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Foreign Affairs Should Better Serve National Development: Top Leader
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam underscored that Vietnam’s development goals for 2030, with a vision to 2045, require foreign affairs and international integration to become more proactive, with stronger forecasting capacity, timely and accurate policy advice, and swift action.
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Vietnam News Today (July 1): Vietnam and UAE Sign Defense Industry Cooperation Memorandum
Vietnam News Today (July 1): Vietnam and UAE sign defense industry cooperation memorandum; Vietnam, RoK seek to strengthen scientific research cooperation; Vietnam shifts FDI strategy toward high-tech, innovation-driven investment; Vietnamese team surveys hardest-hit area in Venezuela earthquakes.
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Leveraging Foreign Investment to Strengthen Domestic Capacity, Enhance Self-reliance: Top Leader
Top leader To Lam called on the entire political system, the business community and both domestic and foreign investors to work together to effectively implement Resolution 10, translating its policies into high-quality projects, stronger enterprises, new value chains, quality jobs and enhanced national capabilities.
Da Nang: Determined to Eliminate Drug Crime
The year 2026 has been identified as a pivotal one in laying the foundation for Da Nang's goal of becoming a drug-free city. Local authorities are conducting comprehensive reviews to accurately assess drug supply and demand, the number of drug addicts and illegal drug users, as well as conditions that contribute to crime, in order to develop sustainable and long-term solutions.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 30): Government Chief Pushes for Breakthroughs in Vietnam-Australia Relations
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 30): Government chief pushes for breakthroughs in Vietnam-Australia relations; Vietnam wishes to elevate ties with Canada to new level; Vietnam, RoK urged to achieve US$100 bln trade target in 2026; Vietnam, Malaysia seek to deepen defense cooperation.
Vietnam Launches Nationwide Campaign to Build Drug-Free Communes, Wards, and Special Zones
On the morning of June 27, at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square in Hanoi, the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the Hanoi People's Committee, held a rally and a mass running event in response to the 2026 Action Month for Drug Prevention and Control under the theme "United in the Determination to Build Drug-Free Communes, Wards, and Special Zones." The event was livestreamed to 3,321 communes, wards, and special zones nationwide, demonstrating the determination to mobilize the entire political system and the public in the fight against drugs.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 29): Vietnam Joins World's Top 30 Most Competitive Economies
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 29): Vietnam, Singapore eye stronger cooperation to build ASEAN Halal value chain; Vietnam joins world's top 30 most competitive economies, eyes further reforms; Vietnam moves beyond production hub to higher-value link in global value chain: French expert; Lower airfares give Vietnam's summer tourism a timely boost.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 28): Vietnam, Cambodia Advance Together Towards the Future
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 28): Vietnam, Cambodia advance together towards the future; Cultural events in France celebrate President Ho Chi Minh's legacy; Vietnam defines coffee value, brand, culture in Singapore; Vietnam to launch domestic carbon exchange on June 29.
Top Leader’s Letter Honours Vietnamese Family Values
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam wrote that every Vietnamese family will maintain these cherished traditional values through concrete daily actions: respecting grandparents and parents; loving and caring for children; spouses being faithful, equal, and sharing; and generations listening to, respecting, and supporting each other. Preserving the family means preserving family traditions, culture, and the enduring strength of the nation.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 27): Vietnam Proposes Hosting 14th ICAPP General Assembly in 2028
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 27): Party chief, State President receives Palestinian Ambassador on farewell visit; Vietnam proposes hosting 14th ICAPP General Assembly in 2028; Vietnam encourages US firms to expand investment in high-tech sectors; Indian media highlights Vietnam's growing appeal to travelers.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 26): Vietnam Making Greater Contributions to International Law
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 26): Vietnam making greater contributions to international law; Vietnam ready to support Venezuela after earthquake: spokesperson; Venezuelan NA leader hails President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy; Vietnamese and Lao youth serve as bridge strengthening bilateral ties.
Top Leader Calls on Youth to Think Bigger, Learn Faster, Make More Contributions
Addressing the opening session of the 13th Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union National Congress for the 2026–2031 term in Hanoi on June 25, the Party and State leader told 788 delegates representing more than 5.1 million HCYU members and nearly 22 million young people nationwide that the country is entering a new stage of development in which young people are not only inheritors of the revolutionary cause but also direct architects of the future.
13th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Opens
The Congress consists of four sessions and focuses on three key priorities: reviewing and evaluating Youth Union work during the 2022-2026 term; setting objectives for the 2026-2031 term; and amending and supplementing the Youth Union Charter.
Vietnam Is “Key” to Maintaining Balance of the ASEAN Region
In an interview with a Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondent in Moscow, Russian expert on international relations Grigory Trofimchuk stated that, in the current international context, Vietnam’s position within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is key to maintaining the balance of the entire region.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 24): Vietnam, Cuba Push for Stronger Ties in New Development Period
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 24): Vietnam attaches high importance to ties with India: Top NA leader; Vietnam, Palestine seek to strengthen traditional friendship, cooperation; Vietnam, Cuba push for stronger ties in new development period; Vietnam, Australia look to stronger cooperation towards successful APEC 2027.
Top Leader Welcomes Acting US Secretary of the Navy
Vietnam always considers the US one of its most strategically important partners, and wants to work closely with Washington to deliver on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework, advancing ties in a substantive, comprehensive and effective manner for the benefit of their people and for peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 23): Vietnam, US Seek Stronger Defense Cooperation
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 23): Vietnam, US seek stronger defense cooperation; Vietnam promotes overseas workers as ambassadors of skills and national image; Vietnam is key priority for US investment fund: DFC Chief Policy Officer; Vietnam business confidence rebounds amid global uncertainty.
PM Attends Ground-breaking Ceremony of Hanoi’s Rental Housing, Metro Line Projects
The three rental housing projects include the Phap Van–Tu Hiep new urban area in Yen So ward, the city rental housing development project in Viet Hung ward, and the Him Lam Long Bien mixed-use housing complex. Together, they are expected to provide thousands of apartments, helping to meet growing housing demand among workers, students, civil servants, members of the armed forces, and low- and middle-income residents.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 22): Vietnam-Singapore Trade Reflects Deeper Integration in Supply Chains
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 22): Vietnam-Singapore trade reflects deeper integration in supply chains; Da Nang, Copenhagen strengthen ties for green development; President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam–Morocco friendship honored; Calls for justice for Vietnamese AO victims gain renewed support in France.
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 21): Vietnam Affirms Position in ASEAN, Creating New Growth Space
Vietnam News Today (Jun. 21): Vietnam, Japan strengthen cooperation on intellectual property protection; Vietnam-France Business Forum 2026 elevates strategic cooperation in AI era; Vietnam affirms position in ASEAN, creating new growth space; Singapore, Vietnam see closer links in industrial, technology and energy supply chains.
Vietnam Fatherland Front Launches “Month of Listening to the People”
The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) issued Plan No. 17/KH-MTTW-BTT on June 18 to organize the “Month of Listening to the People” initiative nationwide, requiring implementation from provincial to commune and residential community levels. The plan also stipulates that the effectiveness of the program will be assessed based on the resolution of public recommendations and citizens’ satisfaction levels.
Vietnam Secures First-ever Seat on International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
On June 18, during the 36th Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and Vietnam’s candidate, was elected as a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026-2035 term, receiving the highest number of votes among candidates from the Asia-Pacific region.
Top Leader Highlights Role of Vietnam’s Revolutionary Press in Digital Age
Digital transformation in journalism cannot be reduced to launching additional online platforms, opening social media accounts or investing in modern equipment. It requires a comprehensive overhaul of leadership thinking, newsroom models, production workflows, data management, content distribution, audience measurement, media economics and professional culture.
