☀️ Morning digest February 15

The following is a list of selected news summaries yesterday by the Vietnam News Agency.
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Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– The foreign-invested economic sector is animportant component of Vietnam's economy and the Vietnamese Government alwaysprotects the legitimate and legitimate rights and interests of investors, PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh said on February 14.
He made the remarks at a reception for adelegation of the EU-ASEAN Business Council and the European Chamber ofCommerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) to discuss measures to promote economic, tradeand investment relations between Vietnam and the EU.Read full text

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggestedVietnamese and US agencies work harder to promote economic, trade andinvestment ties between the two countries.
At a reception for US Trade RepresentativeKatherine Tai in Hanoi on February 14, PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam alwaysattaches importance to its comprehensive partnership with the US, and expressedhis delight at the strong, all-round development of the bilateral relationsover the past time.Read full text

– Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong DinhHue had a working session with a delegation of the EU-ASEAN Business Council(EU-ABC) and the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), withrepresentatives from nearly 50 businesses and groups, in Hanoi on February 14.
Managing Director & Regional HeadAsia/Pacific at Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Jens Ruebbert, and EuroChamChairman Alain Cany, co-heads of the delegation, affirmed that Europeanbusinesses are interested in the Vietnamese market and consider Vietnam aleading country and a pioneer in Asia-Pacific, especially Southeast Asia.Read full text

- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui ThanhSon hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 14 for former Prime Minister ofFrance Edouard Philippe, who is now Mayor of Le Havre city.
Son expressed his pleasure to welcome Philippe onthe occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomaticties, and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership.Read full text

– A team from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has immediatelybegun search and rescue efforts in Haci Omer Alpagot commune, Antakyacity, Hatay province of Turkey, after their arrival in the locality in theafternoon of February 14.
According to Vietnam Defense Television reporters accompanyingthe team, the team is sending small groups to conduct reconnaissance in thearea. Once they detect any signals of survivors that needed to be rescued, theywill immediately report to the commander who will dispatch forces to the sceneand take necessary measures. Military medical forces will be ready to providefirst aid in case of need. They are also ready to move victims out of the sceneif required and hand them over to local authorities.Read full text

– Vietnam has great potential and advantages to develop oysterproduction chains, experts said at a conference on aquaculture technologyorganised in Ho Chi Minh City on February 14 by the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA).
Speaking at the conference, Dinh Xuan Lap, an expert fromInternational Centre for Aquaculture & Fisheries Sustainability (ICAFIS)said that Vietnam's aquaculture in general and mollusk farming in particularhas changed positively from self-sufficiency, small-scale production toexport-oriented commercial production.Read full text 

– Officials of Vietnam and China as well asVietnamese localities on February 14 gathered at a conference in the northernborder province of Lang Son to seek measures to facilitate agro-aquatic producttrade between the two countries.
Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Minh Hoan said that as part of efforts to realise theVietnam-China joint statement on continuing to promote and deepen the bilateralcomprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, the two sides have agreed tofurther step up the trade of high quality agricultural and food products.Read full text/.
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Vietnam, Suriname promote substantive cooperation across multiple fields

Surinamese President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons spoke highly of the friendship between the two countries and expressed her desire to expand cooperation with Vietnam in agriculture, aquaculture, expert exchanges and technical training, thereby enhancing production capacity and ensuring food security.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (sixth from right, front row) visits the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen on October 19 afternoon (local time). (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese leader visits Niels Bohr Institute in Denmark

Joachim Mathiesen, head of the institute, briefed the Vietnamese guests on its history and research activities. He said that as a leading physics research centre at the University of Copenhagen, the institute is renowned for its foundational contributions to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) and Liechtenstein Prime Minister Brigitte Haas (Photo: VNA)

Liechtenstein Prime Minister concludes official visit to Vietnam

The two sides also agreed to expedite the ratification of the Vietnam-EFTA Free Trade Agreement and accelerate its implementation once it enters into force, while strengthening cooperation in green transition, the circular economy, renewable energy, emissions reduction and climate change adaptation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (second from right) and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly meet with King Frederik X and Queen Mary. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam treasures time-tested friendship, multifaceted cooperation with Denmark: Top leader

Both leaders welcomed the positive development of the bilateral relations, particularly since the establishment of the Comprehensive Partnership in 2013 and the Green Strategic Partnership in 2023. Economic, trade and investment cooperation has continued to expand, with Danish companies such as LEGO, Pandora and Carlsberg operating and expanding their business in Vietnam, contributing to socio-economic development, job creation, technology transfer and sustainable green growth.

Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung (L) meets with Swiss President Guy Parmelin. (Photo: Ministry of Industry and Trade)

Vietnam–EFTA Free Trade Agreement targeted for implementation in 2027

Switzerland is Vietnam’s largest trading partner within the EFTA. Swiss statistics showed that bilateral trade reached approximately 3.5 billion USD in 2025, up nearly 26%. According to Vietnam's Department of Customs, two-way trade totalled 806.2 million USD in the first nine months of 2026. As of September 30, Switzerland had 247 valid investment projects in Vietnam, with total registered capital of around 2.5 billion USD, ranking 20th among 154 countries and territories investing in the Southeast Asian country.

King Frederik X (L) presents the Order of the Elephant to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (second from left). (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese leader receives Denmark’s highest-ranked honour

General Secretary and President Lam said he wishes to dedicate this great honour to the Vietnamese people, generations of Vietnamese and Danish people who laid the foundations for and have nurtured the two countries’ friendship over the past 55 years, and those in both countries who are carrying this legacy forward and ushering bilateral relations into a new chapter of development.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam and Danish King Frederik X review the guard of honour. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader arrives in Copenhagen, beginning State visit to Denmark

The top Vietnamese leader’s visit to Denmark is expected to strengthen political trust, set long-term cooperation priorities and further deepen bilateral relations. It also offers an opportunity to promote economic, trade and investment ties, as well as cooperation in science-technology and innovation, in line with the development priorities and needs of both countries.