Vietnam has been ranked 44^th out of 139 economies with an overall score of 37.1 in the 2025 Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), maintaining the same position as last year.

Hanoi will open an official store on e-commerce platform Shopee this year, as part of the effort to boost the capital's digital economy.

Vietnam is moving closer to becoming one of the few countries with a comprehensive legal framework on artificial intelligence (AI) as the draft AI law is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly by the end of 2025.

The Politburo and the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on September 26 issued Conclusion 195-KL/TW on the performance of the political system and two-tier local administration since July 1, 2025.

Collaboration in trade, investment, science and technology, defence and security, climate change response, education, culture, tourism, and development has continued to advance substantively.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Sen. Lieut. Gen Trần Quang Phương lauded the 52-year relationship between Việt Nam and Japan and especially the progress since the two countries upgraded ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership nearly two years ago.

Both sides expressed their belief that building on the traditional friendship, good neighbourliness, and long-term sustainable cooperation between Việt Nam and Cambodia, the specialised committees of the two governments will continue to organise the repatriation mission with the highest possible results in the future.

The Politburo and Secretariat on Friday announced disciplinary action against the Standing Board of the Thanh Hoá Provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term and several senior officials after finding serious violations of Party regulations and State laws.

Police arrested two suspects and seized 21kg of ketamine along with related evidence.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Vyacheslav Volodin’s trip to Việt Nam, to be made at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn, is a bold step in deepening the parliamentary cooperation, an indispensable pillar in the Việt Nam – Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, he underscored.

Nguyễn Thanh Hải, Chairwoman of the Committee for Deputy Affairs, stated that the resolution plays an important role in concretising the provisions of the Law on the Election of National Assembly Deputies and People’s Council Deputies (amended in 2025), ensuring a unified and consistent election process, while addressing legal gaps as well as shortcomings from previous terms.

State President Lương Cường, his spouse, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation returned to Hà Nội on September 26 morning, concluding their four-day trip to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) and conduct bilateral activities in the US.

Việt Nam is taking part in the first-ever World Atomic Week (WAW), which opened on September 25 at the VDNKh Exhibition Centre in Moscow, bringing together global leaders, experts, and youth to chart the future of nuclear energy and green technologies.

State President Lương Cường’s working trip to the US for the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) and bilateral engagements has been a success, achieving all set goals and leaving a good impression on both the multilateral and bilateral fronts, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang.

The establishment and operation of a National Housing Fund is an urgent and challenging task, but it must be implemented within the next few years, ensuring feasibility and close links with real demands, having flexible management mechanisms, and avoiding waste, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.

Both sides expressed their delight over the positive progress in the Việt Nam–China ties across all areas, particularly the robust and increasingly substantive cooperation at the local level.

The Vietnamese people and the Việt Nam Fatherland Front always treasure the solidarity and whole-hearted support that Cuba has always given to Việt Nam,

In his capacity as President of the National Assembly, Esteban Lazo Hernández previously made an official visit to Việt Nam in June 2017 and a working visit in November 2024.

The VFF–CPPCC collaboration will be consolidated in a more substantive and effective, and deeper fashion, making contributions to nurturing the traditional neighbourliness and friendship as well as the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership between the two countries.

Intellectual property is a strategic tool, and Việt Nam aims to improve its Global Innovation Index ranking from the current 44th place to the top 40 by 2030, and the top 30 by 2045.