☀️ Morning digest May 15

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

-  Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong and National Assembly deputies of Hanoi met with voters in the capitalcity's Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung districts on May 13 ahead of the 15thNA's fifth  session.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong acquired all the ideas of the votersand pledged to send them to the NA for discussion. He said that in order toeffectively prevent and combat corruption and negative phenomena, it isnecessary to show strong performance in Party building and rectification,preventing the downgrade in political ideology, morality and lifestyle. Read full story

- President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting on May 13 with 133 collectives andindividuals who are role models in studying and following late President Ho ChiMinh’s ideology, morality and style among civil servants, public employees, andworkers nationwide.

The participants were among the over 15,000 outstanding collectives andindividuals from trade unions at all levels, representing millions of workersfrom different sectors, occupations and working positions across the country. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other National Assembly (NA) deputies ofthe Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a meeting with voters in Binh Thuydistrict on May 14, ahead of the 15th parliament’s fifth session.

The PM pointed out such problems as GDP growth slowdown, shrinking exportmarkets, latent risks in the financial market, slow public investmentdisbursement, an increased rate of dissolved companies, the struggling bond andreal estate markets, and difficulties facing enterprises’ operations andpeople’s employment. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded the northern port city of HaiPhong make breakthrough to deserve the State’s investment and its position androle in the Red River Delta and Vietnam as a whole.

He made the request while addressing the ground-breaking ceremony of the XuanCau Industrial Park and Non-Tariff Zone project in the Dinh Vu - Cat HaiEconomic Zone on May 13. Read full story

- As one of the few sectors reporting export turnover increase in the firstquarter of 2023, Vietnam's vegetable and fruit sector has a bright outlook toearn 4 billion USD in export revenue this year. Read full story

- Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ha Nam province Truong Quoc Huy hascalled on Dutch enterprises to invest in hi-tech agriculture, supportingindustry, logistics and tourism at a recent investment promotion conference inAmersfoort.

The event was jointly held by the Dutch Business Association Vietnam (DBAV),the provincial People’s Committee, and the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands. Read full story

- Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has paid a working visit toNantes, a western city of the European country, as part of efforts to promotecooperation with French localities.

Receiving the ambassador, Deputy Mayor of Nantes Aymeric Seassau spoke highlyof Vietnam’s strong economic development and affirmed his city’s wish to seekopportunities for economic partnerships and form twin relations with Vietnameselocalities. Read full story

- Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City has been achieved thelevel “Diamond Status” at the World StrokeOrganisation (WSO) Angels Awards in recognition of improvementsin its stroke care quality.

WSO Angels Awards recognise hospitals that have demonstrated clear commitmentto quality stroke care and have established cultures and systems to supportcontinuous improvement. Awards are calculated quarterly at the levelsof "Gold Status", "Platinum Status", and "DiamondStatus". Read full story

- A Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Programme was held on JacksonSydney Harbour Luxury Cruise in Sydney, Australia on May 12.

This is the first among a series of activities jointly held in Sydney,Melbourne and Brisbane from May 11-17 by the Ho Chi Minh City Department ofTourism, the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia, and the Consulate General ofVietnam in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. Read full story./.
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An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Czech Republic step up parliamentary cooperation, people-to-people exchanges

Ha Thi Nga, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice President and Secretary-General of the VFF Central Committee, expressed her wish for the VFF and its counterpart bodies under the Czech Chamber of Deputies to step up exchanges of experience in legislative work, receiving and addressing voters’ petitions, supervision and social governance.

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.