Chilean President José Antonio Kast and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
Hanoi (VNA) – Chilean President José Antonio Kast and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
The visit will be made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam and his spouse./.
"Vietnam is part of my life," affirmed Patricia Abarzua Munoz, emphasising that the friendship between the Chilean and Vietnamese peoples is built on shared values and mutual respect.
Welcoming the Chilean minister’s visit, which coincides with the 55th anniversary of Vietnam–Chile diplomatic relations (1971–2026), the PM affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to its traditional friendship and Comprehensive Partnership with Chile.
Welcoming Minister Mackenna to Vietnam, Minister Trung spoke highly of the visit, saying that it demonstrates the Chilean Government’s determination to advance the Vietnam-Chile Comprehensive Partnership as the two countries celebrate the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic relations (March 25, 1971 – 2026).
The outstanding success of top leader To Lam's Japan visit was setting a new course for Vietnam-Japan cooperation, opening up fresh opportunities in key areas where both sides have strengths and needs, and generating new momentum to translate commitments and agreements into more extensive and effective implementation.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang expressed pleasure at the substantive and effective progress in bilateral relations in recent years, noting that the Netherlands has maintained its position as a leading EU trade partner and investor in Vietnam.
Lawmakers underscored the need to ensure equal and effective exercise of grassroots democracy, particularly among disadvantaged groups and residents in socio-economically disadvantaged areas, while reviewing revisions to the draft Law on the Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level at the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee’s 8th session on November 11.
The accident, which took place on November 10, killed and injured many people.
Six years after the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the EU is now Vietnam’s fourth-largest trading partner, third-largest export market and sixth-largest import market. Vietnam is the EU’s largest trading partner in ASEAN.
Under the memorandum, the two parties will promote exchanges between their specialised departments to share information and experience in policy-making and governance.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
The two sides vowed to boost two-way trade and investment, back a transparent, open, inclusive, fair, sustainable and rules-based multilateral trading system, diversify supply chains, including energy; cooperate in energy reserves, and expand sci-tech cooperation, especially in strategic technologies, AI and data security to bolster each economy’s autonomy and resilience.
It aimed to strengthen coordination in managing and protecting the borderline and border markers, maintain security and order in the border area, and foster friendship between the two countries’ border protection forces.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the 49th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines, from November 14 – 17 at the invitation of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. of the Philippines, the Chair of ASEAN in 2026.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay Ngo Minh Nguyet spoke highly of the valuable support and affection that the FA and Pereira personally have shown towards Vietnam during its struggle for national liberation and its subsequent process of national construction and development. These have provided an important foundation for fostering friendship and promoting relations between Vietnam and Uruguay.
At their talks, General Secretary and President Lam and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae reaffirmed that Vietnam and Japan are each other's leading and long-term important partners, sharing many common interests, with the development of one country creating favourable conditions for the groth of the other. Vietnam is a priority partner in Japan's foreign policy and the implementation of its New Growth Strategy.
In a warm and friendly atmosphere, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako expressed their pleasure at the positive, substantive and comprehensive development of Vietnam-Japan relations, as well as increasingly vibrant exchanges between the two countries’ leaders and people.
At a meeting with Hironori Kamezawa, President & Group CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the Vietnamese leader spoke highly of the group’s effective contributions to the development of Vietnam’s finance and banking sector.
NA bodies and delegations received 3,478 citizen visits covering complaints, denunciations, petitions and reflections on 3,081 cases, including 104 large-group visits.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam expressed his wish for bilateral financial cooperation to move beyond a traditional provider-recipient relationship towards a development partnership in which the two sides jointly develop financial markets, design effective capital mobilisation solutions and invest in projects and sectors that build long-term competitiveness.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the committee's Commission for Publicity Trinh Van Quyet affirmed Vietnam's desire to deepen traditional friendship with Sweden during his visit to the country from November 7 to 11.
The draft law adds provisions on the principles governing its application in cases of legal conflicts between the Law on Food Safety and other laws. It sets out additional obligations for businesses operating through e-commerce, provides for a food safety information and data system, and requires food businesses to meet good hygiene practices and apply advanced food management systems.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
National Assembly (NA) Vice President Nguyen Doan Anh, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam-China Friendship Parliamentary Group noted that exchanges of delegations between the Vietnamese NA and the National People’s Congress of China, together with their co-chairing of sessions of the Cooperation Committee, are important milestones demonstrating political trust and determination to elevate parliamentary cooperation.
