Party General Secretary To Lam touched upon major directions and specific measures to implement the newly-established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership at a meeting with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on March 12.

Vietnam highly values and seeks to develop its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Singapore in a profound and comprehensive manner, said Party General Secretary To Lam while meeting with Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Seah Kian Peng on March 12.

This new framework will further enhance political trust and open up vast opportunities for deeper and broader cooperation, making Vietnam-Singapore ties a model for international relations in the new era.

Sharing Vietnam’s achievements, Thanh noted that women account for nearly one-third of Vietnam’s National Assembly members; 40% of Vietnam’s STEM workforce is female; 26.5% of businesses in the country are owned by women; women account for 68.5% of the country’s labour force, surpassing the global average of 48.7% and 14.4% of Vietnam’s peacekeepers are women, higher than the UN average of 10.2%.

Building on the great achievements over the past five decades since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1973, the two leaders agreed to upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

This is the first visit to Singapore by Lam in his position as the CPV General Secretary, marking a new milestone in the bilateral relations, and demonstrating Vietnam’s special attention to elevating relations with Singapore to new heights, in line with Vietnam’s foreign policy.

The Party chief said that his visit to Singapore aims to deepen the Vietnam-Singapore relationship that was established over half a century ago and tested over time, towards developing the relationship in a more intensive, effective and practical manner in all areas.

The Party chief said that his visit to Singapore aims to deepen the Vietnam-Singapore relationship that was established over half a century ago and tested over time, towards developing the relationship in a more intensive, effective and practical manner in all areas.

Starting May 30, Vietnam's budget carrier Vietjet Air will operate the new route with four weekly flights. This addition brings the total number of weekly flights between Vietnam and Singapore to 78, catering to an estimated half a million passengers a year.

After more than a year of upgrading the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the ties between Vietnam and Japan have continued to grow in both quantity and quality across all fields.

This is the first visit to Singapore by To Lam in his position as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, marking a new milestone in bilateral relations, and demonstrating Vietnam’s special attention to elevating relations with Singapore to new heights, in line with Vietnam’s foreign policy.

The National Assembly's ninth plenary session will last for about two months, during which legislators will approve 11 laws and discuss 16 bills as well as amend the Constitution and related laws.

Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Jakarta on March 11, concluding their three-day state visit to Indonesia and official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat.

The host Speaker hailed the elevation of the Vietnam – Indonesia ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, affirming that her country highly values and continually promotes the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam.

Vietnam and Indonesia share a long-standing friendship, common interests, and similar viewpoints. As active ASEAN members, both nations see strong potential to further strengthen their bilateral ties.

The two leaders expressed their delight at the strong, practical, and effective development of the relations between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the MPR, both bilaterally and multilaterally, calling the legislative relationship a crucial component of the overall ties between the two countries.

The majority of the NA Standing Committee's members agreed on the need to continue reducing the land rental fees in 2024 as proposed by the Government.

Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Thanh held a series of diplomatic activities and bilateral meetings on the occasion of her participation in the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York on March 10 (local time).

Vietnam officially joined ASEAN on July 28, 1995. Throughout its participation, Vietnam has consistently prioritised the bloc’s unity and solidarity. The country has played an active and responsible role in shaping ASEAN’s strategic decisions, from promoting the formation of ASEAN-10 in the late 1990s to initiating key ASEAN documents that reflect its contributions.

Vietnam and Indonesia have set a bilateral trade target of 18 billion USD by 2028 and will continue to strengthen cross-sectoral economic cooperation.