Nhan Dan Online

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam hosted a reception in Ha Noi on September 5 for outgoing Bangladeshi Ambassador to Viet Nam Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, who came to pay a farewell call upon the completion of his tenure.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on September 5 had a meeting with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, who said the two countries now hold favourable conditions to elevate bilateral relations to a new phase of development.

Leaders of Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Ukraine have sent messages and letters of congratulations to Vietnamese Party and State leaders on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day (September 2, 1945–2026).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam’s upcoming state visit to Russia, official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit in Paris are expected to mark new milestones in Viet Nam’s comprehensive strategic partnerships with the two countries, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

The official visits to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Mongolia by President of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man reaffirm Viet Nam’s commitment to further developing its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK and Comprehensive Partnership with Mongolia in an increasingly substantive, effective and sustainable manner, Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said.

Speaking at the third plenum of the Party Central Committee, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasised that GDP growth of 8.18% in the first half of the year was a positive result, but intensified efforts were required to achieve the full-year growth target of at least 10% and lay the foundation for sustainable double-digit growth.

Cooperation between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) stands at a turning point, with the two sides aligning their development strategies and shifting from traditional cooperation models towards strategic cooperation in high technology, innovation, and joint value creation.

Shortly after the UN General Assembly’s September 4 plenary session adopted a resolution proclaiming 2027–2036 as the International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development, an initiative promoted by a core group comprising Viet Nam, Cyprus, Italy, Laos, Qatar, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, UNESCO leaders and representatives of many member states of this organisation have welcomed the significant development.

Students at all levels, from preschool to university, gathered at schools across Viet Nam on the morning of September 5 to attend the opening ceremonies for the 2026–2027 academic year.

The UN General Assembly on September 4 adopted a resolution on the “International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development (2027–2036)”, proposed and promoted by Viet Nam together with a core group comprising Cyprus, Italy, Laos, Qatar and Saint Kitts and Nevis, with 103 countries as co-sponsors.

Importing markets are tightening requirements on food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures for agricultural and aquatic products. To retain and expand market share, businesses need to shift from responding to incidents to proactively identifying and controlling risks from the production stage.

In response to the particularly serious loss of life and property caused by flash floods and landslides in Nepal, the Party, State and people of Viet Nam have decided to provide 300,000 USD in emergency humanitarian aid to help the Nepalese Government and people overcome the consequences of the natural disasters.