Editorial

At the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who serves as ASEAN Chair in 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is leading a high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 25 to 28.

At the invitation of President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam To Lam and his spouse, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, are paying an official visit to Bulgaria from October 22 to 24.

At the invitation of Finnish President Alexander Stubb, General Secretary To Lam and his spouse, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, are paying an official visit to Finland from October 20 to 22.

As the first visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) in 18 years, General Secretary To Lam’s trip was a resounding success. It helped strengthen political trust and create a strong momentum to further promote the relationship between the two Parties and two countries to new heights.

At the invitation of Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and President of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam is paying a state visit to the DPRK and attending celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the WPK from October 9 to 11.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly Vyacheslav Volodin is leading a high-level Russian delegation on an official visit to Viet Nam and to co-chair the fourth session of the Viet Nam–Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee on September 28 to 29 at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

The resistance war in Southern Viet Nam marked the beginning of the nationwide struggle against the second French colonial invasion, affirming Viet Nam’s spirit of self-reliance and unwavering will for independence.

At the invitation of President Luong Cuong and his spouse, Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her husband are paying a state visit to Viet Nam from September 9 to 12.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, State President Luong Cuong is attending the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the world’s peoples over fascism and working in China from September 2 to 4, 2025. This is President Luong Cuong’s first working visit to China in his capacity as the head of state.

Exactly 80 years ago, on September 2, 1945, at the historic Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam. This was a great turning point in the nation’s history, ushering in a new era.

At the invitation of the Chinese government, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit as a guest of the host country and pay a working visit to China from August 31 to September 1.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his spouse are paying a state visit to Viet Nam and attending celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and Viet Nam’s National Day from August 31 to September 2.

Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC), begins his official visit to Viet Nam on August 31 to attend the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and Viet Nam’s National Day, and co-chair the first meeting of the Cooperation Committee between the two countries’ parliaments.

At the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (Parliament) Gerry Brownlee is paying an official visit to Viet Nam from August 27 to 31.

Today, the entire Party, people, and army solemnly celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the August Revolution — a momentous historical event in the glorious struggle of our nation to build and defend the country.

At the invitation of President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his spouse, and President of the Republic of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his spouse, President Luong Cuong and his spouse, accompanied by a high-level Vietnamese delegation, are paying State visits to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Angola from August 3 to 9, 2025.

At the invitation of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Tulia Ackson, IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong, Morocco’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Rachid Talbi Alami, and President of the Senegalese National Assembly El Malick Ndiaye, Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man will attend the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament and conduct bilateral activities in Switzerland and pay official visits to Morocco and Senegal from July 22 to 30, 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin and conduct a working visit to China from June 24 to 27, 2025.

At the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his spouse are paying an official visit to Viet Nam from June 11 to 12. This marks the first official visit to Viet Nam by a Lithuanian head of state since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1992.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is leading a Vietnamese high ranking-level delegation to attend the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) and bilateral activities in France; and to pay official visits to Estonia and Sweden from June 5-14.