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Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held bilateral meetings with Chinese Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Dong Jun, Lao Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Khamlieng Outhakaysone, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Tea Seiha, and Mongolian Minister of Defence Batlut Damba on the sidelines of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on September 18.

State President Luong Cuong on September 18 hosted a reception in Ha Noi for Pauline Tamesis, United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam, and heads of UN agencies in the country, ahead of his trip to New York to attend the High-level General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Viet Nam will ensure that funding and investment sources in the country develop in a safe, healthy, and effective manner, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at their meeting in Ha Noi on September 18.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien met with Indonesian Vice-Minister of Defense Donny Ermawan Taufanto in Jakarta on September 18, during which the latter agreed on the need to make defence cooperation more substantive, particularly in strengthening ties between the navies, air forces, and coast guards as well as in training.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man attended the opening of the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter‑Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) in Kuala Lumpur on September 18.

The 4th Viet Nam-Indonesia defence policy dialogue was held in Jakarta on September 18, co-chaired by Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Viet Nam, and Lieut. Gen. Tri Budi Utomo, Secretary General of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur on September 18, within the framework of his official visit to the Southeast Asian country.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Le Minh Hoan on September 18 met with Wouter Beke, chair of the European Parliament delegation, who expressed the hope for stronger relations with both Viet Nam and ASEAN.

Multilateralism and practical defence cooperation are indispensable in building a fairer and more rational global security governance system, Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang told delegates at the first plenary session of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on September 18.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the opening ceremony of the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 18.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s attendance at the 46th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) and official visit to Malaysia from September 16-20 mark the first by a top Vietnamese legislator since the two countries upgraded ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November 2024, underscoring Viet Nam’s push to deepen parliamentary ties and create a stronger legal framework for government and business collaboration.

A working delegation from the Ministry of Construction led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Tuong Van recently held separate bilateral talks with Chinese and Malaysian sides to bolster collaboration in construction and urban development to a deep and substantive fashion.

Vietnamese Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang has urged London’s financial hub to work closely with Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to develop an international financial centre in Viet Nam.

A National Assembly (NA) delegation led by Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh paid a working visit to Belgium and the European Union (EU) from September 15-17.

Upon learning of the passing of Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on behalf of the leaders of the Vietnamese Party and Government, on September 17 sent a message of condolences to his Cuban counterpart Manuel Marrero, the Government of Cuba, and the family of the late official.

Viet Nam is ready to deepen economic cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China and other partners, embracing a strategy of “harmonised interests and shared risks” as it leverages its fast-growing economy and market of over 100 million people, said Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the Meeting of the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter‑Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) Executive Committee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 17.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 17 visited and had a working session with leaders of Malaysia's national oil and gas company Petronas as part of his trip to the country.

Can Tho city is looking to expand cooperation with partners from Germany in vocational education, green industries, logistics, and smart city development, a local leader said at a working session with the German Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on September 17.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh on September 16 had a working session with Abdelkader Toumi, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Batna province, which is twinned with Dien Bien province of Viet Nam, and representatives of Algerian enterprises to seek ways to expand cooperation in various fields.