2025 growth reaches 8.02% as Vietnam maintains macroeconomic stability
2025 growth reaches 8.02% as Vietnam maintains macroeconomic stability

VOV.VN - Economic growth reached 8.02% in 2025, placing Vietnam among the faster-growing economies in the region and globally, while macroeconomic stability and major balances of the national economy were maintained, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

2025 growth reaches 8.02% as Vietnam maintains macroeconomic stability
Overcoming headwinds, Vietnam lays cornerstone to break through into new era: PM
Overcoming headwinds, Vietnam lays cornerstone to break through into new era: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reviewed socio-economic achievements of 2025 and the 2021–2025 tenure while sketching out major orientations and tasks for 2026 during an interview granted to the VNA on the occasion of the New Year 2026, the first year implementing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.

Overcoming headwinds, Vietnam lays cornerstone to break through into new era: PM
January 7 Victory - shared triumph of Cambodian, Vietnamese peoples: AKP
January 7 Victory - shared triumph of Cambodian, Vietnamese peoples: AKP

Cambodia’s January 7 Victory over the genocidal regime in 1979 was a shared triumph of the Cambodian and Vietnamese peoples, writing a heroic chapter in the history of selfless, sincere international solidarity between the two neighbouring countries, Cambodia’s AKP news agency said.

January 7 Victory - shared triumph of Cambodian, Vietnamese peoples: AKP
Major tasks for 14th National Party Congress on track
Major tasks for 14th National Party Congress on track

As of January 7, functional agencies have basically completed major task groups for the upcoming 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam on schedule.

Major tasks for 14th National Party Congress on track
Party’s policy thinking on international integration renewed across congresses
Party’s policy thinking on international integration renewed across congresses

VOV.VN - After 40 years of renewal, the Party’s policy thinking on international integration has continuously developed, moving from expanding external relations to establishing a strategy of comprehensive, deep, flexible and effective integration.

Party’s policy thinking on international integration renewed across congresses
Plans for 14th National Party Congress announced to foreign diplomatic missions
Plans for 14th National Party Congress announced to foreign diplomatic missions

The organisation of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was announced to foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations in Vietnam during a meeting in Hanoi on January 7.

Plans for 14th National Party Congress announced to foreign diplomatic missions
Vietnam accelerates nuclear power project to bolster energy security, says PM
Vietnam accelerates nuclear power project to bolster energy security, says PM

VOV.VN - Vietnam is stepping up efforts to develop nuclear power as part of its strategy to strengthen energy security and meet long-term climate goals, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on January 7.

Vietnam accelerates nuclear power project to bolster energy security, says PM
Vietnam’s effective foreign policy earns widespread international recognition
Vietnam’s effective foreign policy earns widespread international recognition

Against the backdrop of deepening global geopolitical polarisation in recent years, Vietnam’s foreign policy has proven its effectiveness and earned widespread international recognition.

Vietnam’s effective foreign policy earns widespread international recognition
Vietnam’s reform drive positions it for regional leadership: Thai scholar
Vietnam’s reform drive positions it for regional leadership: Thai scholar

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s push to overhaul governance and pursue a technology-driven development path could position the country as a regional leader in Southeast Asia, according to Thai scholar Kavi Chongkittavorn.

Vietnam’s reform drive positions it for regional leadership: Thai scholar
Party chief pushes new development model driven by technology and innovation
Party chief pushes new development model driven by technology and innovation

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on January 7 called for a fundamental shift in the country’s development model, urging stronger reliance on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to sustain long-term, high-speed growth.

Party chief pushes new development model driven by technology and innovation
Vietnam-Cambodia 1979 victory: Milestone of steadfast international solidarity
Vietnam-Cambodia 1979 victory: Milestone of steadfast international solidarity

The historic joint victory on January 7, 1979 not only helped Vietnam defend its southwestern border but also enabled the Cambodian people and armed forces to overthrow the genocidal Pol Pot regime, standing as a milestone of pure and faithful international solidarity between the two nations.

Vietnam-Cambodia 1979 victory: Milestone of steadfast international solidarity
14th National Party Congress: High hopes for breakthrough decisions
14th National Party Congress: High hopes for breakthrough decisions

The Swiss–Vietnam Economic Forum (SVEF) has been closely following developments and preparations for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), said its Secretary-General Rachel Nguyen Isenschmid.

14th National Party Congress: High hopes for breakthrough decisions
Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge’s fall, highlights Vietnam’s support
Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge’s fall, highlights Vietnam’s support

VOV.VN - Cambodia on January 7 marked the 47th anniversary of the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime, underscoring the decisive role of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation and the invaluable assistance of Vietnamese volunteer forces in rescuing the country from genocide.

Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge’s fall, highlights Vietnam’s support
Vietnam signals strategic shift to elevate international integration
Vietnam signals strategic shift to elevate international integration

VOV.VN - Vietnam has taken a significant step in redefining its approach to international integration with the issuance of Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW by the Politburo, a move that elevates foreign affairs and global integration to a core, permanent national task amid a rapidly changing global landscape.

Vietnam signals strategic shift to elevate international integration
PM calls for additional assistance to storm-hit families
PM calls for additional assistance to storm-hit families

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has praised government agencies, localities and security forces for their swift implementation of a housing reconstruction campaign in central Vietnam, and called for additional financial support to help storm-affected families stabilise their lives ahead of the Lunar New Year.

PM calls for additional assistance to storm-hit families
Vietnam shines on global stage amid challenges: expert
Vietnam shines on global stage amid challenges: expert

Vietnam, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), has overcome many challenges and emerged as a bright spot in the global panorama, laying a solid foundation for a new period of development, according to Professor Vu Minh Khuong of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.

Vietnam shines on global stage amid challenges: expert
Vietnam, India aim to advance comprehensive strategic partnership: Ambassador
Vietnam, India aim to advance comprehensive strategic partnership: Ambassador

Vietnam and India should set a clear direction to further elevate their bilateral relationship as they approach a decade of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Tshering W. Sherpa has said.

Vietnam, India aim to advance comprehensive strategic partnership: Ambassador
Senior official inspects preparations for 14th National Party Congress
Senior official inspects preparations for 14th National Party Congress

Politburo member and Standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on January 6 inspected preparations for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress at the National Convention Centre (NCC) in Hanoi.

Senior official inspects preparations for 14th National Party Congress
New laws expected to enhance efficiency in national resource management
New laws expected to enhance efficiency in national resource management

The Presidential Office on January 6 held a press conference to announce the State President’s orders promulgating 12 laws passed at the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly.

New laws expected to enhance efficiency in national resource management
National Assembly plays key role in VN's stability, development: Indian insider
National Assembly plays key role in VN's stability, development: Indian insider

Over the past eight decades, Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) has played a central role in safeguarding political stability, ensuring institutional continuity, staying attuned to public aspirations, and turning the country’s development goals into concrete outcomes.

National Assembly plays key role in VN's stability, development: Indian insider
Lao scholar highlights Laos-Vietnam ties with “strategic cohesion”
Lao scholar highlights Laos-Vietnam ties with “strategic cohesion”

Professor and Academician Boviengkham Vongdara, President of the Lao–Vietnam Friendship Association, highlighted the growing importance of deepening the special relationship between Laos and Vietnam in the new context in an interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident correspondents in Laos.

Lao scholar highlights Laos-Vietnam ties with “strategic cohesion”
Vietnam proposes stronger economic pillar in relations with Canada
Vietnam proposes stronger economic pillar in relations with Canada

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed making economic, trade and investment cooperation a central pillar of Vietnam’s relationship with Canada during a meeting with Canada’s Minister for International Development Randeep Sarai in Hanoi on January 6.

Vietnam proposes stronger economic pillar in relations with Canada
National ceremony marks NA’s 80 years with call for legislative reform
National ceremony marks NA’s 80 years with call for legislative reform

A national ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the country’s first general election took place in Hanoi on January 6, featuring a keynote speech by Party General Secretary To Lam.

National ceremony marks NA’s 80 years with call for legislative reform
National Assembly embodies national intelligence, aspirations: top legislator
National Assembly embodies national intelligence, aspirations: top legislator

Over its 15 tenures in the past 80 years, the National Assembly (NA) has significantly contributed to the Party and the nation’s glorious revolutionary cause, deserving as status as the highest representative body of the people, the supreme organ of State power, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said.

National Assembly embodies national intelligence, aspirations: top legislator
Chinese scholar hails achievements in Vietnam-China relations
Chinese scholar hails achievements in Vietnam-China relations

VOV.VN - China and Vietnam recorded substantive cooperation across a wide range of fields in 2025, with the outcomes of bilateral cooperation and development widely seen as achievements both sides should continue to promote

Chinese scholar hails achievements in Vietnam-China relations
Vietnam’s first General Election marked at national ceremony in Hanoi
Vietnam’s first General Election marked at national ceremony in Hanoi

VOV.VN - A ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s first General Election to elect the National Assembly was held at Dien Hong Hall, the National Assembly House, on January 6 in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s first General Election marked at national ceremony in Hanoi
Party and state leaders attend ceremony marking 80 years since first General Election
Party and state leaders attend ceremony marking 80 years since first General Election

VOV.VN - A ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s first General Election to elect the National Assembly is held solemnly at the National Assembly House on January 6, with Party General Secretary To Lam, along with current and former Party and State leaders, in attendance.

Party and state leaders attend ceremony marking 80 years since first General Election
Historical documents on Vietnam’s first General Election 80 years ago
Historical documents on Vietnam’s first General Election 80 years ago

VOV.VN - Eighty years ago, on January 6, 1946, Vietnam held the first nationwide General Election to elect the National Assembly. The elelection marked a historic milestone in the establishment of a democratic system and legally affirmed the Vietnamese people’s right to mastery.

Historical documents on Vietnam’s first General Election 80 years ago
Vietnam, Indonesia play key role in ASEAN Economic Community
Vietnam, Indonesia play key role in ASEAN Economic Community

As two major economies with important political and strategic positions in the region, Vietnam and Indonesia are not only key bilateral partners but also central drivers of ASEAN economic integration, according to an article published in a special edition of Indonesia’s Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS).

Vietnam, Indonesia play key role in ASEAN Economic Community
80 years on: National Assembly highlights democratic legacy, reform drive
80 years on: National Assembly highlights democratic legacy, reform drive

VOV.VN - Vietnam will mark the 80th anniversary of its first nationwide parliamentary election on January 6, 2026, celebrating the National Assembly’s role in shaping the country’s democratic institutions and guiding decades of political reform and national construction.

80 years on: National Assembly highlights democratic legacy, reform drive
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