Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh starts four-day official visit to Russia
22/03/2026 12:03VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Moscow on Sunday afternoon, starting his four-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin.
General election’s voter turnout highest ever recorded: Press conference
VGP - Voter turnout nationwide reached the highest level ever recorded, Nguyen Huu Dong, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Deputy Affairs and member of the National Election Council (NEC), said at a press conference on March 21 announcing the resolution on the results of the general election and the list of elected deputies to the 16th NA.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to visit Russia
Politics 20/03/2026 15:02VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to pay an official visit to Russia from March 22-25 at the invitation of Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday.
Gov’t chief meets foreign ambassadors to seek support for energy security
Politics 19/03/2026 08:04VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh separately met with Japanese Ambassador to Viet Nam Ito Naoki, UAE Ambassador to Viet Nam Bader Abdullah Almatrooshi, Qatari Ambassador Khalid Ali Abdullah Abel to seek support for Viet Nam in ensuring energy security amid disruptions to global oil supply chains caused by tensions in the Middle East.
Dak Lak Chairman appointed as new Deputy Finance Minister
Politics 18/03/2026 12:35VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh appointed Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee as the new Deputy Minister of Finance.
Viet Nam, China hold 17th meeting of Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation
Politics 17/03/2026 16:10VGP - Viet Nam and China vowed to strengthen strategic trust, enhance all-level exchanges, improve the effectiveness of cooperation across various sectors, expand local-to-local cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, and step up collaboration at multilateral forums.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh holds phone conversation with Angolan President
Politics 17/03/2026 13:22VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a phone conversation with Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço on March 16.
Party chief hosts Chinese ministers of foreign affairs, national defense, public security
Politics 16/03/2026 22:32VGP - General Secretary To Lam welcomed the Chinese ministers’ joint visit and the inaugural “3+3” dialogue mechanism, stressing its importance in strengthening political trust, enhancing strategic cohesion, and promoting the stable development of Vietnam–China relations.
Viet Nam, China hold first “3+3” ministerial strategic dialogue
Politics 16/03/2026 11:44VGP - The first ministerial meeting on foreign affairs, defence and public security between Viet Nam and China was held in Ha Noi on March 16, aiming to strengthen strategic coordination and deepen political trust between the two countries.
Int’l press highlights significance of Viet Nam’s election day
Politics 16/03/2026 08:23VGP - Viet Nam’s election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term attracted wide attention from international experts and major media outlets.
Vietnamese, Chinese foreign ministers hold strategic discussion in Ha Noi
Politics 16/03/2026 08:13VGP - Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held a strategic discussion in Ha Noi on March 15 ahead of the 17th meeting of the Viet Nam–China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation and the first ministerial-level strategic dialogue on foreign affairs, national defense and public security between the two countries.
Voter turnout reaches 99.64%
Politics 16/03/2026 07:34VGP - As of 22:00 on March 15, the nationwide voter turnout had reached 99.64%, said Ta Thi Yen, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs and Standing Deputy Chief of the Office of the National Election Council.
General election results may be released by March 25
Politics 16/03/2026 07:33VGP - The results of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly are expected to be released no later than March 25, according to Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh.
ASEA Foreign Ministers discuss Middle East situation
Politics 15/03/2026 08:41VGP - Vietnamese embassies in the Middle East always keep their doors open and stand ready to assist ASEAN citizens in times of difficulty or emergency, reiterated Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.
Viet Nam’s 16th National Assembly election: Important milestone in development trajectory
Politics 15/03/2026 08:36VGP - The election of deputies to Viet Nam’s 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure marks an important milestone in Viet Nam’s development trajectory, told UNDP Resident Representative Ramla Khalidi.
General election begins nationwide
Politics 15/03/2026 07:23VGP – Nearly 79 million voters are set to go to 72,000 polling stations on Sunday (March 15) to select 500 deputies to the 16th National Assembly from 864 candidates.
Viet Nam, China to convene 17th meeting of steering committee for bilateral cooperation in Ha Noi
Politics 13/03/2026 22:39VGP - The 17th meeting of the Viet Nam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation and the first ministerial-level strategic dialogue on foreign affairs, national defense and public security between the two countries are set to take place in Ha Noi from March 15 to 17, 2026, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday.
Top legislator calls on voters to wisely choose deputies
Politics 13/03/2026 11:26VGP - Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man calls on voters nationwide to carefully choose candidates with integrity, competence and credibility who can genuinely represent the people's interests at the National Assembly and People's Councils.
Viet Nam’s first-ever peacekeeping training course meets UN standards
Politics 13/03/2026 08:44VGP - The United Nations Staff Officer Course (UNSOC), organized by the Viet Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, meets the UN pre-deployment training standards.
Viet Nam gears up preparations for 2026 general election
Politics 13/03/2026 07:37VGP - Viet Nam has largely completed preparations for 2026 general election scheduled to take place nationwide on March 15, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh told reporters on Thursday.
