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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam met with the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and US businesses in New York on September 23 (local time), during which he heard a report on the Viet Nam War Accounting Initiative (VWAI).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam met with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh in New York as part of his working trip to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) and conduct bilateral activities in the US.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam met with representatives of JPMorganChase and Visa in New York on the morning of September 23 (local time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam met with US Senator Steve Daines, Senator for Montana and member of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in New York on September 23 morning (local time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam had meetings with Ghanaian President John Mahama, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) Khalilur Rahman in New York, on September 22 (local time), as part of his trip to attend the high-level general debate of the UNGA 81 and conduct bilateral activities in the US.

Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on September 23 chaired a meeting of Group 6, tasked with reviewing 40 years of implementing the Platform on National Construction in the period of transition to socialism.

Viet Nam’s GDP grew 8.18% in the first six months of the year, while third-quarter growth is forecast at 9.5-10%. With this momentum, the 2026 GDP growth target of over 9% is considered achievable. However, sustaining this momentum and moving towards double-digit growth will require Viet Nam to unlock multiple economic resources simultaneously.

Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Xuan Dung has had a working session with German authorities and businesses to seek cooperation and explore technology transfer for the North-South high-speed railway project.

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index fell by 0.84% to 1,801.65 points on September 23.

On September 23, Duong Thuy Vi won the bronze medal in the women’s wushu taolu event at the 2026 Asian Games, competing in the jianshu (sword) and qiangshu (spear) disciplines.

Proving their economic and environmental benefits, low-emission farming models are gaining growing acceptance among farmers. Building on this momentum, the crop production sector is working to standardise farming practices, remove bottlenecks and mobilise investment to accelerate its transition towards greener, lower-emission production.

A research project on promoting maritime diplomacy in Southeast Asia, along with its first series of activities, was launched at a ceremony in Ha Noi on September 23.