Politics

Viet Nam has reaffirmed its growing credibility and leadership in United Nations peacekeeping training in the region with the launch of the United Nations Staff Officer Course 2026 (UNSOC 2026), supported by Canada.

Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on January 12 urged the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) and its member organisations to better fulfill their role as the political nucleus in strengthening the great national unity.

The monitoring and inspection delegation of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the National Election Council, led by Le Minh Hoan, Member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, inspected the preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and representatives to the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term in Lao Cai Province on January 12.

A delegation of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee led by NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai on January 12 inspected preparations for the elections of deputies to the 16th legislature and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term in the southern province of Ca Mau.

Viet Nam’s ability to preserve political and social stability while sustaining economic growth amid global uncertainty reflects the effective governance and leadership capacity of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and the State, said Argentine journalist Gastón Fiorda of Argentina’s National Radio, a long-time Viet Nam expert.

Uruguayan Ambassador to Viet Nam Raúl Juan Pollak Giampietro has affirmed that bilateral relations are developing in a positive and stable manner, with ample room to be elevated to a new level in the coming period.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 53rd session in Ha Noi on January 12.

The Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) has played an irreplaceable leadership role throughout the country’s history and development, with its enduring strength rooted in close bonds with the people, according to Patrik Köbele, Chairman of the German Communist Party (DKP).

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) is not only an occasion to review the achievements already made, but also lay the foundation for the country’s strategic transformation in the new period, said lawyer Dang Chien Thang, offering the perspective of a Vietnamese intellectual living and working in the US.

Newly released data on Viet Nam’s GDP are particularly impressive in the context of mounting global economic headwinds, according to an article by the Global Times, a publication of People’s Daily – the organ of the Communist Party of China.

 Ahead of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), Assaf Talgam, a historian and a journalist of Zo HaDerekh, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Israel, shared his assessments of the CPV’s leadership role, the significance of the upcoming congress, and the opportunities and challenges facing Viet Nam amid increasingly complex regional and global developments.

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) will set out a turning-point development vision for the period to 2030 and further to 2045, against the backdrop of a fragmented global economy, intensifying strategic competition among major powers, and profound restructuring of global supply chains, according to Professor and Doctor of Literature Park Yeon Gwan of the Vietnamese studies faculty at the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS).

Investing in infrastructure for educational institutions in ethnic minority and mountainous areas is, in effect, an investment in equity in access to education, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on January 11.

The 53rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to take place in Ha Noi on the morning of January 12, according to the NA Office.

Viet Nam–Kuwait relations are at a pivotal juncture of profound transformation, emerging as a model of exemplary cooperation between Southeast Asia and the Gulf region, while also serving as a steadfast bridge of friendship between Asia and the Middle East. At the new height of the Strategic Partnership, the two nations enjoy favourable conditions to bolster each other’s development.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Government’s Party Committee, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in Ha Noi on January 11 to review the work of the Government’s Party Committee in 2025 and deploy the direction and tasks for 2026.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online conference on January 10 evening with Vietnamese ambassadors and heads of overseas representative missions to review economic diplomacy in 2025 and outline tasks for 2026, stressing that economic diplomacy must be conducted with sincerity, harmonious interests, and shared risks.

Viet Nam attaches great importance to its relations with the US and wishes to continue strengthening their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the benefit of the two countries' people and for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on January 10 while receiving outgoing US Ambassador to Viet Nam Marc Knapper.

The Department of Medical Service Administration under the Ministry of Health convened a meeting in Ha Noi on January 10 to appraise professional medical documents serving the 14th National Party Congress, with the participation of more than 40 leading experts.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 10 attended a conference reviewing the 2025 performance and outlining tasks for this year of Viet Nam Television (VTV), calling on the national broadcaster to further strengthen unity, promote innovation, enhance professionalism, and make comprehensive breakthroughs to meet new development requirements.