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☀️ Morning digest March 15

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest March 15 ảnh 1

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has suggested thenorthern province of Hung Yen invest more in infrastructure to draw investorsas room for industrial development remains ample in the region.
During a working session with the provincial authorities onMarch 14, Chairman Hue asked Hung Yen to focus on provincial planning thatlinks with regional and land planning to ensure stability and long-termsustainability.Read full text

– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted areception in Hanoi on March 14 for the new Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam,Chea Kimtha.
Son congratulated Cambodia on its greatachievements over the past years, including the successful organisation of thefifth Commune/Sangkat Council elections in June 2022, and the successfulassumption of ASEAN and AIPA Chair in 2022.Read full text

– President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) CentralCommittee Do Van Chien has extended congratulations to Wang Huning overhis election as Chairman of the National Committee of the ChinesePeople's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Wang Huning was elected to the position at thefirst session of the 14th CPPCC.Read full text

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a receptionin Hanoi on March 14 for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski,during which he suggested the two sides coordinate together closely to wellorganise celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomaticties this year, including thorough preparations for the exchange of delegationsin the coming time.
Quang expressed his delight at the strong and practicaldevelopment of the bilateral strategic partnership in various areas. Inparticular, two-way trade hit 16.1 billion USD in 2022, more than 30 timeshigher than in 2021, making Australia the 10th largest trade partner of Vietnamand Vietnam the seventh biggest trade partner of Australia.Read full text

– Vietnam together with other nine countries representing member‎states and observers of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF)have promoted their cuisines and cultures at the Francophonie month inMalaysia.‎
The annual event, held at a shopping complex in Kuala Lumpurfrom March 10, saw the participation of Belgium, France, ‎Guinea, Laos,Mauritius, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, ‎and Vietnam.Read full text

– The Vietnamese Association in Thailand’s Udon Thani provinceon March 14 held a ceremony to commemorate 64 naval officers and soldiers wholaid down their lives while defending Gac Ma Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa in1988 as well as heroic martyrs who sacrificed for the Fatherland and those whodied of natural disasters and pandemics.
The event, held at Khanh An Pagoda, a Vietnamese pagoda in thenortheastern province of Thailand, saw the participation of former Vice StatePresident Truong My Hoa who is also head of the “For Beloved Hoang Sa andTruong Sa” Club.Read full text

– The Vietnam-Venezuela Friendship Association on March 14presented copies of the Vietnamese version of a book entitled “Xin chao”(Hello) , written by Angel Miguel Bastidas Gonzalez, former second Secretary atthe Venezuelan Embassy to Vietnam, to the Dinh Huu Du Bookcase Initiative setup by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union chapter at the Vietnam News Agency(VNA).
Addressing the book handover ceremony, Le Duy Truyen, Vice Chairmanof the Vietnam-Venezuela Friendship Association and former Deputy GeneralDirector of VNA, said Angel Miguel Bastidas Gonzalez is a diplomat and also ajournalist, who was one of the founders of the Venezuela-Vietnam Friendship andSolidarity House. Read full text

– The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on March 14 issued twodecisions to reduce regulatory interest rates by 0.5% to 1%, which will comeinto force on March 15.
Under Decision No. 313/QD-NHNN, the rediscount interest ratewill be revised down from 4.5% per year to 3.5% per year; overnight lendingrates in interbank electronic payments and loans to cover capital shortfalls inclearing payments of the SBV for credit institutions will be decreased from 7%per year to 6% per year.Read full text/.

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☀️ Morning digest on May 21

☀️ Morning digest on May 21

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam's meeting with the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health to look into traditional medicine, PM Le Minh Hung's phone talks with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon, and the 2026 Ho Chi Minh City – RoK investment cooperation and business networking forum are among news highlights on May 20 evening.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (R) hosts the UK's Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew in Hanoi on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam attaches great importance to ties with UK: PM

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung suggested that the two countries work together towards raising bilateral trade turnover to 10 billion USD in 2026 and eventually 15 billion USD through expanded market access for each other’s goods.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) and Ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Vietnam Ri Sung Guk at their meeting on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister receives DPRK Ambassador

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam always attach importance to and wish to continuously nurture and promote the Vietnam–DPRK relationship in a more substantive and effective manner in the new development era, in line with the common aspirations of the two peoples and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) and Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes at their meeting on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

PM vows to deepen Vietnam-Cuba special ties

At a reception for Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes in Hanoi on May 20, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung stressed that the Party, Government and people of Vietnam always remember and treasure the solidarity and wholehearted support that the Party, Government and people of Cuba have extended to Vietnam during its past struggle for national liberation as well as the current cause of national construction and development.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has a phone conversation with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

PM holds phone talks with New Zealand counterpart

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed six major orientations for future collaboration, including further strengthening political trust through increased delegation exchanges, high-level contacts and bilateral cooperation mechanisms, and promoting more substantive defence and security cooperation through enhanced exchanges and stronger naval and maritime security capabilities.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man addresses the working session on May 20 (Photo: VNA)

NA leader urged more substantive, professional deputy affairs work

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man asked the NA Committee for Deputy Affairs to shift strongly from procedural consultation to strategic consultation, moving beyond the mindset of merely “following procedures correctly” towards policy design, process standardisation, quality control and forecasting.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam speaks at the working session in Hanoi with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies and relevant agencies on assessing national development resources. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader orders decisive action to unlock idle resources for growth

Public resources must lead and activate private resources, while public investment should stimulate broader social investment. FDI, meanwhile, should move from quantity-based attraction toward quality-based absorption linked with technology transfer and stronger domestic linkages, said top leader To Lam.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Editorial team meets to begin review of 100-year Party leadership

Politburo member Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang described the review as a major strategic political task, adding that the process must deliver historical depth, theoretical vision, and strategic foresight to guide Vietnam toward fast and sustainable development in the decades ahead.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the working session with standing members of the NA's Committee for Economic and Financial Affairs in Hanoi on May 20. (Photo: VNA)

NA Chairman asks for enhanced policy advisory to support double-digit growth target

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has demanded the NA's Committee for Economic and Financial Affairs to enhance its policy advisory capacity, stressing that robust and evidence-based policymaking is essential to achieving the country’s ambition of double-digit economic growth while safeguarding macroeconomic stability.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (R) and Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy US Trade Representative, in Hanoi on May 20, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister receives Deputy US Trade Representative

The Vietnamese Government will continue to work closely with the US side to soon finalise the agreement, thereby further deepening economic, trade, and investment cooperation as the main driving force for bilateral relations, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung (R) and Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dag Hartelius in Hanoi on May 19, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam sees Sweden one of leading European partners in innovation, green development

Discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, both sides affirmed their support for multilateralism and free trade, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts in line with international law and the UN Charter. They also stressed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).