☀️ Morning digest May 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 ofselected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– The 15th National Assembly (NA) continued its fifth sessionon May 25, the fourth working day, under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong DinhHue.
In the morning, legislators worked in groups todiscuss the supplementary assessment of the implementation of the 2022socio-economic development and state budget plans, the implementation of thesocio-economic development and state budget plans in the first months of 2023,thrift practice and wastefulness prevention in 2022, and the final accounts ofthe state budget in 2021.Read full text

– President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with 75 young peoplefrom the Party Committee of the Central Agencies’ Bloc who are role models infollowing late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings in Hanoi on May 25.
The exemplars have made substantial contributionsto activities of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and youth movements, andhave positive influence on their peers in the Central Agencies’ Bloc.Read full text

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang stressed Vietnam’scommitment to making all-out contributions for the sake of peace, cooperation,stability, and prosperous development in Asia and the world while speaking atthe 28th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, on May25.
Highly valuing the conference’s theme of“Leveraging Asia’s power to confront global challenges”, Quang said the worldand Asia are witnessing turning-point changes with many intertwinedopportunities and challenges. In that context, Asia should be responsible forand play an important role in tapping into opportunities and addressingdifficulties and challenges of the era.Read full text

– Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of ForeignAffairs Pham Thu Hang has voiced the country’s objection to the China MaritimeSafety Administration's placement of three light buoys on some entities inTruong Sa (Spratly) of Vietnam.
Replying to reporters’ question about theplacement by the China Maritime Safety Administration under the ChineseMinistry of Transport, Hang stressed that Vietnam has sufficient legal groundsand historical evidence testifying to its sovereignty over Truong Sa as well asHoang Sa (Paracel) in line with international law.Read full text

– Vietnam demands that China withdraw its research vesselXiang Yang Hong 10, Coast Guard vessels, and fishing vessels from Vietnam'swaters, Deputy Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hangsaid on May 25.
She made the call in response to a reporter’squestion on Vietnam's reaction to the illegal operation of Chinese vessels inVietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the East Sea recently.Read full text

– Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc attended abanquet hosted by the embassies of African countries in Hanoi on May 25 tocelebrate the 60th anniversary of Africa Day (May 25, 1963 - 2023).
The event was attended by representatives of theembassies of many African countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Libya,Mozambique, Morocco, South Africa, and Nigeria, along with those of thediplomatic corps in Hanoi and officials from many Vietnamese ministries andsectors.Read full text
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Politburo Member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai (L) and Lao National Assembly President Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on November 3. (Photo: VNA)

Lao, Vietnamese front organisations urged to strengthen cooperation

Hoai stressed the need for the leaders of both Parties and countries, including the Lao NA President, to continue providing guidance and favourable conditions for the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Lao Front for National Construction to enhance cooperation and exchange experience in mobilising and uniting people from all walks of life to participate in national construction and development.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man (R) and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone. (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly President holds talks with Lao counterpart

Parliamentary cooperation is an important pillar of overall Vietnam-Laos relations, helping strengthen the legal foundation, oversee the implementation of high-level agreements, translate the policies and agreements of the high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries into concrete action, and support each other's development.

VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang (R) presents a book entitled "80 Years of the National Assembly of Vietnam" to Deputy Speaker of the RoK’s National Assembly Nam In-soon. (Photo: VNA)

RoK NA Deputy Speaker lauds VNA, Yonhap’s role in bilateral ties

The Vietnam News Agency and Yonhap agreed to coordinate closely on information and communications for the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties next year, and continue information and delegation exchanges, support for resident correspondents, anti-fake news work and technology cooperation.

Politburo Member and Standing Member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu welcomes the LPRP delegation. (Photo: VNA)

Key Vietnamese Party leader welcomes LPRP delegation

Tu cast Vietnam–Laos ties as a special solidarity asset cultivated by generations of leaders and people, strategically vital to the construction and defence cause of both countries. With global and regional conditions shifting rapidly, he said the “great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, strategic cohesion” motto requires shared resolve and responsibility from all sectors and levels, especially the two Parties and States’ leaders.

Congratulations extended to Commonwealth of Dominica, Panama on National Days

Congratulations extended to Commonwealth of Dominica, Panama on National Days

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam on November 3 sent a congratulatory message to President of the Commonwealth of Dominica Sylvanie Burton on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Caribbean country's Independence Day (November 3, 1978 – 2026).

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.