☀️ Morning digest November 6

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

☀️ Morning digest November 6

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

- Party General Secretary To Lam has freshly penned an article on building an elite, streamlined, strong, efficient, valid and effective political system.

The article published on November 5 stressed that at every revolutionary stage, the Party and State have consistently placed importance on enhancing the leadership, governance, and combat capacity of the Party, and on strengthening the efficiency, validity, and effectiveness of the political system. This is one of the pivotal elements that have enabled the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to become a great helmsman and a visionary captain skillfully steering the ship of the Vietnamese revolution through challenges to achieve victory after victory, the Party leader wrote. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 5 met representatives of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Kunming city, China’s Yunnan province, and the Vietnamese community there.

The meeting took place as part of his ongoing trip to China to attend the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, the 10th Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit, and the 11th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Cooperation Summit, and hold bilateral activities in the neighbouring country. Read full story

- The General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) opened a training course on trade union affairs for officers of the Lao People’s Army (LPA) in Hanoi on November 5.

In his opening remarks, Colonel Nguyen Dinh Duc, who is in charge of the trade union affairs division at the General Department of Politics, highlighted that with the close and loyal relationship between the two countries, trade union cadres and members of the two armies have long upheld and promoted the traditions of their nations and militaries. Read full story

- The Trinity Forum 2024, the world's premier airport retail trade forum, kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 5 under the theme “Driving Innovation to Stay Relevant in a Rapidly Changing Consumer Landscape”.

Co-hosted by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG), the two-day event is set to propel the aviation, tourism, and retail sectors to new heights. It draws over 400 global experts and senior executives of more than 80 businesses from 30 countries worldwide. Read full story

- An exhibition on cultural and natural heritage, and traditional handicraft products will be held from November 22-26 in Vinh city, the central province of Nghe An, according to the Vietnam Culture and Art Exhibition Centre.

The event, to be jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the provincial People’s Committee, is part of activities to celebrate the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) and to mark the 10th anniversary of Vi-Giam folk singing being recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Read full story

- The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is about to receive a painting titled “Hillsides in Deli Ibrahim (Algiers)” by Ham Nghi, an exiled Vietnamese king, on November 12.

Ham Nghi (1871-1944), personal name Nguyen Phuc Minh, came to the throne in 1884 and was the 8th king of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945). After the Imperial City of Hue was lost in 1885, he left the capital and issued the “Can Vuong” (aid the king) edict, calling for patriots to rise up to regain independence and freedom. He was detained by the French colonialists in 1888 and exiled in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, the following year. Read full story./.

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Vietnam works to shape new future, vision with Middle East-Africa region

PM Pham Minh Chinh's trip will elevate these relationships, delivering concrete outcomes in trade, investment, industry, mining, logistics, green supply chains and innovation with South Africa; expanding energy, investment, trade, processing industries, smart agriculture and education cooperation with Algeria; and deepening collaboration in finance, trade, investment, energy, green infrastructure, food security, ODA and the Halal industry with Kuwait.

PM Pham Minh Chinh, along with ASEAN and GCC leaders, attend the second ASEAN - GCC Summit (Photo: VNA)

New momentum expected from PM’s upcoming visit to Kuwait

During the trip to Kuwait, the Vietnamese PM is due to meet with Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, hold talks with Kuwaiti PM Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and receive several ministers and executives of major Kuwaiti conglomerates.

Party General Secretary To Lam (R) receives Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture in Hanoi on November 15. (Photo: VNA)

Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture welcomed in Vietnam

Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture, affirmed Kanagawa’s commitment to further strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in labour, cultural and people-to-people exchange, and in encouraging more Kanagawa enterprises to invest in Vietnam.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Top legislator calls for tougher anti-graft push inside NA

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need for strict enforcement of asset and income declarations, open personnel appointment processes, rigorous disciplinary measures, enhanced media and public supervision over the NA Office’s operations, and wider adoption of information technology to shrink opportunities for corruption.

NA Chairman and President of the National Election Council Tran Thanh Man speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Nationwide conference on 2026 parliamentary, local elections wraps up

The outcomes of the upcoming National Assembly and People's Council elections will be critical to upholding democracy, reinforcing great national unity, fostering public trust, and ensuring the success of comprehensive national renewal, and the process of building and safeguarding the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as well.

Party General Secretary To Lam speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief highlights key tasks to ensure successful 2026 elections

With the determination of the Party committees, authorities, and over 100 million voters across the country, Party General Secretary believed that the elections will be a success and truly become a great festival of the Vietnamese people where the will of the Party is united with the aspirations of the people.

Party General Secretary To Lam with residents of Thuong Cat ward, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief joins Great National Unity Festival in Hanoi's Thuong Cat ward

Party General Secretary To Lam stressed the spirit of the “Five Dares” (dare to think, dare to speak, dare to act, dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate for the common good) and the “Three Togethers” (planning together, acting together, sharing together) to strengthen national unity.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)

PM asks for fast-tracking projects ahead of APEC 2027

To host APEC 2027, An Giang province proposed and received approval for 21 infrastructure projects in the Phu Quoc special zone, with a total estimated investment of 137 trillion VND (nearly 5.2 billion USD).

General Phan Van Giang, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, and General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia, at Border Marker 171 at Bavet International Border Gate (Cambodia). (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Cambodia promote border peace, friendship

The Vietnam–Cambodia Border Defence Friendship Exchange contributed to building a Vietnam–Cambodia border line of peace, friendship, stability, cooperation and development, reinforcing political trust and directly promoting the friendship and solidarity between the two nations.

General Phan Van Giang, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, and General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia, pose for a commemorative photo at the friendship tree-planting area at Bavet International Border Gate. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Cambodia hold border defence friendship exchange

The year 2025 has seen robust progress in bilateral defence cooperation, reflected through delegation exchanges, training and capacity-building activities, joint rescue and disaster response drills, and trilateral exchanges among Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

The third meeting of the National Election Council is held on November 10, 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Nationwide conference to roll out preparations for NA, People's Council elections

The conference on November 15 aims to contribute to the successful organisation of the elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure in a democratic, lawful, safe and economical manner, truly making them a festival of the entire people and strengthening public trust in the Party, the State, and the country’s renewal process.