#Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s bilateral activities within his trip to South Africa to attend G20 Summit from November 21–24 are expected to advance the Vietnam–South Africa Partnership for Cooperation and Development.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has proposed four key priorities to advance the ASEAN – Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The Vietnamese delegation, led by PM Chinh, participated actively and contributed effectively to nearly 20 multilateral activities within the framework of the summits, sharing several strategic directions shaping ASEAN’s future.

Within the framework of the Signing Ceremony of the United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime and High-Level Conference, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son and UNODC Executive Director Ghada Fathy Ismail Waly co-chaired a high-level discussion session on the afternoon of October 25, 2025, in Hanoi.

PM Chinh underlined the goal of completing more than 100,000 social housing units by the end of 2025, in line with the Government’s Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP on effectively implementing the national housing development strategy.

As of 16:00 on September 30, the storm and subsequent flooding had left 27 people dead, 21 missing, and 112 injured across 17 provinces and cities from the northern to central regions.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered immediate measures to put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in November.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a meeting with the Liaison Committee of former security officers who had been reinforced to the Southern battlefield during the past war, on the afternoon of August 25 in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is also expected to reaffirm Vietnam's strong commitment to peace, stability, cooperation, and development on this occasion; as well as its desire to deepen ties with Brazil and diversify economic, trade, and investment partnerships with high-potential regions.

"Vietnam's admission to BRICS is very welcome and it is expected to work actively together to achieve the goals of progress in the fields of trade, investment, energy transition, environmental and social sustainability, connectivity and equal opportunities in access to innovation”, emphasized Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Farani.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh appreciated JBIC's support in policy dialogue, as well as its provision of numerous loans to promote Japanese investment in Vietnam through key infrastructure and energy projects.

This is the largest-ever exam, with the participation of over 1.1 million students across all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities.

Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.

US enterprises operating in Vietnam have affirmed their commitment to sustainable, long-term investment in the country amid current challenges at a dialogue with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on May 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the launching ceremony of a program on piloting electronic identification, authentication and biometric boarding solution at Terminal 3, Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, on April 19.

The parade will feature 25 military and militia formations and 17 police formations, with more than 13,000 personnel from all services and branches of the Vietnam People’s Army, People’s Public Security, and militia forces.

In his opening remarks, the PM emphasised that institutions are a driving force and resource for development, and they can also be both a 'bottleneck of bottlenecks' and a 'breakthrough of breakthroughs'. Therefore, investing in the building and perfection of laws is investing in development, and a well-executed lawmaking process will create opportunities for growth.

The Vietnamese leader acknowledged Hungary as a steadfast friend that has provided valuable support for Vietnam over the past 75 years.

Stressing that eliminating substandard houses is an extremely important political task, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for stronger engagement of the whole political system in the work, especially the business community and the public, so as to basically complete the programme by October 31, 2025.

PM Chinh underscored the importance of reinforcing ASEAN’s strategic self-control by strengthening the bloc's solidarity and centrality. An ASEAN with strategic self-control must be consensus-driven, cohesive, balanced and flexible in its external relations. The bloc should play an active role in shaping the regional order and fostering international cooperation amid growing global uncertainties.