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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

The 80-year journey of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam carries profound historical and institutional significance, reflecting the country’s maturation in state-building, national governance and the exercise of popular sovereignty, stated former Deputy National Security Advisor of India S.D Pradhan.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on January 5 sent a message of congratulations to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on its 12th National Congress.

VOV.VN - The Office of the President held a press conference in Hanoi on January 5 to announce the President’s Order promulgating major laws adopted by the National Assembly during the recent year-end session.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 5 received Vladimir Petrovich Evtushenkov, co-founder of Russia’s AFK Sistema, calling on the conglomerate to expand investment and strengthen cooperation with Vietnamese partners, particularly in high-technology and digital transformation.

Professor Vijay Sakhuja, a renowned scholar of geopolitics and international relations and former Director of the National Maritime Foundation of India, has characterised Vietnam–Indonesia ties as among the most exemplary and strategically profound bilateral relationships in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has called on the Party’s Internal Affairs sector to further strengthen its strategic advisory role, uphold integrity and remain at the forefront of the fight against corruption, waste and misconduct, as the country enters a new phase of development.

In recent years, particularly during its 15th term, the National Assembly (NA) has shifted decisively from a “management-oriented” mindset to one focused on enabling development, said NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has stressed that bilateral cooperation in education and training and people-to-people exchanges from 2026 onwards will continue to serve as a strategic bridge, directly contributing to high-quality human resources development and sustainable growth in each country.