Top legislator remarked that ministers/heads of sectors showed a high sense of responsibility and a good grasp of the issues they are in charge of. They provided clear and straightforward answers to many complicated issues while specifying many solutions to shortcomings in the time ahead.

The Government will work to sustain momentum, striving for a GDP growth rate of over 7.5 per cent in the fourth quarter and over 7 per cent for the whole year so as to achieve and surpass all the 15 key socioeconomic targets for 2024 set by the NA and create an impetus for 2025 and the entire 2021-25 period.

The Government leader noted that electricity demand is expected to rise rapidly, with a projected increase of about 12–13 per cent in 2025 and even higher in subsequent years.

Over the recent past, Việt Nam and the US have actively implemented effective cooperative initiatives in education development, student exchanges, and environmental protection

The government will continue to put the focus on the health ministry, the healthcare sector and all related stakeholders to overcome challenges and improve the quality and efficiency of services.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said social networks can be a force for positive impacts, such as facilitating people to communicate and do business, but also pose many risks.

The ceremony also saw the official opening of the Vietnamese Defence Attaché’s Office in Chile.

The Việt Namese Ministry of Defence hosted a solemn ceremony in Chile’s capital city of Santiago on Monday evening (local time) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People’s National Defence Day (December 22, 1989-2024).

State President Lương Cường met with prominent business executives from the Promotion Society Fabril (SOFOFA) in Santiago de Chile on Monday, as part of his official visit to Chile starting last Saturday.

The Party leader congratulated Trump on his election as the 47th President of the US while highly valuing the latter’s contributions to the development of the two countries’ relations.

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Karol Cariola hailed the significance of Cường’s official visit, which is the first to Chile by a Vietnamese President in 15 years, saying the trip will create momentum for further intensifying the two countries’ comprehensive partnership.

The Vietnamese leader rejoiced at his first official visit to Chile and congratulated the South American country on its great socio-economic achievements over the past decades, helping raise its reputation and position in the region and the world at large.

Following the ceremony, the leaders held talks, where they compared notes on measures to deepen and raise the efficiency of the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

The event marked 100 years since Hồ Chí Minh came to Guangzhou, China, to engage in revolutionary activities (November 11, 1924 - 2024).

VNA General Director Vũ Việt Trang highlighted the close cooperation between the VNA and the MoFA, as well as between the VNA’s overseas bureaus and Vietnamese representative offices abroad, noting that both sides support each other in fulfilling their missions.

Party General Secretary Tô Lâm stressed the need to take reforms in drafting these documents, which, he said, should be comprehensible, so that they can be implemented right after the congress, slated for early 2026.

Minister Lan expressed hopes that a proposal banning e-cigarettes and heated tobacco would be considered in the session and that the NA would issue a decision to ban these products to protect public health.

PM Chính stressed that Việt Nam pursues a foreign policy of independence and self-reliance, and multilateralism and diversification of international relations; and strongly supports multilateralism and the central role of the UN.

President Hồ Chí Minh’s statue placed within the park stands as a testament to the deep affection of the Chilean people towards the Vietnamese late leader.

The event, held at the Hữu Nghị International Border Gate in response to Việt Nam Law Day (November 9), targeted nearly 3,000 border residents of both sides, passengers, and drivers crossing the Hữu Nghị – Youyi Guan International Border Gate Pair.