Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently signed an official dispatch, asking ministries, sectors and localities to urgently address the consequences of natural disasters, restore production and business activities, stimulate consumption, and meet people’s needs during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) – the largest festival in Viet Nam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called the rebuilding and repairing of houses destroyed or severely damaged by recent storms and floods a mandate from the heart, urging all authorities to see it not as a normal political mission but as a moral commitment to the people.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed ministries, sectors and localities to pursue the dual goal of combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while fostering sustainable fisheries, thus safeguarding national reputation and interests and protecting the livelihoods of coastal communities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 9 urged all stakeholders to take more urgent, decisive, and bold actions to accelerate the progress of key infrastructure projects, with the goal of achieving simultaneous groundbreaking and inauguration by December 19, 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Official Dispatch No. 237/CD-TTg dated December 6, 2025, calling for faster disbursement of public investment capital in the rest of the year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 5 called for mechanisms and policies to diversify funding sources, especially through public–private partnerships, to tackle land subsidence, landslides, flooding, drought, and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta, noting that these efforts demand significant resources.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s working trip to Laos has helped shape and realise the freshly upgraded relationship framework of “great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion” between Viet Nam and Laos.

State President Luong Cuong on December 1 hosted a state banquet in honour of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and the high-ranking delegation of Brunei on their state visit to Viet Nam from November 30 to December 2. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was also in attendance.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has described corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena as “internal enemies”, against which the fight is long term, difficult and complex, with prevention as the priority.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his working delegation on November 29 evening held a hybrid meeting with the four south central provinces of Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, and Gia Lai regarding flood response and recovery efforts.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the plenary session of the Viet Nam Logistics Forum 2025 in the central city of Da Nang on November 29, reaffirming the Government’s commitment to building a national logistics ecosystem that is smart, modern, green, digital, competitive, and efficient.

Viet Nam always considers oil and gas cooperation with Russia a cornerstone of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with the decades-long tie-up between Petrovietnam and Zarubezhneft serving as its flagship, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 27 received visiting member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Wei Tao.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25 with representatives from foreign enterprises in the financial sector attending the 2025 Autumn Economic Forum to discuss the development of an international financial centre ecosystem in Viet Nam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation returned to Ha Noi at noon on November 24, concluding their official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, and their trip to attend the G20 Summit and conduct bilateral activities in South Africa.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh put forth three strategic priorities to contribute to a future of fairness, equality, and justice for nations and people worldwide while addressing the G20 Summit’s third session under the theme: “A Fair and a Just Future for All - Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence,” held in South Africa on November 23.

Within the framework of his working trip to attend the G20 Summit and conduct bilateral activities in South Africa, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held meetings with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on November 22 afternoon (local time).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered an important address at the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22 in which he proposed three strategic assurances to promote inclusive and sustainable growth and ensure that no one is left behind.

Despite the passage of time and changes in the world, the bond between Viet Nam and Algeria never changes. The two countries have always stood together, sharing hardships during the toughest times. This is a priceless asset continuously nurtured by generations of both countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his hope that South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) and the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) will maintain close coordination, providing a solid political foundation that helps steer and facilitate cooperation between the two countries.