☀️ Morning digest August 2

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest August 2 ảnh 1

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

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation ofofficials and businesses from the US state of California led by Mayor ofOakland city Sheng Thao in Hanoi on August 1.
The Government leader affirmed that Vietnam alwaysviews the US as one of the leading partners and wishes to continue promotingbilateral relations in a substantive and effective manner for the sake of thetwo peoples and for peace, stability, cooperation, and development in theAsia-Pacific region.Read full text

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently approved anational strategy on attracting and retaining talents by 2030 with a visionuntil 2050.
The overall objective of the strategy is toefficiently build and implement breakthrough policies and solutions to attractand retain talents, both at home and abroad, especially in spearhead sectorslike science-technology, education-training, culture, social sciences,healthcare, information-communications, and digital transformation.Read full text

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang affirmed Vietnam’sefforts to speed up the projects funded by official development assistance(ODA) of Japan while receiving Executive Senior Vice President of the JapanInternational Cooperation Agency (JICA) Yamada Junichi in Hanoi on August 1.
The host official appreciated the JapaneseGovernment and people’s effective support for socio-economic development andpoverty reduction in Vietnam via ODA over the last more than 30 years,including a loan of over 60 million JPY (418,900 USD) signed in early July 2023.Read full text

– A ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 1 to mark the 50thanniversary of the Vietnam - Singapore diplomatic relationship (August 1, 1973- 2023) and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.
The event was organised by the Vietnam Union ofFriendship Organisations (VUFO), the Vietnam - Singapore FriendshipAssociation, and the Singaporean Embassy in Vietnam.Read full text

– The disbursed capital sourced from the state budget topped291 trillion VND (12.3 billion USD) in the first seven months of 2023,equivalent to 41.3% of the yearly target and rising 22.1% from a year earlier,showing an observable improvement in public investment disbursement, said theGeneral Statistics Office (GSO).
The sum consists of about 54.1 trillion VND underthe central management, or 40.6% of the target for this type of funding and up29.4% year on year, and 236.9 trillion VND under the local management, 41.5% ofthe target and up 20.5%.Read full text

– The central province of Quang Ngai is doubling efforts toeradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing ahead of the fourthfact-finding trip to Vietnam by a European Commission (EC) delegation thisOctober.
Sen. Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, Deputy Chief ofthe Staff of the Quang Ngai Border Guard Command, said the force hascoordinated with the province’s sub-department of fisheries to frequentlyinspect and examine activities of all fishing vessels operating off QuangNgai’s coast.Read full text

– Rice export curbs by some countries like India, Russia andthe United Arab Emirates (UAE) will offer opportunities to both Vietnameseexporters and farmers, heard a regular press conference held by the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in Hanoi on August 1.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Phung Duc Tien said the ministry proposed the Prime Minister issuea directive on enhancing rice exports in the present context, which shouldidentify tasks of ministries, agencies, localities and businesses.Read full text/.
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly leave Hanoi on September 7 for a state visit to Russia, an official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit in Paris, from September 7 to 12. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader departs for visits to Russia, France, attendance at Int’l Space Summit

The trip is of great importance both bilaterally and multilaterally, as it aims to strongly implement the foreign policy outlined by the 14th National Party Congress, strengthen political trust and create an external environment conducive to Vietnam’s development in the new era. The trip is also expected to help mobilise international resources for national development.

Stéphanie Do (centre) at a discussion with French readers and the Vietnamese community in France about her book, titled The Journey to Parliament of the First Vietnamese-French Female Lawmaker. (Photo published by VNA)

Vietnam–France relations: From cooperation to co-creation

Vietnam and France are facing a “historic opportunity” as Vietnam undergoes rapid transformation, while France is also seeking to strengthen partnerships with dynamic economies in Asia. The two countries therefore share a common interest in moving forward together and seizing the current opportunity to bring bilateral relations into a new phase of development.

A view of the meeting between Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Governor of Nara prefecture Yamashita Makoto in Hue city on September 6, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Foreign Minister receives Japanese officials in Hue

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung affirmed that locality-to-locality cooperation is an effective channel for implementing commitments and agreements reached by the two countries’ high-ranking leaders, while strengthening connectivity and people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and Japan.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man speaks at a meeting with Korean friends in Seoul on September 6. (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly President meets Korean friends in Seoul

National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man stressed that Korean non-governmental organisations, associations, scientists and businesses have contributed significantly to major achievements recorded in Vietnam-RoK relations over the past years.

An overview of the meeting between Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a delegation of Japanese localities in Hue city on September 6. (Photo: VNA)

Local cooperation a distinctive feature of Vietnam-Japan relations: PM

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasised that local collaboration is an important and distinctive feature of Vietnam-Japan relations, and that the Vietnamese Government considers it a practical and effective channel that contributes to the overall development of bilateral ties.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and his spouse meet with Vietnamese Embassy officials and staff, and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea in Seoul on September 6. (Photo: VNA)

NA President meets Vietnamese community in RoK

The NA President called on Vietnamese people in the RoK to continue strengthening solidarity, abiding by local laws, and contributing to the host country and bilateral ties, while preserving the Vietnamese language, national cultural identity and traditions.

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing and his spouse, Kyu Kyu Hla, lay a wreath at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs on Bac Son Street in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Myanmar President concludes official visit to Vietnam

The visit contributes to strengthening political trust and creating momentum for increasingly substantive and effective cooperation between the two countries, for the benefit of their peoples and development, while contributing to peace, stability and development in the region.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga arrive in Seoul on the afternoon of September 6 (local time), beginning an official visit to the Republic of Korea. (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly President begins official visit to RoK

The visit aims to promote parliamentary diplomacy between the two countries, contributing to breakthroughs in economic, trade and investment cooperation, particularly by making effective use of the new pillar of science and technology collaboration.

Vietnamese National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and then-RoK National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik sign memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two legislatures in 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Parliamentary diplomacy helps strengthen Vietnam–RoK comprehensive strategic partnership

The official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man affirms the consistent importance that the Party, State and NA of Vietnam attach to the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It is not only aimed at strengthening political trust, but also at discussing specific measures to translate high-level agreements into concrete outcomes.

National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man and his spouse, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, leave Hanoi on September 6 for official visits to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Mongolia. (Photo: VNA)

NA President departs for official visits to RoK, Mongolia

The visits affirm Vietnam's commitment and desire to further advance its comprehensive strategic partnership with the RoK and comprehensive partnership with Mongolia in an increasingly substantive, effective and sustainable manner.