectivity, Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Chau Mai Anh has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Pham Binh Dam paid a courtesy call on Timor-Leste National Parliament President Maria Fernanda Lay in Dili on October 14, with discussions focusing on parliamentary cooperation, legislative experience-sharing, and engagement in regional inter-parliamentary mechanisms.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has called for bottlenecks in policy implementation to be removed and stronger links between businesses and research institutions to be forged, aiming to turn science, technology and innovation into tangible drivers of economic growth.

VOV.VN - Liechtenstein Prime Minister Brigitte Haas will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 17 to 19 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man on October 14 visited Zaoyuan and Yangjialing, two historic revolutionary sites in Yan’an, Shaanxi province, China, highlighting their significance to the revolutionary histories of Vietnam and China and opportunities to expand people-to-people exchanges.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decree stipulating breakthrough development mechanisms for innovation and the exploitation of national data, as well as activities at the Data Innovation and Exploitation Centre under the National Data Centre.

VOV.VN - The armed forces of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have strengthened their coordination in disaster response through a joint civil defence exercise focused on major emergencies, including super typhoons, flooding, building collapses and hazardous chemical leaks.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Cambodian counterpart, General Tea Seiha, in Hanoi on October 13.

VOV.VN - A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, led by Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, held talks with leaders of the Czech Ministry of Justice during a working visit to the Czech Republic on October 11–12 to discuss ways to enhance bilateral law enforcement cooperation.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 13 for Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Khamlieng Outhakaisone, affirming that defence and security cooperation is an important pillar of bilateral relations.

Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili and Chairman of the Parliament Shalva Papuashvili in Tbilisi on October 13, as part of her official visit to Georgia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a reception for Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Tea Seiha at the Government Headquarters in Hanoi on October 13 during his official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man proposed that Vietnam’s Hung Yen province and China’s Shaanxi province become an exemplary model of bilateral locality-to-locality cooperation during his meeting with Zhao Yide, Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province on October 13.

Nguyen Doan Anh, Vice President of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) had a meeting with President of the China-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Bayanqolu in Beijing on October 13 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two legislative bodies.

Vietnam’s active and substantive engagement in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) helps strengthen its international standing and contribute to peace, stability and sustainable development in the region, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia and Azerbaijan Dang Minh Khoi has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) must become a primary hub for identifying, training, and attracting top national talent, striving to rank among Asia's top 100 educational institutions by 2030, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung instructed on October 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam strongly condemns recent attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that caused civilian casualties and threatened regional and global peace and stability, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said on October 13.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man has hailed the technological achievements of tech giants Xiaomi and CVTE, affirming Vietnam’s readiness to create favorable conditions for Chinese technology enterprises to expand investment cooperation in Vietnam.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Hoang Phuc Lam, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, paid a working visit to Peru from October 9-12 to strengthen ties between the CPV and Peruvian political parties.

VOV.VN -General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, hosted an official welcoming ceremony in Hanoi on October 13 for General Khamliang Outhakaysone, Politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of National Defence of Laos.

VOV.VN - Major Chinese media outlets have extensively covered National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man’s official visit to China, focusing on the strengthening of ties and the practical expansion of bilateral cooperation from high-level talks to side events.