Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President To Lam on July 25 received a high-ranking Cambodian delegation led by Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and President of the Cambodian Senate, who are in Hanoi to attend the state funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Hun Sen conveyed the condolences from the CPP, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, National Assembly, Senate and people of Cambodia to the Party, State, National Assembly and people of Vietnam over the passing of Party General Secretary Trong. Read full story
- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong plays a highly important role in the stability and development of Vietnam, with the three legacies of the Party building and rectification, uprightness, and the “bamboo diplomacy” policy, which not only consolidate public trust in the Party’s leadership but also inspire future generations.
So said Dr Le Hong Hiep from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, based in Singapore, while talking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) about the late leader’s contributions. Read full story
- High-ranking delegations from Laos, China, Cambodia, Russia, Cuba paid their last respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25, expressing their grief for the death of the Vietnamese Party leader.
In the condolence book, Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith noted the profound sadness at the death of General Secretary Trong. He wrote that the Lao Party, State, and people will always remember the General Secretary’s great merit and invaluable contributions to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam. "We lost a respectable comrade, a close and great friend," he wrote, affirming that the Vietnamese Party leader's reputation and legacy will forever live on. Read full story
- President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 25 for Wang Huning, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who leads the Chinese Party and State delegation to the state funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi.
President Lam expressed heartfelt gratitude to the CPC Central Committee for its prompt and sincere message of condolence. He also thanked General Secretary and President Xi Jinping for his visit to the Vietnamese Embassy in China to pay tribute to and shared many heartfelt remarks about the late General Secretary. Read full story
- As many as 1,565 delegations with 55,600 people paid their final respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Lai Da village, Dong Hoi commune, Hanoi's outlying district of Dong Anh from 7am to 9pm on July 25.
The attendees included leaders from the Party, State, ministries, agencies, mass organisations, localities, and units, as well as the military, diplomatic delegations, international organisations, international friends, and fellow citizens, according to the organising board of the state funeral. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 25 received Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Political Bureau, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and Special Representative of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, who leads the Chinese delegation to attend the state funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Vietnam.
PM Chinh took the occasion to recall special milestones in the Vietnam-China relations involving both Party General Secretary Trong and Party General Secretary and President Xi, particularly their historic visits in 2022 and 2023 as well as the elevation of the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State consistently regard the development of the long-standing, stable friendship and cooperation with the Chinese counterparts as an objective requirement, a strategic choice, and a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy. Read full story
- President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 25 for Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, who is in Hanoi to attend the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Lam expressed gratitude to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, the State, National Assembly, Government of Laos and the Lao Front for National Development for their heartfelt messages of condolences and the high-ranking delegation's attendance at the two-day state funeral. He highlighted this gesture as a reflection of the deep fraternal bond, close relationship, and unwavering solidarity between the two Parties, countries and their people. Read full story
- President To Lam on July 25 received Suga Yoshihide, a special envoy of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former PM of Japan, who is in Vietnam to pay his last respects to the late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
On behalf of the Japanese government, Suga conveyed his deepest condolences to the Party, State, people of Vietnam, and the family of the late Party leader. Read full story
- Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, led a Vietnamese delegation to the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-57) in Vientiane, Laos on July 25.
In his speech, Viet commended Laos for its chairmanship role and expressed support for the theme and priorities of ASEAN this year. He said ASEAN's resilience lies in its ability to maintain unity, centrality, strategic autonomy and capacity to respond to shifts in the global and regional landscapes./. Read full story
