Prime Minister receives Deputy US Trade Representative
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy US Trade Representative, in Ha Noi on May 20, during his working visit to Viet Nam.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy US Trade Representative, in Ha Noi on May 20, during his working visit to Viet Nam.
The Party and State leaders expressed their profound respect and boundless gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh, who founded and trained the Communist Party of Viet Nam and made immense contributions to the Party and nation’s glorious revolutionary cause.
Politburo member and Permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Tran Cam Tu on May 19 presented 80-year Party membership badges to veteran Party members in Da Nang, marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.
As of May 12, total disbursed capital reached 7.95 trillion VND, equivalent to 14.78% of the Prime Minister’s plan. Of this, central budget disbursement hit 4.06 trillion VND, or 14.8% of the target, while local budget disbursement exceeded 3.88 trillion VND, or 14.75%.
The project covers the section from Ring Road No.1 to the Cau Gie interchange and is considered one of the capital city’s key transport infrastructure projects.
Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has become the first player from Viet Nam to qualify for the Esports World Cup after an impressive performance at the DreamHack Atlanta qualifiers in the US on May 18.
As part of Viet Nam Week in Saint Petersburg, Viet Nam Economic Day was held at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON), one of Russia’s leading institutions for economic studies, on May 18.
For months now, every weekend, Cao Ba Khanh has travelled to the statue of President Ho Chi Minh at Montreau Park in Montreuil, on the outskirts of Paris, to clean and care for the site. No one asked him to do it. He simply felt it was his own way of expressing gratitude and respect for the great leader cherished by generations of Vietnamese people at home and abroad.
Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.78% to 1,912.93 points on May 19.
On behalf of Party and State leaders, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man presented the noble reward to Anh, describing him as a well-trained official who has matured through practical experience and held many important leadership positions within the Party, State, military and local administrations.
Affirming that Viet Nam always values its traditional friendship with countries in the Balkan region, with Croatia regarded as one of its priority partners, Giang spoke highly of bilateral collaboration achievements in politics-diplomacy, economy, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.
Under the new system, accommodation establishments will no longer need to use multiple platforms as before. Instead, they can use a single unified software platform to declare temporary residence for foreigners and notify lodging information for Vietnamese citizens.
Global gold prices cooled down on May 19, trading at 4,538.6 USD per ounce. In the domestic market, SJC gold bars dropped by 300,000 VND per tael, listed at 163.5 million VND per tael.
The Government has just issued Decree No. 162/2026 stipulating an 8% increase in pensions, social insurance allowances and monthly benefits from July 1, 2026 for all groups currently receiving such entitlements. According to the decree, the adjustment level is calculated based on the pensions, social insurance allowances and monthly benefits received in June 2026.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam has expressed his confidence that under the light of Ho Chi Minh Thought, the entire Party, people and army will successfully implement the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress, achieve the two strategic centennial goals, and realise the aspiration of building a prosperous and powerful nation.