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☀️ Morning digest February 23

The following is a news summary for last evening by the Vietnam News Agency.
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Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a summary of main news last evening by the Vietnam News Agency.

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will make a statevisit to Singapore this week at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob,Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on February22.

The trip, from February 24 to 26, is the firststate visit Singapore will receive since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic inearly 2020. Read full story
- The national coordinating agency for the prevention and control of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) convened its first meeting in Hanoi on February 22.

Over the past two years, the agency worked as an advisor for the Prime Minister to design a plan on the implementation of the decree, and for the defence ministry to roll out relevant documents. It put into place hotlines linked with portals of the Ministry of Public Security, the State Bank of Vietnam and other agencies, while staying updated with information about the matter through the United Nations Security Council. Read full story
- The first research institute on Vietnam in Australia,the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI), was launched by Australia's RMITUniversity, Asia Society Australia, Asialink and the Australia-VietnamLeadership Dialogue during a virtual ceremony in Melbourne on February 22.

The launch of the AVPI, the first institute for Vietnamese studies in Australiathat gathers business leaders, researchers and government officials who sharethe interest in the ties between the two countries, is an important event inthe bilateral relations, said Vietnam's Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest February 23 ảnh 2Vietnam score a goal in the 29th minute (Photo: VNA)h
- Vietnam beat Thailand 1-0 in a match at the ongoing AFF U23 Championship inCambodia on February 22, despite the fact that some players of the team couldnot play after testing positive for the coronavirus and reinforcements had tobe sent from Vietnam to fill in the gap. Read full story

- As of February 22 afternoon, 78.86 percent oftotal students across the country have resumed face-to-face learning, accordingto the Ministry of Education and Training.
☀️ Morning digest February 23 ảnh 3Students at Vo Thi Sau primary school in Hai Chau district, Da Nang (Photo: VNA) 
The ministry reported that pre-school children in 50 localities have beenattending class in person, while their peers in 13 remaining localities,including Hanoi and Da Nang, are still staying home due to complicated COVID-19developments.

Meanwhile, 52 cities and provinces have reopenedprimary schools and 59 have allowed junior high school students to return toschool.  At the same time, senior high schools students in 62cities and provinces nationwide have resumed in-person classes, except for thenorthern province of Lao Cai. Read full story

-  Vietnamese products have become more andmore visible in the market of Hong Kong (China) thanks to strong trade tiesbetween the two sides, said Vu Thi Thuy, head of the Vietnamese Trade Office inHong Kong.

Thuy cited statistics from the General Departmentof Vietnam Customs showing that two-way trade between Vietnam and Hong Kongrose 18 percent year on year to 13.6 billion USD in 2021, with Vietnam'sexports valued at 12 billion USD, up 15 percent. The Hong Kong marketaccounted for 3.6 percent of Vietnam’s total export revenue. Read full story/.
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The meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet and leader of the Alcomet factory. (Photo courtesy of the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria)

Vietnam, Bulgaria expand cooperation between key localities

Ambassador Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet noted that the Vietnam – Bulgaria Strategic Partnership has opened up fresh opportunities for cooperation in logistics, maritime transport, port operations, information technology, education and coastal tourism.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam (first, right) presents the National Assembly’s resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai city to local officials at the ceremony on May 18, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

City status marks great turning point for Dong Nai: top leader

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam noted that the new status requires a new development vision; a larger development space demands stronger governance capacity; and greater pride must be transformed into a greater sense of responsibility toward the people and the nation.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung receives Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman in Hanoi on May 18. Photo: VNA

Vietnam treasures ties with Croatia: PM

Vietnam and Croatia should strive to double bilateral trade turnover from the current level of 161 million USD; study the establishment of a Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation to create a long-term, stable, and effective framework for collaboration, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

At the working session between NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and standing members of the NA's Committee for Cultural and Social Affairs. (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly Chairman urges renovation in leadership, working style

The NA's Committee for Cultural and Social Affairs has moved fast to reshuffle its organisation after the 14th National Party Congress and the election of deputies to the 16th NA, updating its work agenda to match new directives set out in the resolutions of the 14th National Party Congress and the first Congress of the NA Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 term.

Delegates visit a photo exhibition about the career of President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: VNA)

President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy of peace, friendship honoured in Japan

Consul General Trinh Thi Mai Phuong said the celebration was an occasion for Vietnamese people at home and abroad to express profound gratitude and respect for President Ho Chi Minh – the great leader of the Vietnamese nation, a national liberation hero and a great man of culture.

Delegates pose for a group photo at the welcoming ceremony for the ship. (Photo: VNA)

Thailand's naval ship pays friendship visit to Ho Chi Minh City

The visit is expected to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation between the defence ministries of Vietnam and Thailand, as well as between the two countries’ navies, while contributing to activities marking 50 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Vu Ho speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

President Ho Chi Minh honoured in RoK on 136th birth anniversary

With Vietnam–Korea ties expanding across multiple fields, he noted that honouring President Ho Chi Minh in the RoK carries significance beyond the overseas Vietnamese. It offers a chance to raise mutual understanding, empathy, and bonds between the Vietnamese and Korean people built on shared values of peace, cooperation, and development.