Nhan Dan Online

Addressing the ceremony, General Secretary and President To Lam highlighted the event’s particularly important significance, saying that it marks a new chapter in the history of building and developing the land of Kinh Bac, which boasts a rich tradition of culture, revolutionary history, dynamism and creativity.

In his September 19 letter, he extended his warmest wishes and affection to Vietnamese children at home and abroad, as well as foreign children living in Viet Nam, expressing his hope that each Mid-Autumn Festival would leave them with beautiful and lasting memories.

As General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam and a high-level Vietnamese delegation attend the high-level General Debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, conduct bilateral activities in the US, and pay a state visit to Canada from September 20 - 25, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang gave an interview to the press about the purpose and significance of the working trip.

General Nguyen Trong Nghia — Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics under the Viet Nam People’s Army, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission’s Inspection Commission — presided over the third session of the Central Military Commission’s Inspection Commission for the 2025–2030 term in Ha Noi on September 18.

The Academy of Finance — in collaboration with Kasetsart University (Thailand), Swinburne University (Australia), the National Institute for Finance (NIEF), and the Academy for Development Policy — on September 18 organised the 8th International Conference titled “Finance and Accounting for the Promotion of Sustainable Development in the Private Sector.”

The Central Committee of the Viet Nam Youth Federation, in collaboration with the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Youth with Disabilities Association, and TCP Company organised the “Shining Vietnamese Resilience 2026” programme in Ha Noi on September 18.

This afternoon, September 19, the 20th Asian Games (ASIAD 20) officially opened at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Aichi–Nagoya, Japan. The Vietnamese sports delegation will enter the competition aiming to secure at least four gold medals; while expectations are high in several disciplines, the team also faces immense pressure from the continent’s top competitors.

The Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) held a ceremony to announce and honour the winners of the VietFuture Awards 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18.

Swedish Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen on Friday tasked Social Democratic Party leader and former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson with exploring the prospects for forming a new government.

The 16th European–Viet Nam Documentary Film Festival 2026 opened at the Central Documentary and Scientific Film Studio in Ha Noi on the evening of September 18, marking the start of a series of screenings in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City.

A conference on boosting trade activities in northern Viet Nam in 2026 took place on September 18 in Dien Bien province.

The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, organised a communications, arts, and discussion programme on drug prevention and control for workers at industrial parks, and launched the campaign “Vietnamese workers say No to drugs: Millions of hearts, one determination” at the Viet Tiep Friendship Cultural Palace in Hai Phong City on the evening of September 18.