Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Improving mechanisms and policies on food safety must aim to best protect public health, helping people feel more secure when using daily food products while creating a transparent and favourable environment for legitimate food producers and traders, said Party General Secretary To Lam on March 11.
Chairing the first-quarter meeting of the Standing Board of the Central Steering Committee on Perfecting Institutions and Laws, he underlined that violations involving the production and trading of substandard food threatening public health must be handled strictly. Read full story
- The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) opened a new stage in Vietnam’s renewal and development process, according to Professor Mi Liang, Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University of China.
Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Beijing, Prof. Mi hailed the role and contributions of Party General Secretary To Lam, noting that his re-election as the Party chief reflected broad consensus and strong unity within the CPV. Read full story
- Media outlets and researchers in the US and other countries have offered various assessments of Vietnam’s upcoming election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term, highlighting the event as an important political milestone in the country’s development process.
In its article titled “Ten Elections to Watch in 2026,” the US-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) listed Vietnam’s National Assembly and People’s Council election among notable political events of the year. The article noted that the election will reflect the political will and high level of consensus following the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Read full story
- The first Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM1) of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in 2026 opened in Hanoi on March 11, marking the start of a series of activities during Vietnam’s CPTPP chairmanship this year.
The meeting, held in a hybrid format, brings together senior officials and experts from CPTPP member economies, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the UK and the host country, while representatives from Mexico joined the opening session online. Read full story
- Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has made a notable step in the Southeast Asian market after signing agreements to supply a total of 20,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to two transport companies in Indonesia.
The agreements are viewed as an important part of the company’s expansion strategy in the region’s largest economy, while contributing to the shift towards green transportation in the 270-million-strong market. Read full story
- Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) in New York, in his capacity as the President-designate of the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), chaired a series of consultations with regional groups and member states at UN bodies in Geneva from March 9–10.
The ambassador presided over consultations with NPT member states from the Non-Aligned Movement, the Eastern European Group, and the Western European Group and others. He also held bilateral consultations with China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and the US. Read full story
- A dialogue on South–South cooperation to enhance access to justice for women and girls was held at the UN Green One House in Hanoi on March 11 to mark International Women’s Day 2026.
The event, co-organised by UN Women in Vietnam and the embassies of South Africa and Mozambique, brought together representatives from Vietnamese agencies, UN bodies, diplomatic missions, academia, the private sector and social organisations./. Read full story
