Interests of each religion intertwined with those of nation: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting in the central city of Da Nang on August 9 with religious dignitaries who made outstanding contributions to the national construction and safeguard, during which he affirmed that interests of each religion are intertwined with those of the nation.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting (Source: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting in thecentral city of Da Nang on August 9 with religious dignitaries who madeoutstanding contributions to the national construction and safeguard, duringwhich he affirmed that interests of each religion are intertwined with those ofthe nation.
Phuc affirmed that religiousunity, national harmony, and respecting and ensuring people’s right to beliefand religion freedom are basic policies related to belief and religions of theParty and State.
He highly valued andacknowledged contributions by religious organisations to the nation, addingthat recognized religious organisations have followed the State’s policies andlaws, and promoted good moral and cultural values in the society.
The Government leaderunderlined several difficulties and challenges that need to be solved in Statemanagement over religious affairs, including incomplete legal framework,overlapping policies and mechanisms, and the ineffective implementation ofseveral contents of the Law on Belief and Religions.
He noted thatauthorities in several places have paid little attention to locals’ legitimatebelief and religious needs.
There also existheresies and superstitious activities that affect people’s health, time andmoney, the leader pointed out.
Therefore, heexpressed his hope that dignitaries and leaders of religious organisations willcontinue standing side by side with the Government and local authorities at alllevels to address issues related to religious affairs in the spirit of respectingthe rule of the law, and ensure all people’s right to belief and religionfreedom.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gifts to dignitaries (Source: VNA)
He asked the religiousdignitaries to promote their role to set example for the implementation ofreligious policies and law, while encouraging followers to join socio-economicdevelopment movements.
They should work toprevent outside forces from taking advantage of religious freedom to sowdivision and hamper the country’s national development and internationalintegration, the leader asked.
The PM also directedministries, sectors and localities to continue completing policies and laws onreligious affairs.
According to theGovernment Committee for Religious Affairs, Vietnam has recognised and grantedlicences to 43 religious organisations belonging to 16 religions which groupabout 26 million followers, including nearly 56,000 dignitaries, and over 29,300worshiping facilities.
Many religiousactivities have contributed to introducing the image of Vietnamese land,cultures and people to international friends, helping affirm the State’sconsistent policy of respecting and ensuring the right to belief and religionfreedom.
Notably, there areover 500 charitable medical facilities set up by religious organisations acrossthe nation.-VNA
The management of religious and worshipping places is one of the issues of great interest of National Assembly deputies at the question-and-answer session in the June 6 morning.
Vietnam has consistently pursued the policy of respecting and guaranteeing the right to freedom of citizens to follow or not follow any religion and belief, stated the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
The successful organisation of the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak earlier this year helped demonstrate Vietnam’s respect for the freedom of belief and religion, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said at a meeting on July 29.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to convene its 48th session on August 11-13, with August 14-15 set as a backup date, according to the NA Office.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
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 Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting (Source: VNA) 
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gifts to dignitaries (Source: VNA) 
