Viet Nam has emerged as the most attractive destination in ASEAN for European businesses planning expansion, with nearly two thirds of surveyed firms intending to expand operations in the country over the next five years, according to the EU-ASEAN Business Council’s 12th Business Sentiment Survey released recently.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam met with Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Gennady Zyuganov in Moscow on September 7 afternoon (local time).

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called on Japanese businesses to continue trusting and choosing Viet Nam as a long-term investment destination, expand their operations and work more closely with Vietnamese partners to fully tap the substantial potential for cooperation between the two economies.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 27 discussed a draft revised Law on Lawyers, which proposes allowing law lecturers to become lawyers and cutting the qualification process from four steps to two.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held meetings with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing and Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) and Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) Khin Yi on August 26.

Viet Nam’s agricultural exports to the European Union (EU) rose by 2.2% year-on-year in the first six months of 2026. Despite this growth, the bloc continues to exert mounting competitive pressures on exporters due to policies aimed at diversifying supply sources, along with increasingly stringent requirements for traceability and sustainable development.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered ministries, agencies and local authorities to strengthen measures to ensure national security, public order and social safety during the National Day holiday from August 29 to September 2.

The two sides reviewed bilateral relations since the previous consultation in Ha Noi in February 2025 and discussed concrete orientations and measures to address difficulties and promote cooperation between the two countries and their foreign ministries. They agreed to closely coordinate preparations for high-level delegation exchanges, particularly those scheduled for the remaining months of 2026.

The opportunity for the August Revolution matured in mid-August 1945. At that time, the anti-Japanese national salvation movement, launched by the Party after Japan's coup ousting the French from Viet Nam and Indochina on March 9, 1945, had reached its peak. The people refused to accept the harsh rule of Japanese fascists and their puppet administration and were eager to rise up to win independence and the right to live.

Viet Nam and Mexico will strengthen coordination and enhance delegation exchanges between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Mexican Senate and Chamber of Deputies, while sharing experience in lawmaking and parliamentary activities among committees and promoting the role of the two parliamentary friendship groups.

Canadian government agencies, experts, and businesses are seeking opportunities to expand trade, investment, and agricultural technology cooperation with Viet Nam amid growing demand for market diversification and sustainable agricultural supply chains, viewing the country as an important market and a gateway to Southeast Asia.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam attended a ceremony in Canberra on August 11 to inaugurate Viet Nam House and meet with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Australia and Solomon Islands, as part of his State visit to Australia.

Head of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Publicity Trinh Van Quyet led a delegation comprising officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Voice of Viet Nam (VOV), and Viet Nam News Agency (VNA), to visit the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney on August 10 (local time).

Retail prices of all major fuel products were adjusted from 3pm on August 6, lowering gasoline and fuel oil prices while raising diesel prices, according to a joint decision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.