Vietnam elevates ties with Denmark, EU and Belgium: Spokeswoman
Vietnam and the EU officially upgraded their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during President of the European Council António Costa’s visit to Vietnam in January 2026. Vietnam is the EU’s first comprehensive strategic partner in Southeast Asia and the only ASEAN member with all cooperation pillars in place with the bloc.
Vietnam, Laos seek to further consolidate relations
The two sides agreed to enhance coordination in implementing high-level agreements, ensuring that every commitment is translated into specific, practical cooperation programmes, plans and outcomes.
General Secretary and President To Lam to visit Denmark, EU, Belgium
The visits will be made at the invitation of King of Denmark Frederik X and his Queen, President of the European Council Antonio Costa and Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever.
☕ Afternoon briefing on October 15
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
Swiss President to pay official visit to Vietnam
President of the Swiss Federation Guy Parmelin and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 17-18, at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and his spouse.
Vietnam-Germany strategic partnership poised for fresh momentum
The conference looked beyond past achievements towards the future, including a proposal to elevate bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Legislative cooperation strengthens legal foundation for Vietnam-China ties: Expert
According to Zhang Jianguo, former Director-General of the Western Europe Department under the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the visit builds on the strategic momentum established at the meeting between the top leaders of the two Parties and countries in April 2026, while serving as an important activity for the two nations’ legislative bodies to advance the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
PM urges swift implementation of national target programme, ensuring people are not kept waiting
Under the guiding principle of “coordinated policies – unified action”, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung stressed that people must be placed at the centre of the programme rather than treated merely as passive recipients of assistance. Integration must deliver substantive improvements, reduce fragmentation and duplication, and ensure that policies and tasks continue uninterrupted during the transition.
Memorial service held for 93 fallen soldiers in Tuyen Quang province
More than 4,000 officers and soldiers laid down their lives on the northern border, particularly at the Vi Xuyen–Ha Tuyen front in Tuyen Quang province. In the latest search and recovery operation, competent forces found 93 sets of remains of fallen soldiers in Thanh Thuy and Minh Tan communes and Binh Thuan ward, including 18 found individually and 75 in six mass graves.
Vietnamese NA President concludes official visit to China
China will join Vietnam in promoting the continued development of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, while deepening relations between the two Parties and countries in an increasingly substantive and comprehensive manner.
Ho Chi Minh City seeks stronger cooperation with Germany in urban governance, anti-corruption
A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City, led by Le Quoc Phong, member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, has paid a visit to Germany to exchange experience in preventing and combating corruption and negative phenomena, while promoting cooperation in science and technology, innovation and urban governance with German localities.
PM chairs conference on implementation of national target programme for cultural, social, rural development
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung, who is deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for the 2026–2035 national target programme on cultural and social development, rural development, and development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, said the conference aims to accelerate implementation, and deliver more visible improvements and ensure substantive results under the guiding principle of clearly defining policies, geographical areas and beneficiaries.
Vietnamese NA President’s China visit facilitates bilateral cooperation: Chinese researcher
Looking ahead, Liu Ying, a research fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, identified four priorities, namely making cooperation mechanisms more practical, strengthening connectivity between laws and regulations, deepening regional coordination, and reinforcing people-to-people exchanges.
☀️ Morning digest on October 15
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
Vietnam gives top priority to relations with Laos: PM
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung reaffirmed Vietnam's strong support for Laos' renewal, nation-building and development, expressing its desire to work with Laos to translate high-level agreements into concrete actions, strengthen economic ties and infrastructure connectivity, and promote practical cooperation projects that benefit the people of both countries.
Vietnamese Party, State facilitate more substantive defence ties with Cambodia: Top leader
Top leader To Lam called on the Vietnamese and Cambodian defence ministries to enhance information sharing and support each other in maintaining political stability and national security. He also urged more effective coordination in border management and protection, facilitation of border demarcation and marker planting and the legal formalisation of achievements already made.
Top leader hosts Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister
Highlighting defence and security cooperation as a key pillar of bilateral ties, General Secretary and President To Lam called for stronger strategic political trust, effective exchanges and defence dialogues at all levels, substantive implementation of existing cooperation mechanisms, and closer coordination between agencies, units, military regions, services and armed forces of the two countries.
Can Tho, Lao localities step up cooperation in high-quality human resources development
With major educational and research institutions, Can Tho stands ready to share experience with Lao agencies and localities in political system building, personnel training and applying scientific knowledge to socio-economic development. It also looks forward to learning from Laos’s valuable experience in national governance and development.
PM welcomes Hamburg city’s investments in green transition, renewable energy
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called on Hamburg to strengthen practical cooperation with Vietnamese localities in areas where it has advantages, including seaports, logistics, the marine economy, green transition and smart cities; and further facilitate trade, investment and economic ties.
Disciplinary action proposed against Ho Chi Minh City’s former planning and investment official
The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection on October 14 proposed the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat consider disciplinary action against Su Ngoc Anh, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and former Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment.