The Lao leader also thanked Vietnam for its steadfast support to Laos, particularly as Laos assumed the roles of ASEAN Chair and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Chair in 2024.

At the Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall, there is a room where the late Vietnamese leader, under alias Hồ Quang, lived and conducted revolutionary activities around 1939-1940.

The programme introducing Việt Nam's culture and tourism in Chongqing City held on Friday was among a series of activities organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the threshold of the 75th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations and the Year of Việt Nam - China Humanistic Exchange 2025.

In the sound relationship between the two countries, Chongqing has always been a locality with long-standing friendship and close-knit ties with Việt Nam

The Vietnamese Prime Minister encouraged Chongqing to increase imports of high-quality Vietnamese products, expand bilateral trade volume, and further boost cooperation in tourism, culture, education and exchanges.

There are currently 400 Vietnamese students and nearly 600 Vietnamese nationals living, working, and doing business in Chongqing City, accounting for 25 per cent of the total number of Vietnamese people in western China.

The legislators underlined the significance of building the law to ensure the full coverage of all issues and tasks defined by the Government in digital transformation, enhancing the effective use of information within databases to support public administration.

The high-speed rail line was planned to run from Ngọc Hồi Station in Hà Nội to Thủ Thiêm Station in HCM City, covering a distance of around 1,541km and passing through 20 provinces and cities.

Some of the Party's major policies and directions have not been fully or promptly institutionalised -- or even when they have, their feasibility is low, the Party leader said.

The special friendship between Việt Nam and Cuba, nurtured by President Hồ Chí Minh, Fidel Castro and generations of the two countries' leaders, is a priceless asset of both nations that needs to be maintained and passed down to future generations

Cuba is determined to work with Việt Nam and grow together, actively carry out high-level bilateral agreements, and organise diverse cooperative activities celebrating the Việt Nam - Cuba Friendship Year 2025

He called for collective determination to secure increasingly effective and practical CLMV cooperation to work towards a CLMV economic region of development, resilience and high competitiveness.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính suggested six proposals to drive ACMECS forward in the future.

PM Phạm Minh Chính emphasised that as it evolves and develops, the Greater Mekong sub-region must continually innovate, keep pace with global trends and meet its demand for development.

Vietnamese senior leaders affirmed that Việt Nam considers the US a partner of great strategic importance

The sessions are made in parallel with his attendance at the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit, the 10th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit, and the 11th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Việt Nam (CLMV) Cooperation Summit in China from November 5-8.

Việt Nam actively proposes and implements new ideas and provides development support for member countries, including the CLMV Scholarship Fund which provides 20 scholarships each year to students from CLMV countries to foster high-quality human resources training for the sub-region.

In the morning, NA deputies will discuss the draft law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of seven laws.

The two PMs noted with satisfaction the progress in the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability between their countries.

The visits will be made at the invitations of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font and Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, respectively, according to an announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.