PM Pham Minh Chinh thanked President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Brazilian Government for recognising Vietnam’s market economy status, which will facilitate the access of their countries’ businesses to each other’s markets in a fair and mutually beneficial manner.

The Vietnamese legislature wishes to foster ties with the Brazilian Congress and reinforce the foundation of bilateral relations, he said, affirming Vietnam’s commitment to actively working with Brazil at global and regional parliamentary forums of which both countries are members.

Party General Secretary To Lam gave a reception in Hanoi on March 28 for visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during which he affirmed the Vietnamese Party and State value Brazil as a key partner in Vietnam's broader foreign policy in Latin America.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva emphasised that his visit aims to reaffirm Brazil’s commitment to strengthening its strategic partnership with Vietnam as part of its broader policy to enhance relations with ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific region.

This is more than just a diplomatic term, it is the fruit of a long-standing, sustainable partnership that brings tangible benefits to both nations.

PM Chinh encouraged Skoda Auto to manufacture not only passenger cars but also other types of vehicles, engines, and components for automobile factories in Vietnam, leveraging the country as a strategic base to expand its reach across Southeast Asia.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on March 27 sent a message of congratulations to Julia Klöckner on her election as President of the Bundestag (Parliament) of Germany

President Lula da Silva is the first foreign head of state to pay a state visit to Vietnam in 2025. This is also the second time he has visited Vietnam as the head of state, after the first time in 2008.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Singapore to assist the Vietnamese NA in building its legislative agenda with a focus on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and streamlining the administrative system through digitalisation while ensuring benefits for officials.

Receiving Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Hanoi on March 26, the Party chief underscored the significance of the Singaporean PM's visit, describing it as a crucial step in advancing, concretising the content of and orienting the bilateral ties.

State President Luong Cuong held a meeting with visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence in Hanoi on March 26, underlining that Vietnam values its relations with Singapore, and hopes for the effective and substantive implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership to further strengthen bilateral ties in the coming time.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong agreed on decisive and timely measures for enhancing political trust and creating new breakthroughs for the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership, during their talks in Hanoi on March 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted an official welcome ceremony for visiting Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong and his spouse at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on March 26 morning.

Addressing the 4th meeting of the 14th National Party Congress’ sub-committee for personnel affairs in Hanoi on March 25, the Party chief, who is also head of the sub-committee, described the upcoming congress as a special milestone in the nation’s development path, which opens up a new era for the country, the era of the nation’s rise to strong development and prosperity.

Among the most impactful laws under review are the amended Law on Special Consumption Tax and the Law on Corporate Income Tax, both poised to directly shape production, trade, and business activities nationwide.

In today’s era, youth's role is even more critical, serving as a pillar to advance the nation to the new era, the main resource to build and develop new production forces and pioneers in emerging fields.

Young people are the pioneering and core force with limitless creativity, capable of quickly adapting to and mastering technology research, development, and transfer, innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation, according to PM Pham Minh Chinh.

According to experts in Singapore, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's visit to Vietnam from March 25-26 reflects high expectations for the substantive relationship between the two nations.

As it takes place just over a week after Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam's trip to Singapore, it is also a step toward implementing the perceptions and agreements reached by the two countries' high-ranking leaders during Lam’s visit, he stated.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged Binh Dinh to implement concerted and drastic measures for rapid and sustainable socio-economic development, while simultaneously promoting cultural and social progress, and ensuring social welfare, security, and national defence.