Vietnamese President To Lam

Vietnamese President To Lam

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam leaves after attending a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool

To Lam, reformist risk-taker, seeks to extend his hold on Vietnam

Senior officials of the Communist Party, which has ruled Vietnam unopposed for decades, selected this week unnamed candidates for the country's next leadership, which a five-yearly congress in...

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam leaves after attending a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool

How a five-yearly Communist Party congress will pick Vietnam's next leaders​

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam looks on during a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street in London, Britain October 29, 2025. Photo: Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

Vietnam's top leadership talks heat up as Communist Party meets

Vietnam's President To Lam addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Dee Delgado

Hanoi bans The Economist's printed issue with Vietnam's top leader on cover: distributor sources

Vietnam's communist party general secretary To Lam (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a meeting at the office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on April 14, 2025. Photo: NHAC NGUYEN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

China, Vietnam to assess viability of new railways: document

Vietnamese President To Lam attends a press briefing with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured), at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Photo: MINH HOANG/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Vietnam says party leader and Trump discussed economic ties

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Vietnam's President To Lam (L) shake hands during a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 07 October 2024. Photo: TERESA SUAREZ/Pool via REUTERS

Vietnam upgrades ties with France to highest level

Words reading "Artificial intelligence AI," miniature of robot and toy hand are picture in this illustration taken December 14, 2023. Illustration: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Vietnam, US firms sign MoUs on energy, AI, data centre:Vietnam govt

Vietnam's President To Lam addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Dee Delgado

Biden to meet Vietnamese president on Wednesday: White House

Vietnamese President To Lam attends a press briefing with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured), at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Photo: MINH HOANG/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Vietnam's top leader Lam to meet Google, Meta in US next week: sources

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnam's President To Lam shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 19 August 2024. Photo: ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES/Pool via REUTERS

China and Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet

Vietnamese President To Lam attends a press briefing with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured), at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Photo: MINH HOANG/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

China and Vietnam's top leaders meet in Beijing

Vietnamese President To Lam attends a press briefing with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured), at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Photo: MINH HOANG/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Vietnam top leader To Lam arrives in China, set to meet Xi Jinping