At the sessions, PM Chinh underlined the need to strengthen ASEAN unity, describing it as an objective requirement, a strategic choice and a top priority. He highlighted the importance of enhancing ASEAN's adaptability in the face of major global and societal issues, such as war and peace, climate change, resource depletion, and population aging.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the dialogue with AIPA representatives.

In his address to AIPA representatives, the Vietnamese PM called for specific directions and drastic actions to build a connected, self-reliant, sustainable, and inclusive ASEAN Community.

He urged parliaments and governments to collaborate in promoting new growth engines, such as the digital economy, sharing economy, circular economy, and knowledge economy, and emerging sectors like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things.

The PM urged member parliaments to stay united and support each other in institution building, and exercise supreme oversight over agencies, including governments, thereby enabling them to contribute more to development goals and self-reliance of each nation.

During the dialogue with ASEAN-BAC representatives, PM Chinh called on the council to play a more active role in settling major issues in the region, saying businesses should carry forward their pioneering role and innovation, give advice to governments on institution challenges, infrastructure, and human resources, contributing to building a favourable business environment and opening up opportunities for companies to positively impact the region and individual countries.

Underscoring the importance of business connectivity, he advocated for pooling resources through public-private partnerships, technology transfer, smart governance connection, and support for workforce training.

He highlighted enterprises' role in ensuring social welfare and achieving the goal of leaving no one behind, and affirmed that the Vietnamese Government will not pursue economic growth at the expense of social equality and environment.

At the dialogue with ASEAN youth, Vietnam proposed three priorities for adapting to new global trends, such as digital transformation and green transition, for seeking solutions to social issues such as climate change, population aging, and environmental pollution, and for raising innovative ideas aimed at building the future ASEAN Community.

France becomes first EU country to have comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam

Party General Secretary and President To Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the upgrade of relations between the two countries to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during their talks in Paris on October 7 (local time), making France the first country in the European Union (EU) to establish this partnership with Vietnam.

Vietnam suggests ways to promote multilateralism at Francophonie Summit

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam attended official sessions and delivered an important speech at the 19th Francophonie Summit in Paris on Saturday.

Vietnam, France boost cooperation in public services, administrative modernisation

Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra and French Minister for Public Servants, Simplification and Transformation of Public Action Guillaume Kasbarian discussed cooperation programmes and signed bilateral cooperation documents at their meeting on October 4.

Francophonie space – potential land for economic and investment cooperation: Top leader

The Francophonie space, boasting a population of more than 1.2 billion people and accounting for 16% of the global GDP and 20% of the global trade, has been a potential land for economic and investment cooperation and trade exchange, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam said on October 4.

Prime Minister meets female scientists, engineers from Asia-Pacific

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 4 received delegates to the ongoing conference of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) in the Asia-Pacific as well as leaders of the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Women.

Vietnamese, Irish leaders seek ways to strengthen relations

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris compared notes on cooperation orientations and measures to deepen the traditional friendship and multi-faceted collaboration between Vietnam and Ireland during their meeting in Dublin on October 3.