Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man co-chaired a meeting between the standing boards of the Government and NA’s Party committees in Hanoi on September 29 to set agenda for the 16th NA’s second session.

Hanoi must lead in setting new standards for urban governance, science and technology, digital transformation, green development, culture, public services and quality of life, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam told municipal voters on September 27.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has cast General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam's five-day trip through the US and Canada as a milestone that cemented the country's standing on the world stage.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Canadian counterpart adopted an Action Plan to implement the Vietnam-Canada Strategic Partnership during their talks in Ottawa on September 25.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam received representatives from the Canada–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived in Ottawa on September 23 evening (local time), beginning his state visit to Canada at the invitation of Governor General Louise Arbour.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang had a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on September 23 with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix who affirmed the UN's support to Vietnam’s stronger engagement in peacekeeping operations.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York, the US, on September 23 (local time), within the framework of the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81).

The high-level General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81), themed "Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all", officially opened at the UN headquarters in New York, the US, on September 22 (local time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, a high-level Vietnamese delegation and senior United Nations officials witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between Vietnam and the UN in New York on September 22 afternoon (local time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam met with leaders of the Communist Party USA and American friends in New York on the morning of September 21 (local time) as part of his US trip to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly and conduct bilateral activities.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam had a meeting in New York on September 21 with a group of US House lawmakers led by Representative Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who affirmed their support to maintaining the positive momentum in Vietnam-US relations.

With its journey of transformation—from war to peace and from underdevelopment to prosperity—and its experience in combining economic growth with social progress and environmental protection, Vietnam can offer valuable lessons for efforts to foster trust and enhance the effectiveness of multilateralism, said Kanni Wignaraja, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

The Party Central Committee’s Political Bureau and Secretariat convened a conference in Hanoi on September 18 to announce a series of personnel decisions, which was attended by Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam’s participation in the High-level General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) and bilateral activities in the US from September 20 is expected to highlight Vietnam’s commitment to multilateralism and international cooperation, as well as contributions to addressing global challenges.

The fight against corruption, wastefulness and negative phenomena must follow the motto of “talk less, do more” and “see things through to the end,” General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam has said.

Only issues that have been reviewed and tested in practice, are principled and foundational in nature, stable in the long term, and require uniform implementation throughout the Party should be considered for inclusion in the Party Statutes, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam has stressed.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called for continued improvements to Vietnam’s legal framework to remove institutional bottlenecks, unlock resources and create stronger foundations for socio-economic development.​

Vietnamese and Chinese officials have agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation and effectively implement high-level common perceptions as the two countries’ comprehensive cooperation continues to make positive progress.