Nhan Dan Online

NHK, a leading broadcaster in Japan, on November 8 published a report on the interview granted by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam ahead of his official visit to the Northeast Asian country.

Although it is not tied to a separate industrial production target, industrial promotion still plays a vital role in driving industrial growth by improving productivity, quality, and added value, while mobilising social resources. Therefore, to achieve double-digit growth, industrial promotion must be integrated into the overall package of local sector development policies and solutions.

The visit is expected to further deepen ties through Party, State, parliamentary and people-to-people channels, while creating breakthroughs in economic, financial, scientific and technological cooperation, innovation, education and training, digital and green transformation, and supply chain diversification, thereby contributing to a peaceful and stable environment for development in both countries.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) convened in plenary session on November 9 as part of its second sitting, voting to adopt resolutions on the State budget estimates and the allocation of the central budget for 2027.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau, who is also Chairman of the council, said this year’s event holds special political and legal significance as it marks 80 years of constitutional tradition, a reaffirmation of the people’s right to mastery and a pledge to build and perfect Viet Nam’s socialist rule-of-law State.

Welcoming the Vietnamese community's efforts and contributions, the General Secretary and President affirmed that the Party and State will continue improving institutions and policies to create favourable conditions for overseas Vietnamese to engage more deeply in the country's socio-economic development and play a proactive role as partners and co-creators in nation-building.

Featuring the Vietnamese national flag, images of scenic attractions and cultural heritage sites, tourism promotional materials, handicrafts, lacquer paintings, conical hats and Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress), the Vietnamese Embassy's pavilion at an international festival in Pakistan attracted considerable interest from visitors and local residents.

Amid rising prices of many essential goods that are affecting people’s livelihoods and production and business, the 2% cut in the average retail electricity price and the reduction of the special consumption tax on petrol to 0%, both from November 1, 2026, carry significance beyond prices and taxation.

Deputy head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Publicity Tran Thanh Lam proposed deeper theoretical exchanges and sharing of experience in Party building and national development; stronger cooperation in education, science, culture, external information, press, publishing and traditional medicine.

Defining external relations as a “key and regular task” alongside national defence and security reflects the Party’s strategic vision in the new era.

Public investment is proving its role as a primary, guiding driver of growth, with disbursement progress accelerating significantly toward the end of the year, particularly in large-scale infrastructure projects with high spillover effects.

Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW of the Political Bureau, concerning regional development and the organisation of national development space in the new era, identified the Ha Noi metropolitan region as one of the country’s two primary growth poles, designed to shape, lead, and catalyse the development of urban, industrial, and service corridors.