Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on August 1 urged Vietnam's diplomatic sector to play a pioneering role by strengthening strategic research, improving forecasting, providing sound policy advice and taking timely action to safeguard national interests and support development.
Young people across the country must become more resolute in their ideals, more self-reliant in their studies and work, more pioneering in innovation, stronger in their aspiration to contribute, and more proactive in mastering their own future and that of the nation. That was the directive issued on June 25 in Hanoi by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, as he attended and delivered a keynote address at the opening of the 13th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for the 2026-31 term.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called on Vietnam’s youth to embrace a new spirit of responsibility and dedication, urging them to think broader, learn faster, work better and contribute more to the nation’s development.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 25 received Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama, who paid a farewell courtesy call at the end of his tenure.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a working session in Hanoi on June 3 with the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission to review Party-building and organisational work under the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.
Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex geopolitical environment, the top Vietnamese leader's messages of ASEAN unity, strategic autonomy, and trust-building have been widely regarded as timely and practical. They also underscore Vietnam’s increasingly active role in regional and international affairs.
Vietnam must develop its materials industry in a green, sustainable and self-reliant direction with international competitiveness, in line with global commitments, while ensuring the highest national interests, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam said at a working session in Hanoi on May 21.
The visit takes place as Vietnam and India mark the 10th anniversary of the elevation of bilateral ties to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The central province of Quang Tri held a flag-raising ceremony at the Hien Luong – Ben Hai special national relic site on April 29 to mark the 51st anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2026), with the attendance of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s freshly-ended trip for state visits to Mongolia and Ireland, an official visit to France, and attendance at he 19th Francophonie Summit produced outstanding results, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation will pay State visits to Mongolia and Ireland, attend the 19th Francophonie Summit and make an official visit to France from September 30-October 7.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on August 26 presented appointment decisions to three new Deputy Prime Ministers, and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, and Minister of Justice for the 2021-2026 tenure.
Upon hearing the news on the passing away of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed his boundless grief and shared his sentiments and thoughts on the leader.
