Hai Phong has already established friendship and cooperation agreements with the Lao provinces of Vientiane and Oudomxay, which cover Party and administration building, education - training, healthcare, tourism, investment, and trade. On the education front, the city runs scholarships for 134 students from the two provinces.
The trip by HNLMS De Ruyter reaffirms the European country’s commitment to strong and long-term cooperation with Vietnam and the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in the areas of naval cooperation, respect for international law, and freedom of navigation in international waters, said Ambassador Kees van Baar.
On behalf of the Party and State leadership, the PM awarded the title “Hero of the People's Armed Forces” to the city Department of Public Security in recognition of its outstanding achievements in safeguarding political security and social order during 2015-2025.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on April 28 paid tribute to fallen heroes and martyrs in Hai Phong and presented gifts to policy beneficiaries, disadvantaged families and workers, marking the 51st anniversary of national reunification.
the Government will create favourable conditions for Hai Phong city to maximise its potential, strengths, and position, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.
During a working session with the Hai Phong Party Committee on March 16, Party General Secretary To Lam urged the northern city to sustain high, long-term growth closely tied to modernisation, green transition, digitalisation, and better life quality.
The 2026 election represents a defining political moment for Vietnam - a countrywide celebration of democracy that builds trust and propels forward momentum into the next era of progress.
Highlighting Hai Phong’s role as one of Vietnam’s six centrally-run cities, the leader said the upcoming election of deputies to the 16th legislature and to People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term must be closely aligned with the need to safeguard political security and social order, and organised with a higher sense of responsibility, more rigorously and more comprehensively than in previous polls.
According to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hai Phong, the city had 33 candidates for the 16th NA, including 32 nominees and one self-nominated candidate.
Officials, Party members and people of Hai Phong city have paid great interest in the heritage economy-related content while contributing their ideas to the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress.
Vice Chairman of the city People’s Committee Tran Van Quan said that the municipal Party Committee meticulously reviewed the draft political report, suggesting a stronger focus on building a socialist rule-of-law state of the people, by the people, and for the people.
PM Pham Minh Chinh asked the city to continue strongly reforming mindset and elevating awareness, show greater determination, make stronger efforts, and take more decisive actions, thereby sustaining its role as a locomotive, a development driver, and a big economic hub of the northern region and the whole country.
Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a working session in Hanoi on August 28 with the standing boards of the Party Committees of Hai Phong city and Quang Ngai province to review draft documents and personnel proposals ahead of their Party Congresses for the 2025–2030 term.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha inspected storm preparedness measures in Hung Yen province and Hai Phong city on July 21.
Highlighting that the launching of the two-tier local administration model is a significant event and a festival of the nation, PM Chinh said that the mergence of Hai Duong and Hai Phong is a strategic move of historical importance, ushering in a new chapter of development for both the city and the broader Red River Delta, contributing to the country’s long-term prosperity.
In 2024, Hai Phong's economic scale rose to the 5th position nationwide, being the only locality in the country to maintain a double-digit growth rate for ten consecutive years.
Container Terminals No.3 & No.4 at the Port of Hai Phong has a total length of 750 meters and a depth of minus 16 meters, capable of accommodating mother ships of 165,000 DWT (14,000 TEUs) and reduced-load ships of 200,000 DWT.
Lawmakers consider special mechanisms, policies for Hai Phong city
Singapore considers Hai Phong a crucial partner, especially in port development and investment, Ambassador Jaya Ratnam said, spotlighting the Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) as a standout example of successful investment collaboration.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium and a high-level delegation from the European country engaged in a series of activities in the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 2, as part of their ongoing state visit to Vietnam.
According to the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board, the city hosts 241 Chinese investment projects worth 6 billion USD, representing 23% of total investment in local industrial zones. Major corporations including Flat, Tongwei, and TP Link have established operations in the area.
The joint patrol, spanning from Point 1 to Point 9 along the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin, covered a distance of 120 nautical miles. This area has seen vibrant export-import activities and goods exchange between Vietnam and China, but it is also abused for smuggling, trade fraud, illegal transport of goods, and unauthorised border crossings by sea.
The northern port city of Hai Phong needs continued refinement of the National Assembly (NA)’s resolution on piloting several special mechanisms and policies to develop the city, with a focus on targeted and strategic amendments that facilitate the city’s breakthrough development and reform, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has ordered the northern port city of Hai Phong to comprehensively and effectively carry out and complete the urban administration model, ensuring stable and continuous state management and public services delivery.
Politburo member, Permanent member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Secretariat and State Vice President of Laos Bounthong Chitmany led a high-level delegation to visit the northern port city of Hai Phong on December 5, as part of his working trip to Vietnam.