Vietnam Today

In the first nine months of 2026, two-way trade totalled nearly $3.5 billion, an increase of 19% year on year.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk on October 26 agreed to upgrade bilateral relations between Vietnam and Poland to a Strategic Partnership, adopted the joint Action Plan for the 2026-30 period and set a target to raise bilateral trade turnover to $6 billion by 2030.

In the framework of the Autumn Economic Forum 2026, Vietnam and India discussed six areas of cooperation, ranging from human resource development, artificial intelligence, semiconductors to climate technology, healthcare, and investment connectivity.

The draft law aims to resolve existing operational limitations, simplify administrative procedures, and enhance national security, social order, and socio-economic development.

Recently, during the visit of General Secretary and President To Lam to Europe, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has advanced cooperation with the EU, Denmark, and Belgium in sustainable agriculture, biotechnology, blue economy, environmental protection, and combating IUU fishing.

The draft Law on Electronic Identification and Authentication stipulates the principle of mutual recognition of electronic identities and authentication results from foreign countries for use in cross-border transactions. It also amends and supplements related provisions of the Law on Electronic Transactions, the Law on Identity Cards, the Law on Digital Transformation, the Law on E-commerce, and the Law on Investment to ensure consistency within the legal system.