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Leaders of the Departments of Public Security of Ninh Binh province (Vietnam) and Shanxi  province (China) on March 25 held talks and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation.At the signing ceremony.

Politburo member, Secretary of the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee, and NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired a meeting of the NA Party Committee’s Standing Board to review and amend the 2013 Constitution. NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the meeting. (Photo: NDO)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the closing and awards presentation ceremony of the 42nd National Television Festival in Binh Dinh Province on the evening of March 23.Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and winners of the 2025 National Television Festival.

Vietnam’s steady progress in recent years has seen its position improve significantly, from 77th in 2021 to 65th in 2022 and 54th last year. The country now ranks second in Southeast Asia, behind only Singapore.Students in Tan Bien Primary School in Tay Ninh province have an exciting day with various activities at school playground. (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the Party and State of Vietnam consistently treasure and prioritise the development of the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership as well as the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, for the happiness of the two nations' people and for peace and progress of humanity.Party General Secretary To Lam speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Project 06 has shown tangible results, he said, highlighting the country has completed the issuance of 100% of chip-based citizen ID cards, activated over 61 million electronic identity accounts, and provided 40 utilities on the VNeID application. Online public services have been perfected, with 58 out of 76 essential online public services now available.PM Pham Minh Chinh chairs the first meeting of the Government steering committee for the development of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, and Project No. 06 on March 18. (Photo: NDO)

The ASEAN Heritage Parks are designated as protected areas of regional significance, selected specifically to preserve the distinctive ecosystems that define the ASEAN region. Vietnam boasts the largest number of ASEAN Heritage Parks in Southeast Asia, with a total of 12.K50 Waterfall - En Cave Waterfall within the Kon Ka Kinh National Park is an ideal destination for tourists who want to experience the mountainous scenery of the Central Highlands. (Photo: VNA)

This also represents a shift in the mindset – merging not simply for streamlining but to achieve the ultimate goal of development and prosperity, Tuan said.An overview of the first meeting of the steering committee for restructuring, re-organising administrative units and developing a two-level local administration model on March 13. (Photo: VNA)

Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the sub-committee for socio-economic affairs of the 14th National Party Congress, chaired the sub-committee’s fourth session to continue supplementing and finalising the draft socio-economic report in Hanoi on March 13.   Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Ninh Binh is home to numerous historical relic sites of the mankind and Vietnam. Among which, Hoa Lu ancient capital, which serves as the capital of the first feudal state of Dai Co Viet in the 10th century, opened up new era for national renaissance and raising the country’s position.Hoa Lu ancient capital.

The two leaders agreed that the Strategic Partnership and the Green-Digital Economic Partnership, established in 2013 and 2023 respectively, have brought more substance to bilateral relations. The two leaders decided to elevate Vietnam - Singapore relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.Party General Secretary To Lam (L) and Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong at a press briefing following their talks on March 12. (Photo: VNA)

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.General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam holds talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in the city state on March 12. (Photo: VNA)

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).NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh (L) meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York on March 10. (Photo: VNA)

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam attended and delivered a keynote policy speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 10 morning on the occasion of his official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat.General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam delivers a keynote policy speech at the ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 10 morning. (Photo: VNA)

Across the country, provinces and cities are mobilising all available resources to eliminate inadequate housing, ensuring stable living conditions for low-income families, social policy beneficiaries, and individuals with meritorious service.Local authorities inspect the progress of the construction of a house for family of Ksor, a poor household in Ia Hrung commune, Ia Grai district, Gia Lai province (Photo: VNA)

The two-and-a-half day session follows the significant structural changes carried out after the 9th extraordinary session of the legislature, with the Council for Ethnic Affairs and multiple parliamentary committees having quickly stabilised their operation.NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the 43rd session of the NA Standing Committee on March 10. (Photo: VNA)

This was the first meeting presided over by Vietnam as the Chair of the IAI Task Force in 2025. The meeting aimed to review the implementation of IAI projects and propose solutions to improve the effectiveness of the IAI Work Plan.Participants pose for a group photo at the 75th Meeting of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 5. (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the regular Government meeting for February on March 5, which focused on evaluating socio-economic performance in February and the first two months of this year. An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Chairman of the Ninh Binh provincial People’s Committee Pham Quang Ngoc on March 4 received Yan Jiehe, Founder of the China Pacific Construction Group (CPCG), which ranks among the world’s 500 biggest businesses.At the receiption