Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong on January 21 delivered a presentation at the 14th National Party Congress, focusing on promoting external relations and international integration in service of the country’s strategic objectives.

VOV.VN - Foreign affairs, alongside national defence and security, has been identified as a core and regular task of strategic importance for Vietnam in the new development phase, reflecting both evolving global conditions and the country’s long-term national interests.

VOV.VN - Prolonged cold spells affecting large parts of Vietnam have raised growing concerns over public health, with hospitals reporting a sharp rise in stroke admissions during colder days.

In the new era, the military’s logistics and technical sector must take the lead in sci-tech innovation, proactively absorbing the most advanced achievements of human knowledge, applying them to its development and the country’s industrialisation and modernisation, Party General Secretary To Lam said on January 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Air Defense–Air Force units are maintaining a high level of combat readiness as part of efforts to ensure absolute security for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, slated for January 19-25 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports confronted 21 new foreign trade defense investigations in 2025 from 11 overseas markets, reflecting growing scrutiny as the country’s manufacturing and export capacity continues to expand, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 28 inspected socio-economic development, maritime defence and security, and the implementation of major infrastructure projects in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, calling for stronger determination and coordinated efforts to accelerate progress in its Dat Mui area.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will take on Indonesia in the ASEAN Boys’ U19 Futsal Championship 2025 semifinals after falling 1-2 to Thailand in a Group A match on December 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan agreed to step up cooperation in the defence industry as part of their growing Strategic Partnership, during talks in Hanoi on December 25 between Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence Industry Vugar Mustafayev.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the development of a modern and high-tech defence industry with dual-use products, calling for the private economic sector to participate in developing the defence industry, with a focus on foundational and core technologies.