Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man, his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Rome on April 11 morning (local time), beginning a five-day official visit to Italy.

Leaders of Russia, Brunei, Japan, Venezuela, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Angola, Sweden and Switzerland and political parties have sent congratulatory messages and letters to Party General Secretary To Lam on his election as State President, Le Minh Hung on his election as Prime Minister and Tran Thanh Man on his election as National Assembly Chairman.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam attended the concert “To quoc trong tim” (Homeland in Our Hearts) at Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on April 9 evening to mark the successful election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term, and the opening session of the new legislature as well.

Leaders of countries and political parties of Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the US, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Palestine and Nicaragua have sent messages and letters of congratulations to Vietnam’s newly elected key leaders, following the elections by the country’s National Assembly.

Newly elected Prime Minister Le Minh Hung pledged to prioritise the building of a modern, enabling and people-centred Government, in his inaugural address at the first session of the 16th National Assembly on April 7.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, a deputy to the 16th legislature, as State President for the 2026–2031 term at its first session on April 7.

Leaders of the parliaments of Laos, China, and Cambodia on April 6 sent congratulatory messages and letters to Politburo member and Chairman of Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on his re-election as Chairman of the 16th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded ministries, sectors and localities have a good grasp of the situation, including factors with adverse impacts on Vietnam, especially the complicated developments in the Middle East conflict and other regions worldwide, to make timely, flexible, and effective policy response in efforts to secure double-digit growth.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a renewal of traditional growth engines while aggressively pushing new drivers, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son told the monthly Cabinet press briefing in Hanoi on April 4.

The Prime Minister has signed Decision No. 530/QD-TTg approving a national programme to attract foreign experts and overseas Vietnamese (OV) scholars to teach, conduct research and work at Vietnam’s higher education and vocational training institutions.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked for disaster prevention and control to be firmly aligned with Vietnam’s two centennial strategic goals, stressing a proactive and people-centred approach as the country faces increasingly complex and extreme natural hazards.

Party General Secretary To Lam on March 31 underscored the need to prevent institutional backlogs from hindering national development, calling for stronger efforts to translate Party policies into legislation and action.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has issued an advisory to the Vietnamese community amid increasingly complex security developments in the country in recent days.

As Hanoi continues its trajectory of growth, culture is steadily asserting its role as a spiritual foundation, an intrinsic resource, and a key driver of economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 28 said strategic technologies must tackle Vietnam’s practical challenges, while chairing a meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee for science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and Project 06.

Vietnam stands ready to work alongside businesses to develop greener and more efficient, sustainable and resilient supply chains, and remains a trusted partner, a responsible member, and an attractive destination in regional and global economic networks, Party General Secretary To Lam has stated.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 25, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to Russia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam – Russian Federation Business Forum in Moscow on March 24, as part of his ongoing official visit to the European country.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on March 23 (local time) as part of the former’s official visit to Russia.

Party General Secretary and Secretary of the Central Military Commission To Lam presented the Ho Chi Minh Order to the Ministry of National Defence (MoND)’s Engineering Corps during a ceremony marking its 80th anniversary (March 25) in Hanoi on March 22 morning.