Collectives and individuals of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security were honoured with prestigious orders from Laos and Cuba at a ceremony held in Hanoi on August 16.

Party General Secretary To Lam, accompanied by his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation on August 10 met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Seoul, as well as members of the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of the leader's ongoing state visit to the RoK.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland on July 29 afternoon (local time), on the occasion of attending the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, arrived in Rabat on July 24 evening (local time), beginning a four-day official visit to Morocco.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged localities in the Mekong Delta region to implement the two-tier local government model swiftly and effectively, ensuring seamless, professional, and synchronised operations.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 afternoon (local time) on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS summit.

Party General Secretary To Lam stressed the need for the people to be served faster and better while inspecting the implementation of the two-tier local administration model in Xuan Hoa ward and Tan Vinh Loc commune in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered that the grassroots political system, including Party organisations, administrations, the Fatherland Front Committees and socio-political organisations at the communal level, must be fully and synchronously operational nationwide by June 30.

Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and his spouse hosted a banquet in honour of visiting French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse in Hanoi on May 26.

President Ho Chi Minh was not only a pivotal figure in shaping Vietnam’s modern history but also a powerful source of inspiration for national liberation movements across the globe, according to Garis Djoumez, a historian specialising in international relations and biographical studies.

Party General Secretary To Lam has written an article requesting breakthroughs in institutions and laws for the country to enter a new era – the era of the nation’s rise. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) respectfully introduces a translation of this article:

Party General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, held a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City in April 21 with a delegation of heroes and veterans from various forces directly taking part in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975, which led to the liberation of the south and national reunification, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of this historic victory (April 30, 1975-2025).