☀️ Morning digest June 7

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

– National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong DinhHue asked the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) toeffectively implement the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies and lawson vocational training, while concluding a question and answer session of the15th legislature’s fifth meeting in Hanoi on June 6.
The NA leader pointed out limitations to labourand employment, stressing that the scale of vocational training remains small,and its quality and efficiency, especially in high-quality personnel training,is still low.Read full text

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha haspointed out the need to develop high-quality human resources as developmentmodels in the world are shifting in the direction of green, low-carbon, andcircular economy in the post-COVID-19 period.
The Deputy PM made the assertion while givingfurther explanation about some issues related to human resources amid theFourth Industrial Revolution on June 6 afternoon, part of thequestion-and-answer session on labour, invalids, and social affairs at theongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly.Read full text

– Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs BuiThanh Son met with Secretary-General of the Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann in Paris, France, on June 6on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.
Son spoke highly the fruitful cooperation betweenVietnam and the OECD, as reflected in the reports on the OECD’s policyconsultancy to Vietnam as well as its programmes on technical assistance andcapacity improvement in many fields.Read full text

– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son metwith President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Paris on June 6, as partof his working visit to France.
The minister also had a working session with theFrench Senate’s Vice President Pierre Laurent, who is also former NationalSecretary of the French Communist Party.Read full text

– Legislators questioned ministers aboutlabour, invalids, and social affairs and ethnic minority issues on June 6 - the13th working day of the ongoing 5th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).
The question-and-answer session was broadcast liveby Vietnam Television, Radio the Voice of Vietnam, and the NA televisionchannel.Read full text

– An investment promotion seminar was held inTochigi prefecture of Japan on June 5 under the chair of Vietnamese Ambassadorto Japan Pham Quang Hieu and Tochigi Deputy Governor Suenaga Hiroyuki.
Highlighting the two countries’ sound cooperation,Hieu expressed his hope that Tochigi will step up partnerships with andinvestment in Vietnam in the high technology sector as well as the fields inwhich the Southeast Asian nation has great demand such as semiconductor andfuel cell industries, logistics, health care, and labour cooperation.Read full text

– A Vietnamese delegation led by DeputyMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam has visited andheld meetings with the administrations and customs departments of China’sGuangxi and Yunnan provinces in an effort to facilitate farm produce exports vianorthern border gates of Vietnam.
The move was to implement the Prime Minister’sOfficial Dispatch No 492/CD-TTg, dated May 31, 2023 that demands urgentmeasures be taken to ease congestion and promote agricultural product exportsvia the northern border gates.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.