News and Events

The U.S. has lowered Vietnam’s reciprocal tariff rate from 46% to 20%, as part of a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump on August 1, 2025.

On December 19, 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to oversee and direct the opening of two key expressway projects in the Mekong Delta.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued Telegram No. 5380/CD-BCT on July 19, 2025, regarding emergency response to Typhoon No. 3 (WIPHA).

VGP – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has decided to establish the National Committee for APEC 2027.

VGP – The 12th plenum of the 13th Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Ha Noi on July 18.

For the 2025–2030 tenure, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) had identified 7 key tasks and 6 strategic breakthroughs.

On the morning of July 16, in Hanoi, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held the first official session of the new Party Congress.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is the 'flag bearer' of the economy and a strong pillar for businesses, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed.

President Luong Cuong on Monday handed over promotion decisions to leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security.

On July 11, the President’s Office announced the promulgation of the Atomic Energy Law, the Digital Technology Industry Law, and other new laws.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son had meetings with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Timor-Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

On July 11, the Office of the President held a press conference to announce the Presidential Order on nine newly passed laws.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on BRICS and Global South countries to take the pioneering role in revitalizing multilateral cooperation on July 6.

VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim ahead of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6.

VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed German technology giant Siemens AG’s interest in Viet Nam’s high-speed railway project during his meeting with Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Siemens Peter Körte

VGP - Asia must play a leading role in connecting value chains and promoting global economic integration and linkages, highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VGP - The National Assembly adopted the Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality at its 9th session held in Ha Noi on June 24.

VGP - Viet Nam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.

VGP - Prime Minister Pham MInh Chinh has left Ha Noi on June 24 for attendance at the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin and paying a working trip to China from June 24-27.

VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions and pay a working visit to China from June 24-27, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Saturday.

As part of her working visit to the People's Republic to China, Deputy Minister Thang held talks with Vice Governor of Shandong Province Song Junji on June 16.

VGP - Ambassador Do Hung Viet presented his Letters of Credence to Secretary-General António Guterres at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on June 20

VGP - A ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925) took place in Ha Noi on June 21.

VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long is set to attend the 28th Saint-Peterburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Russia from June 18-21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Tuesday.

VGP - Viet Nam has officially joined BRICS as a Partner Country, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

VGP – The Government has decided to establish a free trade zone (FTZ) in the central city of Da Nang, the first of its kind in Viet Nam.

VGP - A ceremony to confer the rank of Senior Lieutenant General to three Deputy Ministers of Public Security was held in Ha Noi on June 14.

VGP - Viet Nam is deeply concerned about the current tensions in the Middle East, told Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on Friday.

VGP - As part of his official visit to Sweden, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse paid a visit to the family of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme on the afternoon of June 12 (local time).

Vietnamese citizens are advised against travelling to Israel and Iran amid escalating tensions between the two Middle East countries.