☀️ Morning digest February 8

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.

-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visits to Singapore and Bruneicarry the message of joining hands for a cohesive ASEAN and a peaceful, stable,and prosperous Southeast Asia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viethas affirmed.

In an interview with the press ahead of the PM’strip from February 8-11, Viet stressed that the relations between Vietnam andthe two countries are based on a lot of similarities in politics, economy,culture, and people-to-people exchange.Read full text

-Vietnamwishes UNDP will continue to give advice to and support Vietnam in terms ofhealth care, bidding and procurement of medicines and medical equipment, andmarine spatial planning, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha told UNDP ResidentRepresentative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi.

During a reception for the UNDP official inHanoi on February 7, the Deputy PM spoke highly of the effective and practicalcooperation between Vietnam and UNDP across the fields of economy, society,climate change adaptation and ensuring the environment.Read full text

-DeputyMinister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung emphasised theimportance of a safe internet in the development process inVietnam on the occasion of World Safer Internet Day 2023 (February 7).

This year’s World Safer Internet Day is themed “Want to talk about it? Making space for safe conversations about life online”.Read full text

-HMS Spey,the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’sport on February 7, beginning a five-day friendship visit to the city on theoccasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Iain Frew, the new UK Ambassador to Vietnam, saidthat the visit will help deepen the already close relationship between the twocountries. He added that the two countries share common concerns, includingmaritime security, and sustainable development.Read full text

-Asmany as 16 districts in Hanoi - 11 urban and 5 rural ones - no longer have anyhouseholds living under the poverty line, and the number of poor households inthe capital city stands at 2,134, making up only 0.095% of its population.

The municipal People’s Committee has set thetarget of reducing the number of poor households to 642 this year. To that end,it has directed districts to concertedly roll out policies and measures onsustainable poverty reduction.Read full text

-Investmentmanagement firm VinaCapital said it expects Vietnam’s economy and stock marketto “normalise” this year after the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an economist’s note titled “Looking ahead at2023”, Chief Economist Michael Kokalari said the economy is returning to itslong-term growth trajectory now that the post-COVID re-opening boom hasfinished.Read full text

-TheMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the People’s Committeeof Ninh Binh province organised a ceremony to launch an afforestation campaignin Kim Son district on February 7.

The event formed part of the Mangrove Restorationand Sustainable Management Project in the Red River Delta funded by theGovernment of the Republic of Korea (RoK) through the Korea Forest Service (theKFS Project).Read full text

-Vietnamwill send its four best athletes to compete for medals at the Asian Indoor AthleticsChampionships 2023 in Kazakhstan later this week.

It is the first continental tournament in whichVietnamese competitors will participate after three years of the pandemic.Read full text/.

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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.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing and their spouses in a joint photo with artists at the banquet in Hanoi on September 5 evening (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam–Myanmar cooperation to enjoy new, more substantive strides: Top leader

General Secretary and President To Lam expressed firm belief that building on the fruitful outcomes of their talks and driven by the joint determination of both countries’ leaders and peoples, the Vietnam–Myanmar Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership will record new strides that are more comprehensive, effective, and substantive.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (right) receives outgoing Bangladeshi Ambassador Mohammad Lutfor Rahman on September 5. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader receives outgoing Bangladeshi ambassador

Reviewing bilateral ties over the ambassador's tenure, General Secretary and President To Lam noted that more than 50 years since diplomatic relations were established, Vietnam–Bangladesh ties have continued to develop steadily, with high political trust and mutual support at regional and international forums.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) meets with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Hanoi on September 5. (Photo: VNA)

PM Le Minh Hung meets with Myanmar President

The two leaders pledged to push for the early resumption of key cooperation mechanisms such as the joint sub-committee on trade cooperation, the security dialogue, and the joint working group on bilateral defence cooperation, thereby creating new momentum for the Vietnam–Myanmar Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership.