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After years of institutional reform and deeper international integration, Viet Nam faces a major challenge in the knowledge economy: how to turn inventions, technologies, and research outcomes into genuine economic value. A country’s position on the global intellectual property map is determined not by the number of protection certificates it holds, but by its ability to transform knowledge into products, businesses, and competitive advantage.

From favourable assessments by intellectual property experts to decisions to global corporate decisions establishing research centres, expanding technological cooperation and transferring knowledge, Viet Nam is securing an increasing number of votes of confidence from the international community. These decisions reflect a growing recognition of the country’s innovation environment, its intellectual property system and its potential to participate more deeply in the global knowledge value chain.

Having been a relatively unfamiliar field just over two decades ago, intellectual property is steadily becoming a key pillar of Viet Nam's knowledge economy. The process of refining policies, enforcing the Intellectual Property Law, and integrating deeply with international standards has laid the foundation for innovation.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-level Vietnamese delegation have wrapped up a successful visit to Kazan, Russia, from June 16 to 18, where they took part in the Commemorative Summit marking the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia relations and a series of bilateral activities, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

After more than a century of accompanying the nation, Vietnamese revolutionary press is entering a very new and different period of development in almost all aspects. The digital space has become an essential element of daily life. Digital technology, big data, artificial intelligence, social networks, and cross-border communication platforms have fundamentally changed how information is created, distributed, received, and verified.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung’s visit is expected to make an important contribution to strengthening cooperation between ASEAN and Russia, while further enhancing political trust, deepening the Viet Nam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and expanding bilateral cooperation across a wide range of fields, including investment, energy, and oil and gas.

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam, together with his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, has successfully concluded official visits to Thailand, State visits to Singapore and the Philippines, and participation in and delivery of a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

Special coverage: General Secretary and President To Lam's keynote address at Shangri-La Dialogue 2026

The full text of Party General Secretary and President To Lam's keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 in Singapore.

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are paying a state visit to the Philippines from May 31 to June 1, 2026, at the invitation of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse.

At the invitation of President of the Republic of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his spouse, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam, his spouse, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation are paying a State visit to Singapore from May 29 to 31, 2026.

At the invitation of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul and his spouse, To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and his spouse, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 27 to 29, 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.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam’s visit has become an important political milestone, creating an opportunity for both sides to review the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework over the past decade and to shape a higher-level framework for relations between Viet Nam and India.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam’s visit to Sri Lanka conveys a strong message affirming Viet Nam’s high regard for the traditional friendship between Viet Nam and Sri Lanka, while also opening up opportunities for the two countries to elevate bilateral relations to a new level.

At the invitation of President of the Republic of the Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, ASEAN Chair for 2026, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines, from May 7 to 8.

At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, General Secretary and President To Lam, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, is paying a state visit to India from May 5 to 7.

The victory of April 30, 1975, is more than half a century old, but every April, the memory of those days of national reunification still evokes deep emotion in the hearts of millions of Vietnamese people. It was not only a victory of will and courage, but also a moment when the entire nation reached its greatest and most humane aspiration: to live in a peaceful and reunified country.

The state visit to China by To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, along with his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, has concluded successfully, marking a new beginning in fostering the long-standing friendly and cooperative relations between Viet Nam and China.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his spouse, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation have successfully concluded their official visit to Italy, attended the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152), and carried out a series of bilateral activities in Turkey.