Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 30 emphasised the need for a fundamental shift in Vietnam’s approach to foreign investment, affirming that the country aims to use external resources to strengthen domestic capabilities and strategic autonomy rather than simply attract capital.
Addressing a national conference in Hanoi on studying, disseminating and implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW on developing the foreign-invested economic sector, General Secretary and State President Lam said the resolution marks a major change in development thinking after nearly 40 years of attracting foreign investment. Read full text
- Vietnam is recalibrating its foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction strategy towards higher quality and greater efficiency, shifting from a focus on attracting capital to effectively leveraging international resources in combination with domestic strengths to drive new growth momentum, heard a national conference on June 30.
The message was delivered at the hybrid conference on studying and implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW on developing the foreign-invested economic sector, where delegates also viewed a documentary on four decades of FDI attraction in Vietnam before hearing a presentation by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc. Read full text
- Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez on June 29 expressed thanks to Vietnam for its solidarity and timely assistance after two consecutive earthquakes caused extensive damage in Caracas and La Guaira state.
Speaking to the press, Rodríguez said the Venezuelan Government and people highly value Vietnam's decision to deploy a 124-member rescue team, calling it a remarkable boost to ongoing search-and-rescue and humanitarian relief operations. Read full text
- Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Commission for Internal Affairs Le Minh Tri praised Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei and the Chinese embassy for propelling ties between the two Parties and countries during a reception in Hanoi on June 30.
Both sides expressed delight at the positive momentum of Vietnam-China relations, singling out the April 2026 state visit to China by General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and State President To Lam as an important milestone that set a strategic course for ties as both countries embark on a new growth phase. Party-to-Party cooperation mechanisms have been refined and are playing an ever more important role in steering bilateral relations. Read full text
- Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence industry cooperation during talks between their defence ministries' high-ranking delegations on June 30.
The document was signed by Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and Lieut. Gen. Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al Alawi, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Defence. Read full text
- One year after the implementation of the two-tier local administration model, Vietnamese localities are entering a phase focused on improving governance quality, utilising resources, and translating institutional changes into substantive development momentum.
The implementation of the two-tier local administration model represents a governance reform rather than merely an organisational restructuring. Changes in administrative boundaries in the central and Central Highlands regions reflect a shift from an administrative territory-based management mindset to an approach focused on shaping economic development spaces. Read full text
- Vietnam is emerging as one of Southeast Asia’s hottest tourism destinations, with rapid growth in international arrivals underscoring its increasing appeal to key markets and its commitment to developing a high-quality, sustainable tourism industry, said the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), citing the US magazine Fortune.
Amid intensifying competition among regional destinations, Vietnam has strengthened its position on the global tourism map. It has overtaken Thailand to become the most popular destination for Chinese travellers in Southeast Asia, welcoming nearly 5.3 million visitors from the market. Read full text
- Leading US business magazine Fortune has described Vietnam as an emerging tourism “hot spot” in Southeast Asia, driven by the strong rise of destinations such as Phu Quoc and Sa Pa. Behind the record numbers of international arrivals is the convergence of more open policies and the growing role of the private sector in shaping world-class tourism ecosystems.
For many years, Thailand was almost the default choice for international travellers visiting Southeast Asia. According to Fortune, however, that landscape is changing rapidly. In 2025, Vietnam welcomed more than 21 million international visitors for the first time, up 20% from the previous year and setting a new record for the country’s tourism industry. Notably, in the same year, Vietnam also surpassed Thailand to become the most popular destination for Chinese travellers, with around 5.3 million arrivals./. Read full text
