☀️ Morning digest February 21

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest February 21 ảnh 1

Hanoi, (VNA)- The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by theVietnam News Agency.

–Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has urged the medical sectorto develop an equal, quality and effective healthcare system towards universalhealthcare coverage and social insurance for all.

☀️ Morning digest February 21 ảnh 2NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits the Ministry of Public Health on February 20. (Photo: VNA)

At a working session with the Ministry of PublicHealth on February 20 ahead of the 69th anniversary of the Vietnamese Doctors’Day (February 27), the top legislator requested the sector to fully roll outthe 12th Party Committee’s Resolution on enhancing people’s healthcare in thenew situation so as to improve mental and physical wellbeing, stature,longevity, and life quality of the Vietnamese people.Read full text

–Vietnam will become a reliable partner and a crucial link in the globalsemiconductor value chain in the foreseeable future, Minister of Planning andInvestment Nguyen Chi Dung told Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview.

☀️ Morning digest February 21 ảnh 3Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung (Photo: VNA)

Dung said the Vietnamese Government has beenworking to create the best conditions to welcome investors in the semiconductorindustry, adding that Vietnam has all the necessary conditions and factors for developingthe industry, including political stability, favourable geographical location,investment incentives, abundant human resources and increasingly developeddigital infrastructure.Read full text

- Adelegation of the Ministry of National Defence, led by Lieutenant General PhamTruong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, isattending the Singapore Airshow 2024 from February 20-25.

☀️ Morning digest February 21 ảnh 4The delegation of the Ministry of National Defence visits the pavilion of Airbus at the Singapore Airshow 2024. (Photo: VNA)

The Vietnamese delegation visited boothsdisplaying products of several large businesses and corporations in the world,and watched demonstrations by the Singaporean, Indian, US, Republic of Korean,Chinese, Indonesian and Australian air forces, and some international civilairlines.Read full text

– TheVietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) said it recorded growth in multipleproduction aspects in January compared to the previous month and the sameperiod last year.

At a recent meeting on production and businesstasks of the first quarter, Deputy General Director of Petrovietnam Le XuanHuyen said that the State-owned firm fulfilled most of the targets for Januaryand saw year-on-year increases.Read full text

-Vietnam’s export-import turnover reached 1.41 billion USD duringthe Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which lasted from February 8 - 14,according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The agency reported that over 1,000 businessesnationwide engaged in import and export activities during the seven-day period.Meanwhile, nearly 10,000 customs declarations were processed in thereviewed period.Read full text

- TheXuan Hong (red spring) festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaignafter the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration, kicked off in Hanoi on February 20,expecting to collect at least 8,000 units of blood.  

☀️ Morning digest February 21 ảnh 5Donating blood at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion on February 20, 2024 (Photo: VNA)
 Jointly organised by the National Institute ofHematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and the Hanoi Youth Associationfor Blood Donation, the event aims to solve the shortage of blood supply fortreatment after Tet.Read full text

– Anexhibition of antiques founded in Bac Giang and literature works from theLy-Tran Dynasties (1009-1400) as well as the Buddhism careers of leading monksof Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen opened at West Yen Tu spiritual-ecological tourism sitein the northern province as part of the Bac Giang Culture-Tourism Week 2024.

☀️ Morning digest February 21 ảnh 6Visitors to the exhibition of antiques dating back to the Ly-Tran Dynasties in Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA)

The exhibition features 60 ceramic and potteryartifacts and items with the typical style of the Ly-Tran Dynasties, which werecollected in Bac Giang, along with 40 images and 50 artifacts selected fromeight archaeological excavation sites conducted recently.Read full text/.

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President of the Lao NA Sonexay Siphandone (right) presents a souvenir to the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association (VLFA) at the meeting in Hanoi on November 2, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Top Lao legislator backs friendship activities ahead of 2027 milestones

Lao NA Sonexay Siphandone, who is on official Vietnam visit, urged the Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam friendship associations to keep coordinating closely and step up messaging on the two countries’ great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion, especially around the treaty’s 50th anniversary.

President of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man speaks at the eighth session of the NA Standing Committee on November 2, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Top legislator asks for harnessing people’s power to curb crime

The top legislator stressed that to curb drug-related offences and other crimes, it is vital to leverage the collective strength of the entire people, describing every citizen as a soldier, every family as a battleground, and every locality as a fortress.

At the meeting between Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, and head of the committee’s Commission for Policy and Strategy and Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in Beijing on November 2. (Photo: VNA)

CPV delegation pays working visit to China

The two sides discussed measures to further enhance the effectiveness of cooperation, focusing on increasing delegation exchanges, strengthening training and capacity-building for officials, establishing regular research coordination channels, and organising thematic seminars and online discussions.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang welcomes Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, India promote law enforcement cooperation

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security called on India’s National Security Council to continue urging Indian law enforcement agencies to negotiate and sign cooperation documents with the ministry, including a draft memorandum of understanding on cooperation in personnel training and capacity building and a draft agreement on cooperation in combating transnational crime between the Vietnamese ministry and the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs.

President of the Lao National Assembly Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse, Vandara Siphandone, arrive at Noi Bai International Airport on November 2, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Lao NA President begins official visit to Vietnam

In an interview on the visit and bilateral cooperation, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam said that, from a strategic perspective, the visit is important in further translating the concept of “strategic cohesion” into concrete action and making it a guiding principle underpinning Vietnam-Laos relations.

Finance Minister Ngo Van Tuan addresses a discussion on the bill during the 16th National Assembly’s second session November 2 (Photo: VNA)

FDI attraction requires outcome-based support policies: minister

According to the minister, the draft law is being revised against the backdrop of projected total social investment demand for 2026-2030 being 2.21 times that of the 2021-2025 period. Disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) alone needs to reach an average of 30-40 billion USD annually, six to seven times the level recorded in the previous period.

At the 7th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee. (Photo: VNA)

NA Standing Committee to review 35 draft laws, resolutions at 8th session

In addition, the Standing Committee is expected to consider and adopt five draft resolutions concerning the allocation of inspection-related recovered funds to strengthen inspection agencies; the functions and organisational structure of the National Assembly's Council of Ethnic Affairs and committees; salary and allowance scales for State officials and judicial personnel; policies and working conditions for People's Council deputies; and approval of the National Assembly's Digital Architecture Framework version 2.0.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man (R) and President of the Lao National Assembly Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on April 16, 2025 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Lao legislatures strengthen strategic ties

The official visit by Lao National Assembly President Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse will provide an opportunity for the two sides to discuss strategic measures to further deepen bilateral relations in the next phase. The visit will also reaffirm their determination to develop the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Vietnam and Laos in a more substantive and sustainable manner, for the benefit of the two countries' people.

US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750) docks at Saigon Gateway Port in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1 (Photo: znews.vn)

US Coast Guard cutter visits Ho Chi Minh City

While in Ho Chi Minh City, the commanding officer and crew of USCGC Bertholf will pay courtesy calls on the city’s leaders and the Coast Guard Region 3 Command, take part in diplomatic engagement activities and professional exchanges on maritime operations, and participate in friendly sports competitions with officers and personnel of Coast Guard Region 3.