Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Party General Secretary To Lam presided over the Politburo's working session with the Standing Board of the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee on September 11 to provide feedback on draft documents and personnel plans, and preparations for the first Congress of the NA Party Organisation for the 2025-2030 tenure.
Hearing the Standing Board’s briefings on its preparations, the Politburo praised the NA Party Committee's meticulously prepared documents and personnel plans while noting that they were effectively incorporated major orientations of the draft documents for the 14th National Party Congress and closely aligned with the current situation. Read full story
– State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception on September 11 for Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
During the meeting, the Vietnamese State leader expressed his belief that the Turkish delegation’s trip will help step up the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries in general, and defence cooperation in particular. Read full story
– Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn attended the third annual Vietnam – Australia Forum on September 11 in Hanoi, as part of her state visit to Vietnam.
Governor-General Mostyn praised the strong bilateral cooperation. She noted that in 2025, Vietnam and Australia will continue to work together to tackle complex global challenges such as volatile trade dynamics, economic growth, digital transformation, energy transition, climate change, gender equality, and public sector reform. Read full story
– As part of his official visit to Romania from September 8–11, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh held meetings on September 9 with President of the Romanian Senate Mircea Abrudean, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies Natalia Elena Intotero, and the Romania–Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group.
At his talks with the Vice President Intotero of the Chamber of Deputies, the two sides agreed that their traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation have grown strongly through regular high-level exchanges, including between parliamentary leaders, committees and friendship groups. They underlined that 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties with a range of celebratory activities, and pledged to elevate bilateral relations to a new height. Read full story
– Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a welcome ceremony in Hanoi on September 11 for Minister of National Defence of Türkiye Yasar Guler, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from September 10.
The two ministers held talks right after the ceremony, during which General Giang laid stress on his guest’s trip, aiming at concretising the commitments made by senior leaders of both countries to strengthen defence cooperation, as outlined in the Vietnam – Türkiye Joint Statement during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to the country in November 2023. Read full story
– A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence led by Sen. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, attended the 2025 International Defence and Security Equipment Exhibition (DSEI UK 2025) held at ExCel London from September 9–11.
At the invitation of the UK Department for Business and Trade, the Vietnamese delegation visited exhibition booths of leading UK defence industry groups as well as displays from major global defence and security enterprises. They also held meetings with partners and representatives of international businesses in the defence and security sector to exchange views on issues of common interest and bilateral cooperation. Read full story
– Four Vietnamese commercial banks have joined the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, a global platform designed to drive sustainable finance and promote green banking practices in emerging markets.
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 alliance’s first cohort. Together, these members represent more than 5.6 trillion USD in assets. Read full story./.
