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☀️ Morning digest December 25

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest December 25 ảnh 1
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported lastweekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

–President Vo Van Thuong, head of the Central Steering Committee for JudicialReform, attended a national conference held in central Da Nang city on December24 to launch tasks for the court sector in 2024.
☀️ Morning digest December 25 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong addresses the national conference launching next year's tasks for the court sector on December 24. (Photo: VNA)
Officials reported that facing a continued increaseof cases with higher complexity in 2023, courts at all levels have not onlyproperly settled different types of cases but also carried out judicial reformtasks, including enforcing the Law on Mediation and Dialogue at Court andholding trials via videoconference.Read full text

-President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony in Quang Ngai to celebrate 10 yearsof the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in the central province.
☀️ Morning digest December 25 ảnh 3President Vo Van Thuong (second, right) and delegates visit an exhibition held at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
The Quang Ngai VSIP, the fifth of its kind inVietnam, covers 660 hectares. It was built at a cost of 2.23 trillion VND (140million USD), and put into operations in 2013.Read full text

– Fourimportant transport projects nationwide were inaugurated in the presence ofPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 24.
☀️ Morning digest December 25 ảnh 4Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks from Dien Bien Airport on December 24 (Photo: VNA)
The inauguration ceremonies for Dien Bien Airport,Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho and My Thuan - Can Tho expressways, and My Thuan 2 Bridgewere held via videoconference in the provinces accommodating the projects,namely the northwestern province of Dien Bien, the northern province of PhuTho, and the Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long and Tien Giang.Read full text

 -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 visited and extended Christmasand New Year greetings to priests and Catholics in the Bac Giang Parish as partof his trip to the northern province.
The PM conveyed Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong's best wishes to priests and the Catholic community in Bac Giang inparticular and the country in general.Read full text

–Archbishop Marek Zalewski has been appointed by Pope Francis as the firstResident Papal Representative in Vietnam, the Holy See announced on December 23.
☀️ Morning digest December 25 ảnh 5 Archbishop Marek Zalewski has been appointed as Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam. (Photo: Vietnam Episcopal Council)
The archbishop, entering the diplomatic service ofthe Holy See in 1995, has worked in many countries. He was appointed theApostolic Nuncio to Singapore and the non-resident Papal Representative inVietnam in 2018.Read full text

-Vietnam's “bamboo diplomacy” is a strategic and valuable concept in internationalrelations, according to former Deputy National Security Advisor of India SDPradhan.
Speaking to Vietnam News Agency (VNA)correspondents in New Delhi, the expert said that the “bamboo diplomacy”characteristic demonstrates the steadiness in policy and flexibility inexternal relations of Vietnam based on the Ho Chi Minh ideology as well asnational interest.Read full text

–Oxalis, the only firm operating expedition adventure tour to Son Doong – theworld’s largest natural cave on December 23 announced that the tour is fullybooked for the whole of 2024.
Moreover, 200 domestic and foreign tourists havebooked for the cave tour in 2025, it added.Read full text/.

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From left: Party General Secretary and State President To Lam (3rd) and visiting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (2nd) enjoy the Vietnam–Slovakia friendship concert at the Ho Guom Opera in Hanoi on the evening of April 13. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Slovak leaders attend friendship concert in Hanoi

In the near future, further artistic exchanges between Vietnam and Slovakia are anticipated, with Slovak orchestras and ensembles expected to perform in Vietnam, while Vietnamese artists will have opportunities to showcase their talents in Slovakia, thereby deepening bilateral cultural cooperation and people-to-people ties.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam (R) and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Photo: VNA)

Top leader hosts Slovak Prime Minister

Slovakia always considers Vietnam the most important partner in Southeast Asia and one of its top three partners in Asia. The elevation of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership and the signing of multiple cooperation agreements between ministries, agencies and businesses would provide fresh momentum for collaboration.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam (R) and Viktor Zolotov, Director of the Federal National Guard Service of Russia in Hanoi on April 13. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader receives head of Russia’s Federal National Guard Service

Vietnam attaches great importance to its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, expressing satisfaction at the regular exchanges and contacts maintained between agencies of both countries at various levels, contributing to strengthened bilateral ties.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Nguyen Duy Ngoc presents the appointment decision to Sen. Lieut. Gen. Le Duc Thai (Photo: VNA)

Le Duc Thai named Secretary of Thanh Hoa provincial Party Committee

New Secretary of the Thanh Hoa provincial Party Committee Le Duc Thai pledged to lead by example, uphold unity and creativity, seize opportunities and overcome challenges to successfully achieve the goals set out in the resolution of the provincial Party Congress for the 2025–2030 term, contributing to the nationwide rollout of the 14th National Party Congress’s resolution.

At the phone talks between Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and LDP President and Prime Minister of Japan Takaichi Sanae (Photo: VNA)

Top leader holds phone talks with Japanese PM

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae spoke highly of Vietnam’s role and position in the regionc, calling it a key partner to advance Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision. Japan greatly values Vietnam’s policy of independence and self-reliance and supports its development goals in a new era.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam speaks at the conference (Photo; VNA)

Top leader chairs conference announcing personnel appointments

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam demanded the appointed officials' absolute loyalty to the Party’s goals and ideals, firm political mettle, and strict compliance with organisational discipline. He instructed them to lead by example, match words with action, and put the interests of the nation, Party and people above all else.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam takes part in ASEAN Finance Ministers' meeting

Vietnam reaffirmed its development strategy for 2021–2025 and 2026, based on three pillars - institutional reform, infrastructure development, and human resources, with infrastructure as a top priority to drive new growth.

Wei Tao, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, talks to Vietnam News Agency correspondent. (Photo: VNA)

Guangxi eyes boundless cooperation with Vietnam

Vietnam has remained Guangxi’s largest trading partner for 27 consecutive years. In 2025, bilateral trade exceeded 300 billion CNY (43.4 billion USD) for the first time, ranking third among China’s provincial-level localities.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Le Minh Tri speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

Party steps up anti-corruption drive in new phase

Anti-corruption efforts have achieved significant and breakthrough results, contributing to the Party and political system building, political stability, socio-economic development and stronger public trust in the Party, the State and the regime.