On the morning of October 1, at the City Conference and Performing Arts Center, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Hai Phong Municipal People’s Committee, organized the 2026 Meeting with Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) under the theme “Partnering with Vietnam in a New Development Era.” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Committee for Foreign NGO Affairs Ngo Le Van and Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong Municipal People’s Committee Hoang Minh Cuong co-chaired the event.

On the evening of September 28 (the 18th day of the eighth lunar month in the Year of the Horse), at the embankment along the Luc Dau River in the Kiep Bac Special National Relic Site, the Organizing Committee of the 2026 Con Son–Kiep Bac Autumn Festival held the Peace-Praying Ceremony and Lantern Festival. The ceremony is a traditional ritual of cultural and spiritual significance, expressing gratitude to ancestors and aspirations for national peace and prosperity and a peaceful, prosperous life for the people.

To implement Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU dated July 15, 2026 of the Hai Phong City Party Committee on strengthening leadership and direction in achieving the target of average GRDP growth of at least 13% per year in the second half of 2026 and during the 2026–2030 period, Hai Phong People’s Committee is seeking interested investors having demand to study and implement the investment project for the construction of a road connecting Lach Huyen Port and Gia Binh Airport under the public-private partnership (PPP) model using a build-operate-transfer (BOT) or build-transfer (BT) contract.

Attending the reception were H.E. Touch Sorpharath, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Vietnam; Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Chairman of its Central Inspection Committee; Mr. Le Hai Long, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Youth Federation; and representatives of relevant municipal departments, agencies, and the Hai Phong Youth Union.

To commemorate the 1,088th anniversary of the Bach Dang Victory (938–2026), Dong Hai Ward is organizing a series of activities at the Tu Luong Xam Special National Heritage Site on September 23 and 24, 2026 (the 13th and 14th days of the eighth lunar month). The activities provide an opportunity to honor King Ngo Quyen, who led the Vietnamese army and people to defeat the Southern Han invaders in 938, ushering in a prolonged period of national independence and self-rule. They also contribute to preserving, promoting and spreading awareness of the historical and cultural values of the heritage site.

On the morning of September 18, a delegation from Hai Phong City, led by Mr. Hoang Minh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong People’s Committee, visited exhibition booths at the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the Hai Phong City product exhibition area as part of the Nanning International Friendship Cities Exhibition.