Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- State President Luong Cuong delivered a keynote speech at the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in New York on September 23 (US time), highlighting a message of honouring the value of peace, driving bold transformation to shape a sustainable future.
The Vietnamese leader affirmed that over the past 80 years, the UN has embodied mankind’s shared aspiration for peace, cooperation, and development, based on universal values of human rights, national independence, equality, democracy, and social progress. Read full story
- State President Luong Cuong attended the opening of the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in New York on September 23 (local time).
Themed “Better Together: 80 Years and Beyond for Peace, Development and Human Rights,” the session drew nearly 150 heads of state, government leaders and senior representatives of UN member states, as well as leaders of international and regional organisations. Read full story
- State President Luong Cuong has asked the US business community to seize current opportunities in Vietnam, expand their presence and invest more deeply and broadly in the country, thereby ushering in a new era of promising, sustainable cooperation together.
The Vietnamese State leader made the call during a discussion with US businesses in New York on September 23 (local time) as part of his US trip for the 80th United Nations General Assembly High-Level Debate and bilateral activities. Read full story
- The two-tier local administration model continues to achieve significant results, clearly reflecting the sound policy of the Party and State, along with the strong political will, close guidance from both central and local authorities, and public consensus. Many obstacles that arose during its operation have been solved, but for greater efficiency, bottlenecks still need to be addressed.
On September 19, the Politburo and the Party Central Committee's Secretariat issued Conclusion No. 192-KL/TW on the implementation of laws regarding decentralisation, delegation of authority, and delineation of powers in operating the two-tier local administration model. Read full story
- The first congress of the Party Organisation of Central Party Agencies for the 2025-2030 term opened in Hanoi on September 24 with the participation of 293 official delegates representing more than 8,700 Party members from 14 subordinate Party organisations.
General Secretary To Lam delivered the opening speech, providing guidance for the congress. Read full story
- The APEC 2027 Economic Leaders’ Week is a major national political event, offering Vietnam an opportunity to affirm its role as an active and responsible member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum and to elevate bilateral and multilateral ties with member economies, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung emphasised.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for 10 projects serving APEC 2027 held in Phu Quoc special zone, An Giang province, on September 24, the Deputy PM urged ministries, sectors, An Giang province, and investors to make concerted efforts to complete the projects 3–6 months ahead of schedule. He stressed that implementation must be transparent, free from corruption, wastefulness, or vested interests, with ministries and sectors strengthening inspection and oversight, and supporting An Giang in addressing emerging difficulties. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh have met with top UAE officials, including ADGM Chairman Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, to discuss strengthening bilateral investment ties and developing Vietnam’s international financial centre (IFC).
During his ongoing official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Binh had a meeting with UAE Minister of Investment and Managing Director & Group CEO of ADQ Mohamed Hassan Al Suwaidi in Abu Dhabi on September 23. Read full story
- As Vietnam strives to climb higher in global university rankings under the Politburo’s Resolution No.71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training, the country’s higher education institutions need to develop a pook of excellent lecturers with strong scientific research capacity while linking training, innovation, businesses and market.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam had around 91,300 university lecturers as of 2024. Among them, roughly 30,000 hold doctorates, representing 33% of the total faculty, while nearly 58% possess master's degrees. Every year, the country appoints some 600 professors and associate professors, with the majority at major universities offering postgraduate programmes. Read full story
- Typhoon Bualoi is forecast to enter the East Sea on September 26 night, becoming the 10th storm to hit the East Sea this year, according to Dr. Hoang Phuc Lam, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro – Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
On September 23, the centre said that a tropical depression formed in the east of the Philippines and was likely to strengthen into a typhoon by September 24./. Read full story
