Vietnam News Today (Jan. 8): Vietnam signals strategic shift to elevate international integration; International financial institutions optimistic about Vietnam’s 2026 growth; Vietnam’s effective foreign policy earns widespread international recognition; Vietnam races ahead in GDP growth, closing gap with Southeast Asia’s giants.

Vietnam News Today (Jan. 7): Prime Minister suggests Vietnam, Canada advance new growth drivers; Lao scholar highlights Laos-Vietnam ties with “strategic cohesion”; Vietnam and ASEAN emerge as major export markets for RoK; Vietnam’s foreign trade soars to all-time high in 2025.

Exactly 80 years ago, on January 6, 1946, a landmark event in Vietnam’s history took place as Vietnamese people, for the first time, exercised their right through the ballot to directly choose and elect capable and virtuous representatives to shoulder the affairs of the nation. The success of the General Election marked the birth of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, today the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.