The Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security have been tasked to coordinate relevant agencies to proactively prepare a grand military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025).

The session will be broadcast live on television and radio channels, allowing citizens across the country to follow.

Legislators will debate the draft Law on Science, Technology, and Innovation during their Tuesday afternoon sitting as part of the 9th session of the 15 National Assembly (NA).

The mission helped implement Việt Nam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, as outlined at the 13th National Party Congress.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Tô Lâm, his spouse, and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation left Minsk in the evening of Monday (local time), concluding their successful state visit to the Belarus at the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko.

He emphasised the need for the drafting agency to provide clear explanations on comments and review regulations to ensure a comprehensive adjustment of the Law on Geology and Minerals.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a joint statement on the establishment of the two countries’ strategic partnership on May 12.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko agreed to elevate bilateral ties to a strategic partnership during talks held on May 12, as part of the former’s state visit to Belarus.

The Belarus' parliament leaders underscored the visit by the Vietnamese Party chief as historic, highlighting that the agreements signed during the trip pave the way for a new chapter in bilateral ties.

VNF representative expressed his hope that more individuals, organisations, and local departments of education and training in Việt Nam would gain access to the foundation's educational programmes.

The new administrative map will include six centrally governed cities and 28 provinces.

The joint statement underscored economic cooperation as a key pillar of bilateral relations, with both sides agreeing to strengthen the role of the Việt Nam – Belarus intergovernmental committee on economic, trade, scientific, and technical cooperation

Both sides agreed on important steps to expand cooperation to potential areas like information technology; digital transformation; education – training, with an emphasis on basic sciences; culture, arts, and sports, particularly in athlete training; scientific research; transportation; tourism; and people-to-people exchange.

Sweden is a reliable and important partner of Việt Nam in the European Union, with two-way trade hitting $1.5 billion in 2024, up 15 per cent from 2023

The tenure of the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils for 2021-26 might end in early April 2026, instead of July. The tentative election date is set for March 15, 2026.

The newly established Strategic Partnership framework would open a new strategic space for bilateral cooperation.

General Secretary Tô Lâm and President Aleksandr Lukashenko also signed and exchanged a Joint Statement on the establishment of a Việt Nam–Belarus Strategic Partnership.

The community thanked the Party and State for their continued support to overseas Vietnamese in general and the community in Belarus in particular, and showed their hope for greater assistance in teaching the Vietnamese language in the country.

Elena Nikulina, a researcher at the ASEAN Centre and a journalist from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency, recalled that Việt Nam and Russia have shared a special, decades-long relationship.

Reiterating the need for bold and determined efforts to achieve exponential economic growth in Thái Bình Province, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed the development of strategic infrastructure for smooth connectivity.