Nhan Dan Online

After lying in the ground for nearly 60 years at Le Thi Rieng Park in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, the remains of 731 fallen soldiers have been found and brought to their final resting place. Although most have yet to be identified, Ho Chi Minh City has welcomed them with the affection of family members, pledging to continue searching for and identifying those who laid down their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam received General Khamlieng Outhakaisone, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Ha Noi on October 14.

The Vietnamese Party and State consistently support and facilitate closer and more substantive defence cooperation with Cambodia, affirmed General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam.

Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, arrived in Ha Noi on the afternoon of October 14, beginning a three-day official visit to Viet Nam.

The defence ministers of Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia gathered in Ha Noi on October 14 for their annual meeting, reaffirming their shared commitment to enhancing solidarity, political trust, and defence cooperation.

A series of major events aimed at promoting bilateral economic and trade cooperation took place in Ha Noi on October 14, including the ninth Viet Nam-US Business Summit and a seminar entitled “The US Market in 2026: Opportunities, challenges and breakthrough solutions”.

Within efforts to increase value and expand markets for OCOP products, one approach that has been promoted recently is to bring them into spaces that are frequented by tourists, such as restaurants, hotels, resorts, tourist attractions, ecological sites, and airports.

Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW sets out an entirely new philosophy of spatial governance: regional development is a method of organising national growth, shifting from a management mindset based on administrative boundaries to the creation, guidance, and unlocking of resources based on integrated ecosystems.

With a commitment to working alongside investors to resolve difficulties and obstacles, Dung Quat Economic Zone and Industrial Parks in Quang Ngai Province continue to affirm their role as a key growth driver and a major investment hub for the province, helping to increase budget revenue and shift the economic structure towards industrialisation and modernisation.

Viet Nam is not only a popular tourist destination but is also becoming a long-term home for a growing number of foreigners, thanks to its reasonable costs, diverse landscapes, rich cuisine and friendly people.

More than one fifth of Viet Nam’s population is projected to be aged 65 or over by 2050, posing challenges for the labour market, healthcare system, and social security.

European Union (EU) member states are under pressure to narrow their differences over the bloc’s long-term budget ahead of the EU summit, which is taking place in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15 and 16.