The sixth national contest on political writing to protect the Party’s ideological foundation convened its awards ceremony in Ha Noi on October 18, broadcast live on Viet Nam Television's VTV1 channel.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung inspected two major infrastructure projects in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of October 13 during his working trip to the southern metropolis, reviewing construction progress and obstacles requiring urgent resolution.

The target of double-digit growth is placing Viet Nam’s economy under pressure to grow faster, but it can no longer continue relying mainly on capital, low-cost labour and resource exploitation.

Viet Nam’s coffee exports reached an estimated 1.45 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2026, generating 6.59 billion USD, up 16.2% in volume but down 6.7% in value year-on-year, according to the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held a meeting with his Lao counterpart Gen. Khamlieng Outhakaysone in Vientiane on October 8.

Viet Nam and Tanzania have significant potential to expand trade and investment, boost joint production and participate more deeply in regional value chains by leveraging their complementary strengths in markets, production, resources and geo-economic positions, heard a forum on prospects for economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries held in Dar es Salaam on October 5.

The General Secretary and President affirmed that violations had been strictly handled in accordance with the law, with no prohibited zones or exceptions, while the organisation and operational mechanisms of the Central Steering Committee and its provincial-level chapters had been further improved.

Viet Nam’s agricultural, forestry and fishery sector maintained positive growth in the first eight months of 2026, with exports reaching 49.3 billion USD and a trade surplus of 14.25 billion USD. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is stepping up measures in the final four months of the year to meet or exceed all 15 key targets set for 2026.

One of the significant tasks in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is to prevent fishing in foreign waters. In recent times, officers and soldiers of Coast Guard Region 3 Command have remained on duty in adjacent waters to prevent such violations early and from afar.

Viet Nam and India agreed to make better use of complementary strengths, ease market access difficulties and facilitate business activities toward achieving the 25 billion USD bilateral trade target.

Thanking President Ndayishimiye and the Burundi Government for supporting the effective operation of Lumitel, the telecommunications joint venture of Viet Nam’s Viettel Group in Burundi, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed that Burundi continue facilitating Lumitel’s participation in e-government and digital transformation projects, while enabling it to expand investment and business activities, making it a symbol of bilateral cooperation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam arrived in Paris early in the morning of September 10 (local time), beginning an official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

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).