General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam received in Ha Noi on October 3 the ambassadors of Palestine, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil and France, who presented their credentials and officially began their terms of office in Viet Nam.

General Secretary and President To Lam chaired a working session with the Commission for Policy and Strategy of the Party Central Committee (PCC) on promoting the combined strength of the personnel working at academies and research institutes in strategic advisory work, at the PCC Headquarters on October 1.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation have successfully concluded their working trip to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, conduct bilateral activities in the US, and pay a State visit to Canada at the invitation of Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour, from September 20 to 25.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam attended and delivered remarks at a Viet Nam-Canada high-level business dialogue in Ottawa on September 25 (local time), as part of his state visit to the North American country.

Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour hosted a banquet for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam, who is paying a state visit to Canada, in Ottawa on September 24 evening (local time).

Viet Nam and Canada have issued a joint statement on their Strategic Partnership, which was established during a state visit to the North American nation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam.

As part of his State visit to Canada, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam had a working luncheon with Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagné and Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam received representatives from the Canada–Viet Nam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam met with Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on September 24 morning (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour presided over an official welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam, who are on a state visit to Canada, on the morning of September 24 (local time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Ottawa on the evening of September 23 (local time), or the morning of September 24 (Ha Noi time), beginning a state visit to Canada at the invitation of Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour.

In his address at the High-Level General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly, General Secretary and President To Lam outlined four major orientations, emphasising the restoration of trust among nations based on respect for the UN Charter and international law.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam had meetings with Ghanaian President John Mahama, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) Khalilur Rahman in New York, on September 22 (local time), as part of his trip to attend the high-level general debate of the UNGA 81 and conduct bilateral activities in the US.

On the evening of September 21 (local time), in New York, General Secretary and President To Lam attended a cultural event and met the Vietnamese community in the US.

On the afternoon of September 21 (local time), in New York City, General Secretary and President To Lam met American friends, as part of his trip to attend the High-level General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly and conduct bilateral activities in the US.

On the morning of September 21 (local time), in New York, General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation met Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in the US.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam had a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on September 21 (local time) on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81).

On the afternoon of September 21, 2026, local time (early morning of September 22, Ha Noi time), in New York City, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam received a group of US Representatives led by Representative Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

On September 20, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, departed to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) and a series of bilateral engagements in the US.