☀️ Morning digest July 28

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 news summarieslast night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- President Vo Van Thuong on July 27 held separate meetings with GeneralSecretary of the Italian Communist Party Mauro Alboresi, Vice President of theItalian Democratic Party Chiara Gribaudo, and General Secretary of the ItalianCommunist Refoundation Party Maurizio Acerbo, as part of his State-level visitto the European nation. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the construction progress of theEast-West road project in the northern province of Ninh Binh on July 27.

The road links the westernmost point with the easternmost point of theprovince, from Nho Quan mountainous district to Kim Son coastal district. It alsoconnects the nation’s important traffic axes, including the eastern North -South Expressway, Ho Chi Minh Road, National Highway 1A, the coastal road fromQuang Ninh to Thanh Hoa and the North - South railway. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and Prime Minister of Egypt MostafaMadbouly have agreed to continue cultivating bilateral traditional friendshipand fine cooperation via further increasing the exchange of delegations,especially those at high level, during their talks in Cairo on July 27. Read full story

- The Ministry of National Defence on July 27 held a ceremony to hand over thePresident’s decision to an officer who will take on United Nations (UN)peacekeeping mission in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan.

Under the decision, Lieutenant Colonel Dang Quoc Tuan, deputy head of theDepartment of Foreign Languages and Vietnamese Language, Faculty of Culture andForeign Languages under the Political Officers College, will be sent to theUNISFA Mission (Abyei area) to take the duty of combat staff officer. Read full story

- The Vietnamese Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)always treasure trade cooperation with Japan, Deputy Minister of Industry andTrade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan told Governor of Japan’s Wakayama prefectureKishimoto Shuhei during a working session in Hanoi on July 27. Read full story

- A batch of the 5-in-1 vaccine supported by the World Health Organization(WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Hanoi on July27.

The batch consists of 185,700 doses of DTP-VGB-Hib vaccine, urgently providedfor the Ministry of Health to address a reduction in immunisation rates and ashortage of the 5-in-1 vaccine. Read full story

- The Vietnam - Laos trade fair (VIETLAO EXPO 2023), the largest annual tradepromotion event co-organised by the countries’ ministries of industry andtrade, opened in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on July 27.

Lasting until July 31 and attracting hundreds of Vietnamese and Lao firms, thefair features approximately 250 booths. The Vietnamese section comprises 120standard booths run by 60 enterprises from various sectors such aspharmaceuticals and medical equipment, agro-forestry-fishery, food processing,garments, handicrafts, interior and exterior decorations, plastics, andconsumer products. Read full story

- More than 1,000 beauty brands of around 400 companies from 25 countries andterritories are being introduced at the international beauty exhibition -Vietbeauty & Cosmobeauté Vietnam 2023 which opened in Ho Chi Minh City onJuly 27.

Accordingly, exhibitors from such countries as the US, France, Italy, Belgium,Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, India, China, Singapore, Malaysia,Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are showcasing cutting-edge spa and beautysalon equipment and products on an area of 10,000sq.m. Read full story./.
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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

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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

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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

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