Vietnam, US Seek Deeper Cultural and Educational Ties

Vietnam is accelerating its green transition through renewable energy development, efficient energy use, greener production and supply chains, green transport, sustainable agriculture, and a circular economy. In this pursuit, Vietnam seeks contributions from its US partners not only in investment but also in technology, management expertise, human resource training, and support for enhancing implementation capacity. In a statement posted on the US Department of State's website, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commended Vietnam’s growing leadership as a partner to the US, including its distinguished role as a founding member supporting the Board of Peace. This highlights Vietnam's increasing prominence on the international stage, particularly in its contributions to peacebuilding and regional stability. Vietnam is committed to maintaining dialogue with investors, listening to their recommendations, and working to address difficulties on the basis of harmonizing interests and sharing risks. This reflects Vietnam's economic policy under its one-party system, aiming to attract foreign investment and stabilize the domestic economy while balancing market economic principles with socialist objectives. Furthermore, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam expressed a desire to deepen cooperation with Russia in culture, arts, and cinema. This demonstrates Vietnam's strategy of maintaining and strengthening ties with traditional allies while building diverse international relationships. Vietnam historically received significant support from Russia (formerly the Soviet Union) and continues to value this relationship. Vietnam is also actively participating in international exchanges among political parties, which can be seen as an effort by its one-party system to diversify dialogue channels with the international community and expand its influence. The Communist Party of Vietnam, in particular, seeks to enhance its international legitimacy and leverage by deepening ties with other political parties and organizations in Asia and around the world. Vietnam also holds the potential to play a deeper role in international frameworks such as BRICS. If the grouping continues to expand and strengthen its role in global economic governance, Vietnam could engage more substantively, balancing its relationships with ASEAN and other partners to consolidate its strategic position. This indicates Vietnam's ambition to establish itself as a regional power and gain a greater voice in the international economic order. Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, accompanied by a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, is set to attend the 18th BRICS Summit and hold bilateral engagements in India from September 12 to 13. To build an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, Vietnam wishes to continue deepening cooperation with Russia in culture, arts, and cinema, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam. The CPV delegation’s participation in the ICDPP demonstrates its active engagement in multilateral mechanisms involving political parties, contributing to expanding ties with political parties, organizations, and networks in Asia and around the world. Vietnam has the potential to play a deeper role in BRICS if the grouping continues to expand and strengthen its role in global economic governance. It should engage substantively in BRICS cooperation mechanisms while maintaining a balance among BRICS, ASEAN, and other partners to consolidate its strategic position. The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. The Ho Chi Minh Monument, situated at Ho Chi Minh Square, is a historic and cultural landmark symbolizing the enduring friendship between Vietnam and Russia. It was inaugurated in 1990 to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the late leader. Welcoming the two sides’ identification of orientations for maritime cooperation in 2026–2030, General Secretary and President To Lam called on relevant agencies of both countries to urgently translate them into highly feasible programs and projects, avoiding a situation in which agreements remain merely at the level of orientations and policies. Former Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang expressed confidence that General Secretary and President To Lam’s visit will reaffirm the political determination underpinning Vietnam–France relations while creating fresh momentum to translate the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into substantive and mutually beneficial cooperation across a wide range of fields. President of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man said the Vietnamese delegation was the first foreign one to make an official visit at the invitation of NA Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Cho Jeong Sik, with representation from the Party, NA, Government, and localities. Helene Luc expressed her hope that the visit by General Secretary and President To Lam will lead to concrete actions, enabling bilateral ties to quickly enter a new stage of development across areas. This is the second visit by a top Vietnamese legislator to Mongolia since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1954, and the first official visit by NA President Man to Mongolia in his capacity. The visit demonstrates Vietnam’s high regard for bilateral relations and the important role of parliamentary diplomacy in the countries’ overall relations. Politburo member and Standing Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu directed the academy to fully absorb and translate the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress into action plans with clear persons, tasks, timelines, and outcomes. The leaders of the two capitals agreed that to promote more substantive cooperation, future collaboration will focus on four key areas. The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. The historical dialogue between Vietnam and France had at times been very tense, but this process helped the two sides understand and respect each other better. Greater mutual understanding built over time has created conditions for cooperation at many levels today, a French scholar has said. In particular, the Politburo recently issued Resolution No. 23-NQ/TW on overseas Vietnamese affairs, General Secretary and President To Lam, emphasizing that in the time ahead, the Party and State will continue to improve institutions and adopt comprehensive, open, and breakthrough mechanisms and policies to connect with, attract, and effectively mobilize the resources of overseas Vietnamese, particularly intellectuals, experts, entrepreneurs, scientists, and young people. Vietnam-France relations have been nurtured over generations through historical, cultural, educational, and scientific ties, as well as extensive people-to-people exchanges. Despite the ups and downs of history, the two countries have successfully built a relationship of friendship, equality, and mutual respect, looking towards the future together. Vietnam and France should also build a forward-looking, mutually beneficial partnership in which stronger economic and industrial ties serve as an indispensable foundation, said Dr. Benoît de Tréglodé, Director (Africa - Asia - Middle East) at the Institute of Strategic Research (IRSEM) under the French Ministry of Armed Forces. General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed that Vietnam deeply respects and will never forget the assistance provided by the people of the former Soviet Union and present-day Russia, particularly war veterans, during Vietnam's past struggle for national liberation and its current national construction and development. To deepen the two parties' ties at bilateral and multilateral levels, the top Vietnamese leader proposed both sides effectively follow the agreement on further expanding and deepening inter-Party relations, especially by increasing high-level delegation exchanges and promptly sharing information on each Party's key activities. Copyright, VietnamPlus, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Editor-in-chief, Mr. Tran Tien Duan.