In his newly released official dispatch, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that the campaign must combat and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringements on intellectual property rights.

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu's visit, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Vietnam's landmark victory at Dien Bien Phu, highlights deepening defense collaboration and a shared desire to overcome wartime legacies within the evolving Franco-Vietnamese strategic partnership.

The “From the Mountains to the Sea - Beat Plastic Pollution” campaign was officially launched on January 24 under a cooperative arrangement between the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI). The campaign calls for action to recycle, reuse, and reduce single-use plastics in Vietnam.