☀️ Morning digest December 14

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 of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

-The VietnameseParty, State and people appreciate its faithful relationship with fraternal Laocounterparts in the past struggle for national liberation and current nationaldevelopment, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

During a reception in Hanoi on December 13 forhead of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)’s Commission for Propagandaand Training Khamphan Pheuyavong, General Secretary Trong affirmed that Vietnamstrongly and fully supports Laos’ renewal and national development.Read full story

-Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels onDecember 13 for the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit and an official visit toBelgium at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Micheland Belgian PM Alexander De Croo.

The PM's trip includes various bilateral and multilateralactivities. Through the trip, Vietnam affirms its role, responsibility andsense of solidarity in ASEAN, contributing to further deepening the ASEAN-EUstrategic partnership and ties between Vietnam and EU member states.Read full story

-Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh has requested the Minister of Finance to submit measuresensuring the healthy, transparent, safe and effective operations of corporatebond market to him before December 20.

Signed by the PM on December 13, the dispatch saidin accordance with the Resolution No.156/NQ-CP dated December 6, 2022 on theNovember Government meeting, the Finance Minister must promptly take timely andeffective solutions to stabilise and promote the development of corporate bondmarket, thus ensuring legitimate rights and interests of investors in line withregulations.Read full story

-Legislatorshave agreed to gather public opinion on the draft revised Land Law from January3 to March 15 next year at the 18th session of the National AssemblyStanding Committee.

According to a proposal presented by theGovernment, the collection of feedback is intended to create consensus amongthe public, reflect their will and aspirations, while raising the awareness andresponsibility of each individual, agency and organisation in the adjustmentand enforcement of the law.Read full story

-The 13thmeeting of the Vietnam-China joint working group on meteorological cooperationwas held online by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmentand the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on December 13.

The delegates shared views on weather forecasting,the exchange of meteorological information, personnel training, meteorologicalequipment and monitoring, and climate forecasting and services for Asia.Read full story

-Secretary ofthe Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has highlighted a need toprovide all possible support for Vietnamese and Lao investors and people andfacilitate their exchanges, connectivity and business activities in localities.

During a reception in the city for Lao DeputyPrime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on December 13, Nen spoke highly ofcooperation programmes between Ho Chi Minh City and Lao localities, especiallythose reached at the Vietnam-Laos trade and investment promotion forumco-hosted by the municipal People’s Committee and Lao Consulate General in HoChi Minh City in the morning the same day.Read full story

-Enterprisesfrom the Republic of Korea (RoK) have shared their view that the northern portcity of Hai Phong is an ideal destination for production and business.

Speaking on behalf of the Korean firms operatingin Hai Phong, Suk Myung Su, General director of Vietnam LG Display Co, Ltd, HaiPhong said at a meeting hosted by the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority (HEZA)on December 13 that the city should invest more in infrastructure and pay moreattention to renewable energy.Read full story/.

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☀️ Morning digest on May 21

☀️ Morning digest on May 21

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam's meeting with the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health to look into traditional medicine, PM Le Minh Hung's phone talks with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon, and the 2026 Ho Chi Minh City – RoK investment cooperation and business networking forum are among news highlights on May 20 evening.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (R) hosts the UK's Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew in Hanoi on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam attaches great importance to ties with UK: PM

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung suggested that the two countries work together towards raising bilateral trade turnover to 10 billion USD in 2026 and eventually 15 billion USD through expanded market access for each other’s goods.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) and Ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Vietnam Ri Sung Guk at their meeting on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister receives DPRK Ambassador

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam always attach importance to and wish to continuously nurture and promote the Vietnam–DPRK relationship in a more substantive and effective manner in the new development era, in line with the common aspirations of the two peoples and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) and Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes at their meeting on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

PM vows to deepen Vietnam-Cuba special ties

At a reception for Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes in Hanoi on May 20, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung stressed that the Party, Government and people of Vietnam always remember and treasure the solidarity and wholehearted support that the Party, Government and people of Cuba have extended to Vietnam during its past struggle for national liberation as well as the current cause of national construction and development.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has a phone conversation with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

PM holds phone talks with New Zealand counterpart

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed six major orientations for future collaboration, including further strengthening political trust through increased delegation exchanges, high-level contacts and bilateral cooperation mechanisms, and promoting more substantive defence and security cooperation through enhanced exchanges and stronger naval and maritime security capabilities.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man addresses the working session on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

NA leader urged more substantive, professional deputy affairs work

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man asked the NA Committee for Deputy Affairs to shift strongly from procedural consultation to strategic consultation, moving beyond the mindset of merely “following procedures correctly” towards policy design, process standardisation, quality control and forecasting.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam speaks at the working session in Hanoi with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies and relevant agencies on assessing national development resources. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader orders decisive action to unlock idle resources for growth

Public resources must lead and activate private resources, while public investment should stimulate broader social investment. FDI, meanwhile, should move from quantity-based attraction toward quality-based absorption linked with technology transfer and stronger domestic linkages, said top leader To Lam.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Editorial team meets to begin review of 100-year Party leadership

Politburo member Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang described the review as a major strategic political task, adding that the process must deliver historical depth, theoretical vision, and strategic foresight to guide Vietnam toward fast and sustainable development in the decades ahead.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the working session with standing members of the NA's Committee for Economic and Financial Affairs in Hanoi on May 20. (Photo: VNA)

NA Chairman asks for enhanced policy advisory to support double-digit growth target

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has demanded the NA's Committee for Economic and Financial Affairs to enhance its policy advisory capacity, stressing that robust and evidence-based policymaking is essential to achieving the country’s ambition of double-digit economic growth while safeguarding macroeconomic stability.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (R) and Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy US Trade Representative, in Hanoi on May 20, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister receives Deputy US Trade Representative

The Vietnamese Government will continue to work closely with the US side to soon finalise the agreement, thereby further deepening economic, trade, and investment cooperation as the main driving force for bilateral relations, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung (R) and Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dag Hartelius in Hanoi on May 19, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam sees Sweden one of leading European partners in innovation, green development

Discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, both sides affirmed their support for multilateralism and free trade, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts in line with international law and the UN Charter. They also stressed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).