☀️ Morning digest February 23

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

- The National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up its 30thmeeting in Hanoi on February 22 after a day of sitting.

In his closing remarks, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue confirmedthat all five agenda items had been completed, including providing opinions onthe adjustment of the draft revised Law on Archives and the draft law onamendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Guard Force; andapproving a Resolution on supplementing the number of prosecutors of thePeople's Procuracy. Read full story

- The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi onFebruary 22 to present the President’s decision to send four military officersto the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in the Central AfricanRepublic, South Sudan and Abyei area.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen.Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien, who is also at the helm of the ministry’s SteeringCommittee on participation in the UN peacekeeping operations, asked theoutgoing officers to uphold internal solidarity, fully grasp relevant situationand work closely with local forces, thus embodying the positive images of UncleHo’s soldiers. Read full story

- The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will take measuresto promote economic, trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and fiveCentral Asian countries (C5) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

According to the ministry, those countries have good traditionalfriendship relations with Vietnam and leaders of the two sides have paid muchattention to promoting their cooperation. However, Vietnam-C5 economic, trade,and investment cooperation are still modest despite their great potential.Read full story

- Domestic and international scholars and economists on February22 attended a discussion in Hanoi to review the socio-economic development ofVietnam in the last 30 years and propose measures for the country to respond tonew challenges in the coming time. 

The event was held by the National Economics University (NEU)and Japan’s National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). Read full story

- Vietnam is confident in realising the goal of eliminatingmalaria by 2030, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong.

Addressing a ceremony marking Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February27) and presenting awards of a competition on the life and scientific career ofthe late Prof. Dang Van Ngu, held by the National Institute of Malariology,Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE) in Hanoi on February 22, Huong said Vietnamhas emerged as a beacon in the regional and global fight against malaria. Read full story

- The Vietnamese Embassy inBelgium on February 21 held an event named “Meet Vietnam” in Brussels, aimingto seek measures to promote the Vietnam-Belgium cooperation in the coming time.

Nearly 130 guests who are representatives fromBelgian agencies, universities, businesses, and social organisations attendedthe event. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest February 23 ảnh 2Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai (third from right) and representatives from Da Nang city's Tourism Department at the fair. Photo: VNA,
- Da Nang city’s Tourism Department, the national flag carrierVietnam Airlines, and the Vietnam Travel and Marketing TransportsJoint Stock Company (Vietravel) have opened booths to promote Vietnamtourism at the 31st South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE 2024) inGreater Noida, India.

This year, the SATTE taking place from February 22-24 bringstogether more than 1,800 exhibitors, over 800 hosted international and domesticbuyers, and agents/operators/professionals from over 120 Indian cities andtowns. It has attracted more than 48,000 visitors. Read full story

- Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India andThailand are Asia’s little tigers that are set to take flight, wrote Janet Pau,executive director of the Asia Business Council in an article published by theSouth China Morning Post on February 21.

According to the article, in recent years, the five countrieshave garnered interest as a “China Plus One” destination for global supplychains. The five economies have in common large labour forces and potentialconsumer markets, offering opportunities for both domestic and internationalexpansion./. Read full story
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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.