General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to the 20th Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from November 14 to 16.
Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to the 20th Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from November 14 to 16.
The trip will be made at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs./.
Under the theme “Generation Peace: The Contribution of Youth to a More Peaceful World”, this year’s celebration delivered a strong message about the youth’s pioneering role in fostering social cohesion and peacebuilding.
Vietnam attaches great importance to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and strongly supports the Francophonie community’s efforts to promote gender equality and empower women and girls through the active implementation of the Francophonie gender equality strategy and related projects and initiatives.
The annual festival celebrates the French language and the diverse cultural values of the Francophone community.
The National Assembly (NA) opened a question-and-answer session as part of its second sitting on the morning of November 12, with Government members asked to address questions directly, clearly establish their responsibilities, and specify solutions and implementation deadlines.
Vietnam always attaches importance to and supports Cambodia’s national construction and development, Ambassador Do Hung Viet stated, expressing his belief that Cambodia will continue to achieve many new successes.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will take the floor to answer questions from National Assembly deputies for for the first time on November 12.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
The official visit by Valentina Matviyenko aims to effectively implement the cooperation agenda outlined in the Joint Statement on Further Strengthening the Vietnam–Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the New Era.
Chilean President José Antonio Kast and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
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.
