Politics

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga visited the restaurant Antica Trattoria della Pesa in Milan on April 13 (local time), a site associated with President Ho Chi Minh during his overseas activities in the 1930s.

Viet Nam and Slovakia have issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership on the occasion of the official visit to Viet Nam from April 12 to 14 by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a conference in Ha Noi on April 13 to announce the Politburo’s decisions on personnel appointments.

Viet Nam took part in regional financial cooperation, attending the 30th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM 30), and the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM 13), as well as related meetings held online from April 7–10.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico held talks in Hanoi on April 13, during which the former affirmed that Viet Nam and Slovakia are traditional friends with a long-standing relationship spanning more than 76 years.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held phone talks with President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Prime Minister of Japan Takaichi Sanae on April 13, voicing his belief that Japan will continue to grow, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping 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, together with his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, will pay a state visit to China from April 14 to 17, 2026.

Relations between Viet Nam and China are entering an unprecedented period of historic opportunity, according to Shi Zhongjun, Secretary-General of the ASEAN–China Centre (ACC).

The five-year plan for socio-economic development, national finance, public debt management, and medium-term public investment for the 2026–2030 period was highlighted at a national conference held on April 13 to study, disseminate and implement the resolutions of the second meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee.

The forthcoming visit to China by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam is expected to inject fresh momentum into the Viet Nam – China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and advance efforts to build a a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, a Chinese scholar has said.

The state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse from April 14 to 17 will create an important foundation for breakthroughs that will elevate bilateral relations to a new stage of development, with renewed momentum and expanded scope for cooperation, according to an official.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has requested continued refinement and greater effectiveness of the two-tier local administration model, stressing that building public trust and development momentum across society is key to turning the nation’s development aspirations into tangible strength for rapid and sustainable development in the years ahead.

Viet Nam’s participation in the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) once again highlights its active, proactive and responsible engagement in the IPU as well as across multilateral platforms.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between the two countries and chaired a joint press briefing to announce the outcomes of their earlier talks in Ha Noi on April 13.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation Trinh Van Quyet presented key contents of the newly issued regulation on political and ideological work within the Party at a national conference on April 13.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Organisation Commission Nguyen Duy Ngoc presented a thematic report on the regulation on the implementation of the Party Statutes at a national conference held on April 13 to disseminate and implement the resolution of the second meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung presided over an official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ha Noi on April 13 morning for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is on a three-day official visit to Viet Nam.

A seminar on the current state of Vietnamese-language and cultural education within the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea, along with solutions for strengthening it, was held in Gwangju on April 12.

The Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Viet Nam-Slovakia Friendship Association hosted a meeting in Ha Noi on April 12 between the visiting Slovak delegation and Vietnamese representatives with a longstanding affinity for Slovakia.

The Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee convened a national conference in Ha Noi on April 13 to study, disseminate and implement the resolution of the second session of the 14th Party Central Committee.