Country leaders congratulate Vietnam on National Day
Leaders of China, Laos, Cambodia, Russia, Cuba, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and the Japanese Emperor have cabled messages of congratulations to Vietnamese Party, State, government and NA leaders
Soldiers prepare for the flag raising ceremony at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi on National Day September 2 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Leaders of China, Laos, Cambodia, Russia, Cuba, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand,and the Japanese Emperor have cabled messages of congratulations to Vietnamese Party,State, government and National Assembly leaders on the occasion of the 72ndanniversary of National Day of Vietnam (September 2).
Party General Secretary andPresident of China Xi Jinping sent congratulations to Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang andChairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ZhangDejiang shared joy with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National AssemblyChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, respectively.
In messages, Chinese leaderssaid China attaches importance to ties with Vietnam and is ready to lift bilateralcomprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a greater height.
Lao leaders highlightedVietnam’s achievements over the past years while expressing their thanks to theVietnamese Party, State and people for their support and help to the strugglefor national independence in the past as well as national safeguarding andbuilding at present.
Cambodian leaders expressed their belief that under the sound leadership of theCommunist Party of Vietnam led by Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam willreap greater successes in realising the Resolution adopted by the 12th NationalParty Congress.
President of Cuba Raul CastroRuz, who is also First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba CentralCommittee, President of the Council of State and President of the Council ofMinisters, reaffirmed his determination to continue diversifying friendship andhistoric ties with Vietnam.
Russian President VladimirPutin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Chairwoman of the Federation Council ValentinaMatviyenko, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin believed that thecontinued strengthening of bilateral ties in diverse areas and effective jointwork to deal with necessary global issues will meet interests of the Vietnameseand Russian peoples for peace and stability in Asia-Pacific.
Government and State leadersof Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand committed to working closely with Vietnam tofurther enhance bilateral partnership across the board.
Japanese Emperor Akihito also sent a congratulatory message to President TranDai Quang on the National Day.
On the occasion, ChineseForeign Minister Wang Yi, Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, CambodianSenior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation PrakSokhonn, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Russian ForeignMinister Sergey Lavrov, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, SingaporeanForeign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai alsoconveyed congratulatory messages to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign MinisterPham Binh Minh.-VNA
A delegation of Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee leaders paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on September 1 on the occasion of the 72nd National Day (September 2).
The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a ceremony in Berlin on August 31 to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution Day (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
Officials of the External Affairs Commission of the Lao Party Central Committee visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane on September 1 to offer congratulations on the 72nd National Day of Vietnam.
Lao Ambassador to China Vandy Bouthasavong led a delegation to the Embassy of Vietnam in China on September 1 to congratulate Vietnam on the 72nd anniversary of National Day (September 2, 1945).
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
Soldiers prepare for the flag raising ceremony at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi on National Day September 2 (Photo: VNA) 
