Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on February 25 signed Decision No. 330/QD-TTg approving a plan to implement the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Convention).

Early voting will take place in four polling areas in Phuoc Thang Ward, Tam Thang Ward and Long Son Commune, ensuring electoral rights for those on duty at sea and on offshore platforms.

The special envoy of Party General Secretary To Lam met leaders of Russia’s two major parties in Moscow to brief them on the outcomes of the 14th National Party Congress.

Under the bilateral MoU, they will annually exchange the copyright of five titles for selection, publication and distribution in each country, as well as organise book launches and thematic seminars.

Discussions focused on candidates’ action programmes, media airtime allocation, plans for voter meetings, and election-related communications.

The initiatives are a joint statement on gender equality in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and a side event co-organised with the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Thailand on the human rights impacts of online fraud.

The deployment aligns with the Party and State’s guidelines and directives of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence on international integration and defence diplomacy.

Amid Lunar New Year (Tet) reflections at the Temple of Literature, the French Ambassador speaks of a year of milestones and a future of deeper cooperation.

Vietnam responds to the EU’s decision to add it to the tax non-cooperation list, reaffirming commitment to transparency and reform.

Among the 864 officially nominated candidates for the 16th National Assembly are seven young women born in the 2000s, standing in constituencies across the country and reflecting a new generational presence in Vietnam’s highest legislative body.

Lieutenant Colonel Vu Thi Lien is the first Vietnamese woman selected for a position at a UN liaison office in Brussels.

Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung met with the foreign ministers of the UAE, Egypt and Türkiye on February 19–20 while accompanying the high-level Vietnamese delegation led by Party Chief To Lam to the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.

Vietnam is considering deploying military and police personnel to support UN peacekeeping and security efforts in the Gaza Strip.

In 2025, Cao Bang, affected by natural disasters, still recorded positive indicators: GRDP growth reached 7.22 percent, budget revenue exceeded 215 percent of the estimate, and the public investment disbursement rate hit 96 percent.

Becoming an association country is particularly important as Vietnam enters a new stage of development, remaining steadfast in its goal of carbon neutrality and green energy transition.

The Party chief noted that the Vietnamese community in the US is increasingly integrating deeply, always looking towards the homeland with a desire to make practical contributions to the cause of national construction and defence.

The total value of the documents signed and exchanged between Vietnamese and US businesses reached 37.2 billion USD, reflecting strong and determined commitments from partners as bilateral relations enter a new stage of development.

President Trump highly appreciated General Secretary Lam's participation in the meeting, affirming his deep respect for Vietnam, an admirable country with an increasingly significant role and influence.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam received the US Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, in Washington D.C. on February 19 on the occasion of attending the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.

The leaders congratulated General Secretary Lam on his re-election and conveyed congratulations to the Party, State, and people of Vietnam on the successful organisation of the 14th National Party Congress.