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☀️ Morning digest December 7

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest December 7 ảnh 1

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following isa list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc onDecember 6 met with Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK) National AssemblyKim Jin-pyo as part of his ongoing official visit to the East Asian nation.
Expressing his delight at the upgrade ofVietnam-RoK ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Speaker Kimcongratulated Vietnam on its socio-economic achievements despite impacts fromthe COVID-19 pandemic.Read full story

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted areception for Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the European UnionDelegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 6.
PM Chinh expressed his delight at meeting with theambassador ahead of his trip to Europe and attendance at the ASEAN-EU 45thAnniversary Commemorative Summit this month.Read full story

- Vietnam always considers Mongolia animportant partner in the region, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told MongolianMinister of Defence Saikhanbayar  Gursed on December 6.
At a reception for the Mongolian minister, who ison an official visit and will attend the Vietnam International Defence Expo2022, the Government leader said he believes that the visit will contribute toenhancing mutual understanding and trust, and lifting the traditionalfriendly relationship between the two countries in general and defencecooperation in particular to new heights.Read full story

– Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed topromote the role of their Joint Trade and Economic Commission to raisebilateral trade to 2 billion USD by 2024, making it on par with their strategicpartnership.
The consensus was reached by Vietnamese NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and head of the Foreign Affairs, Defence andTrade Committee of the New Zealand Parliament Jenny Salesa during their meetingin Wellington on December 6.Read full story

– Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam hascalled on the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and the US business communityto continue to act as a bridge between the two governments, and betweenenterprises of the two countries, thus helping the two sides study each other'swishes and needs to boost economic-trade and national defence-securitycooperation.
The move was also expected to create favourable conditions forVietnamese goods to enter the US market and increase US investment in Vietnam,Lam said while receiving an USABC delegation in Hanoi on December 6.Read full story

- Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang, Presidentof the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), met with Lao VicePresident Bounthong Chitmany in Vientiane on December 6 as part of his visit toLaos.
Thang, who is also Chairman of the CentralTheory Council, rejoiced at marked achievements Laos has recorded in bothexternal and internal affairs over the past time, saying he hoped that underthe leadership of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), the Lao peoplewill reap greater successes.Read full story

– The upcoming official visit to Vietnam byPresident of the French Senate Gérard Larcher is expected to contribute toconsolidating and deepening the strategic partnership between the twocountries, as well as the friendship and cooperation between the VietnameseNational Assembly and the French Parliament.
The French Senate President’s visit, from December8-9, will be the first activity of the delegation exchange between the twocountries’ legislative leaders after the COVID-19 pandemic was brought undercontrol.Read full story/.
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (right) and President of Panama José Raúl Mulino at their meeting in Hanoi on October 6. (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese, Panamanian leaders hold talks in Hanoi

General Secretary and President Lam believed that the two countries will continue tapping their potential for cooperation in trade, agriculture, maritime affairs, aviation, logistics and digital transformation, thus making bilateral ties more substantive, effective and sustainable for the benefit of their people and contributing to peace, cooperation and development in both regions.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and his spouse welcome Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his spouse (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Panama cast themselves as gateways between Southeast Asia and Latin America

In his speech, General Secretary and President Lam stressed that Mulino's official visit holds special significance for bilateral ties. He expressed his belief that the visit will not only resume high-level contacts after a long gap but also give new momentum to ties, moving them into a more substantive, effective and deeper phase.

General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President To Lam and President of Panama José Raúl Mulino meet with the press immediately after their talks (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Panamanian leaders meet the press following talks

Both sides agreed that there is ample room for cooperation, particularly in trade, investment and services. They pledged to step up joint work in the economic, trade, investment, agriculture, port logistics, finance, banking, tourism and transport sectors, as well as other areas of mutual strength. They also plan to continue negotiating agreements on investment protection, aviation and other areas to create a more favourable framework for expanding cooperation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (second, right) and Panama President José Raúl Mulino (second, left) witness the exchange of an agreement on maritime transport cooperation between the Governments of Vietnam and Panama (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Panama exchange cooperation documents witnessed by top leaders

The documents include an agreement on maritime transport cooperation between the Governments of Vietnam and Panama, an agreement on cooperation in combating transnational crime, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on agricultural cooperation, and an MoU on tourism cooperation between the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism and the Panama Tourism Authority.

Uch Leang, Acting Director of the Department of Asia, Africa and Middle East Studies at the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s Institute of International Relations speaks to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Phnom Penh (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Cambodia strengthen connectivity, create new momentum for growth

The visit’s focus is expected to be on translating high-level agreements into economic and infrastructure connectivity projects and practical cooperation that benefit people and businesses, said Uch Leang, Acting Director of the Department of Asia, Africa and Middle East Studies at the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s Institute of International Relations.

President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and his spouse, Maricel Cohen De Mulino, visit Hanoi's Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam on October 6, 2026 (Photo: VNA)

Panamanian President and spouse visit Temple of Literature

Visiting Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy) in Hanoi, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino showed keen interest in the historical, cultural and artistic values of the World Documentary Heritage site, which houses 82 stone steles honouring doctoral laureates. He praised Vietnam’s tradition of learning, respect for teachers and appreciation of talent.

Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Party Committee and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong holds talks with visiting President of the Hungarian Workers' Party Gyula Thürmer in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

CPV, Hungarian Workers' Party seek to deepen ties

The CPV pursues a policy of expanding relations with political parties, including the Hungarian Workers' Party, a traditional partner that has consistently shown interest in and supported Vietnam.

Former Panamanian Ambassador to Vietnam Servio S. Samudio with Vietnamese children he met during his trip to a Vietnamese northern mountainous region (Photo courtesy of Former Panamanian Ambassador to Vietnam Servio S. Samudio)

People-to-people exchanges forge stronger Vietnam-Panama ties

The October 5-8 official visit to Vietnam by Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his spouse is expected to create new avenues for collaboration and open more doors for the people of the two countries to meet, for Vietnamese culture to become more familiar to Panamanians, and for Vietnamese people to have more opportunities to discover Panama.

The meeting between Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu and President of the Hungarian Workers’ Party Gyula Thürmer in Hanoi on October 5, 2026 (Photo: VNA)

Key Party leader hosts Hungarian Workers’ Party chief

The Communist Party of Vietnam always values its solidarity and friendship with the Hungarian Workers' Party and communist and workers' parties worldwide, which helps build political trust and supports Vietnam's relations with other countries, said key Party leader Tran Cam Tu.