☀️ Morning digest July 26

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

-PresidentVo Van Thuong and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation leftVienna on July 25 afternoon (local time), ending their official visit toAustria that took place from July 23-25.      
TheVietnamese State leader then embarked on a State visit to Italy and a visit tothe Vatican at the invitations of President of Italy Sergio Mattarella and PopeFrancis, respectively.
Theofficial visit to Austria by President Thuong is a great success. He held talkswith Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, during which the two sidesexchanged and agreed on orientations and measures to further deepen thetraditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam andAustria. Read full text

-Earlier, the President visited the Austrian state ofBurgenland and met with Governor Hans Peter Doskozil on July 25 as part of hisofficial trip to the European country.
Welcoming the President, his spouse and thehigh-ranking delegation of Vietnam, Doskozil considered the official visit aspecial milestone marking the development of the traditional friendshipand multifaceted cooperation to a new height, following the 50th anniversary ofdiplomatic ties.Read full text

-GeneralSecretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25sent a letter of congratulations to President of the Cambodian People’s Party(CPP) and Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Techo Hun Sen on the successful7th National Assembly (NA) election held on July 23.
Meanwhile, PM Pham Minh Chinh talked over thephone with his Cambodian counterpart tooffer congratulations. Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Vuong Dinh Hue extendedcongratulations to President of the Cambodian NA Samdech Heng Samrin.Read full text

-Politburo member and Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)Vuong Dinh Hue had a working session with the Hanoi Party Committee’s StandingBoard on July 25 to look into the implementation of some resolutions of the NA.
The event focused on the NA’s resolution onsocio-economic recovery and development of localities, Resolution No97/2019/QH14 on piloting the urban administration model in Hanoi, andResolution No 115/2020/QH14 on piloting some specific financial - budgetarymechanisms and policies for Hanoi.Read full text

-Vietnam attaches importance to consolidating and furtherdeveloping friendship and cooperation with Israel, Deputy Prime Minister TranLuu Quang told Israeli President Isaac Herzog at their meeting on July 25.
At the meeting as part of his official visit toIsrael, Deputy PM Quang expressed his pleasure to visit Israel on the occasionof the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic relations.Read full text

-VietnameseMinister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Israeli Minister of Economyand Industry Nir Barkat on July 25 signed the Vietnam - Israel Free TradeAgreement (VIFTA) in Tel Aviv in the presence of Vietnamese Deputy PrimeMinister Tran Luu Quang and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Thetwo countries started negotiations for the agreement seven years ago and held12 negotiation sessions. The agreement signing is even more meaningful in thecontext that the two countries are holding many practical activities tocelebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomaticrelations.Read full text

-TheUS Ambassador to Vietnam, Marc Knapper, on July 25 visited the Centre for DNAIdentification (CDI) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology(VAST).
Duringhis meeting with VAST President Prof. Chau Van Minh and Director ofthe Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) Le CongTien, Ambassador Knapper highlighted the productive cooperationbetween VAST and the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) onimproving Vietnam's capability to identify remains from the war under theUS Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Identification of HumanRemains project worth 7.4 million USD.Read full text

-Aconference took place in Tokyo on July 25 to connect Japanese investors withVietnamese localities, industrial parks, and enterprises.
The event, part of activities marking the 50thanniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties, attracted a large number ofinvestors and businesses from both countries.Read full text

- “BlackpinkWorld Tour 2023” – a show featuring the Republic of Korea’s girl groupphenomenon will go ahead as planned in Hanoi's My Dinh stadium for two nightson July 29 and 30, the Hanoi People’s Committee announced on July 25.
Blackpink is expected to attract an impressive67,000 concertgoers for the two scheduled shows.Read full text/.
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Vice President of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Hong Dien (right) receives Bok Gi-wang, vice head of the Korean National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee in Hanoi on October 30, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, RoK step up economic, parliamentary cooperation

Speaking highly of the RoK's experience in railway development, NA Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed its businesses' interest in Vietnam’s railway projects and encouraged their participation as partners, investors or contractors in line with Vietnamese law.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (right) receives Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan Elchin Amirbayov Hanoi on October 30, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader receives Azerbaijani presidential envoy

Welcoming the Azerbaijani envoy to Vietnam, the Vietnamese leader affirmed that Vietnam treasures the friendship, valuable support and assistance extended by the State and people of Azerbaijan to Vietnam during its past struggle for national independence, as well as its current process of national construction and development.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo (Photo published by VNA)

Vietnam sends condolences on passing of former Japanese PM Fukuda Yasuo

In the message, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung extended his deepest condolences and expressed profound appreciation for Mr. Fukuda’s special affection for and valuable support to Vietnam and its people, as well as his contributions to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Japan.

A view of Ho Chi MInh City (Photo: VNA)

Ho Chi Minh City’s 100-year master plan gets the green light

Under the overall development model, the megacity will comprise five growth poles, namely international financial services at the centre; innovation in the East; industry, high technology and logistics in the North; seaports, free trade, international logistics and energy in the South; and urban development, education and healthcare in the West.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau writes in the condolence book. (Photo: VNA)

Deputy PM pays tribute to former Japanese PM Fukuda Yasuo

The State and people of Vietnam are deeply saddened by the passing of Japan's former Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo, a great and close friend of Vietnam. On behalf of the Government and people of Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Tien Chau extended the deepest condolences to the Government and people of Japan, as well as his family.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam speaks at the meeting with female NA deputies in Hanoi on October 29. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader calls on female NA deputies to help shape national development policies

Top leader To Lam called on female NA deputies to contribute proactively to lawmaking from the earliest stages, ensuring that policies are grounded in practical evidence, constitutional, consistent and enforceable. They should identify shortcomings before laws are adopted, put forward initiatives in the common interest, maintain their independent judgement and uphold integrity to prevent group interests from distorting policymaking.