Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet attended a dialogue on Vietnam's national report under the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism in Geneva on May 7.
Affirming Vietnam's consistent policy of protecting and promoting human rights, placing people at the centre, goal and driving force of its renewal and development process, the deputy minister highlighted Vietnam's journey from a poor country to one of the fastest-growing economies deeply integrated into the global community.Read full story
-The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) and the Australian Border Force (ABF) took a significant step toward enhanced cooperation by signing a new plan to collaborate on customs investigations and monitoring during talks in Hanoi on May 7.
The plan, signed by GDVC Director General Nguyen Van Can and ABF Commissioner Michael Outram, signified a commitment to sharing expertise and tackling customs violations.Read full story
-Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung has expressed his wish for the support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in optimising investment resources for agriculture and rural development.
During a recent working session with ACIAR CEO Wendy Umberger, Trung emphasised Vietnam's commitment to agriculture, highlighting it as a national advantage and a pillar of the economy.Read full story
-A grand meeting was held in Vientiane, Laos on May 7 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory in Vietnam (May 7, 1954).
This was one of the activities of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, State and Army to celebrate the historic victory that forced France to sign the Geneva agreements ending the war in the whole Indochina and recognising the independence, unity and territorial integrity of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.Read full story
-Vietnam's 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory has resonated in Laos, with major newspapers and state media outlets dedicating significant coverage to the historic event.
The May 7 editorial of Pasaxon, the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, positioned the Dien Bien Phu Victory as the "pinnacle" of Vietnam's fight for national liberation, a decisive blow against old-style colonialism and the intervention of new-style imperialists, etching a permanent mark on Vietnamese and global history in the 20th century.Read full story
- The Dien Bien Phu victory 70 years ago created a premise for the signing of the Geneva agreements on ending war and restoring peace in Indochina, according to Radio National Argentina (RNA).
In his article posted on the RNA’s e-newspaper, journalist Gaston Fiorda recalled the moment when the red and gold star flag flew on the roof of the French commander bunker in Dien Bien Phu at 17:30 on May 7, 1954, and all French troops at the base surrendered and were captured.Read full story/.
