Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 15 cabled a letter of congratulations to Mark Carney, who was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada on March 14.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 15 cabled a letter of congratulations to Mark Carney, who was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada on March 14.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also sent congratulations to Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly on her reappointment./.
The two sides reviewed recent progress in bilateral relations and expressed their satisfaction with the strong momentum across various sectors.
Regarding the East Sea issue, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien emphasised the need to respect international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and accelerate negotiations to finalise an effective and practical Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang on February 20 received Canadian Deputy Minister of National Defence Stefanie Beck who is in Hanoi to co-chair the third Vietnam-Canada Defence Policy Dialogue.
Within just the first 15 days of March - the month marking the commencement of the new organisational apparatus - a series of swift, decisive, and practical national and social policy decisions were made, demonstrating a firm commitment to the principles of ensuring an “elite, streamlined, strong, efficient, valid and effective” newly-formed system.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh leads a steering committee for key national railway projects, while Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha serves as the committee's standing deputy head, and Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh as deputy heads.
Dien Bien province pledges to create favourable conditions for French businesses and investors exploring opportunities in culture, tourism, and other sectors.
Vinh Phuc's GRDP growth for 2021–2025 is projected at 7.4%, with total economic output expected to reach 190 trillion VND (7.45 billion USD) by 2025, 1.53 times higher than in 2020. Annual per capita GDP is forecast to rise to 148 million VND, while labour productivity is improving at an average of 11% per year.
Currently, Vietnam has 10,035 commune-level administrative units, which will be consolidated into approximately 2,000 larger communes, each operating similarly to a small district. This restructuring is expected to begin immediately after the Party Central Committee's April meeting.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh toured the Tam Dao livestock and beef processing complex project, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a social housing project in Nam Vinh Yen Urban Area, and surveyed proposed sites for urban and tourism developments as part of his working trip to the northern province of Vinh Phuc on March 16.
The 500 kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen transmission line is a strategic national infrastructure project approved by the Government, with Vietnam Electricity (EVN) as the investor. The double-circuit transmission line will span 229.5 kilometers, with 468 tower foundations across the four northern provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, and Vinh Phuc. The total investment for the project is over 7.41 trillion VND (290.41 million USD).
Domestically developed defence products, particularly strategic ones, have been laying the foundation for a strong, independent, and modern defence industry with dual-use applications. The sector should become a spearhead of the nation’s overall industry, PM Chinh stated.
The trip aims to study Luxembourg’s experience in developing an international financial centre and to explore opportunities for bilateral cooperation with the local government, financial institutions, investment funds, and banks. These discussions are expected to contribute to Vietnam’s plans to establish international and regional financial centres in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
In a reception in Hanoi on March 15 for Vallely, PM Chinh also asked the professor to have a voice with the US administration for the two sides to push for a balanced, harmonious and sustainable economic relationship.
Vietnam on March 7, 2025 deposited with the UN Secretary-General the chart showing straight baselines and outer limits of the territorial sea, as well as a list of geographic coordinates of points regarding the baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea of the mainland territory of Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also head of the sub-committee, called for continued review and revisions to the draft Political Report, saying that it must guide the nation's development in the years ahead.
Thang, who is also Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, highlighted Joo’s expertise in economic development, artificial intelligence (AI), and semiconductors, noting their relevance to Vietnam’s current tech-focused transformation.
This disciplinary measure was based on the nature, severity, causes and consequences of their violations.
In his closing remarks, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man announced that the committee reached broad consensus on seven draft laws, paving the way for the NA’s ninth session in early May.
According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, this working session marked the first official ministerial-level meeting between the two countries since the new US administration took office.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
The strategic significance of the Vietnam - Singapore relationship upgrade could be seen in its broader impact and added value generated for the region and the world.
NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh expressed her delight at the positive progress in the Vietnam - US relations, highlighting 2025 as a significant milestone marking 30 years since the normalisation of their ties.
