Hanoi (VNA) 𝓰– As part of his state visit to Vietnam, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on March 29.
The Vietnam Military History Museum, designed with modern architecture and equipped with advanced display technologies, offers visitors an immersive and engaging experience.
Spanning four above-ground floors and one basement level, the museum covers a total construction area of 23,198 sqm, with the main building boasting a floor space of 64,640 sqm. The museum currently preserves and exhibits tens of thousands of artifacts showcasing Vietnam's rich military history.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs visitor book at Vietnam Military History Museum. (Photo: VNA)
President Lula da Silva is the first foreign head of state to visit Vietnam in 2025, marking his second visit to the country as Brazil's leader, following his first official trip in 2008.
His visit comes as Vietnam and Brazil recently elevated their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's attendance at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November 2024. This upgrade reflects the dynamic, substantial, and effective growth of their relationship, signifying a major step forward in political and diplomatic cooperation.
President Lula da Silva’s visit underscores the complementary strengths of both nations and highlights their vital economic roles, particularly in key sectors such as agriculture, science and technology, and innovation. The visit is also expected to unlock new avenues for collaboration in trade, economic development, and investment, while fostering deeper people-to-people exchanges./.
The forum brought together business leaders from both nations, showcasing their respective strengths and investment opportunities. Key sectors discussed included aviation, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, energy, agriculture, wholesale and retail trade, and science and technology.
Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang held talks with Chief-Minister of the Institutional Security Office of the Presidency of Brazil General Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos in Hanoi on March 28.
President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is on a state visit to Vietnam. The visit from March 27-29 is made at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong. This visit follows the elevation of Vietnam-Brazil relations to a strategic partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's participation in the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November 2024. It signals both nations' dedication to enhancing the Vietnam-Brazil Strategic Partnership with concrete actions that promote substantive cooperation.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
