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☀️ Morning digest on April 15

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

☀️ Morning digest on April 15

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

- Vietnam and China are two close neighbours, connected by mountains and rivers, and the people of the two countries have shared many similarities in culture and customs, and together cultivated a long-standing traditional friendship that has lasted for thousands of years, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam has written in an article. Read full story

- The China-Vietnam community with a shared future is inherited from the two countries’ distinctive revolutionary traditions, based on strong political mutual trust, and rooted in fruitful cooperation, wrote General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping. Read full story

- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi on April 14 afternoon.

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam (right) and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping. (Photo: VNA)

At the talks, which took place right after the official welcome ceremony for the Chinese leader, Lam welcomed Xi’s state visit, noting its significance during the Year of Vietnam-China Humanistic Exchange and the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The Vietnamese leader expressed confidence that the visit would mark a new milestone in the enduring friendship between the two Parties and nations, contributing to further deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and advancing the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic importance. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed the state visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi on April 14, hailing it as the most important high-level engagement in bilateral ties this year.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping. (Photo: VNA)

PM Chinh expressed appreciation for Xi’s four visits to Vietnam in his capacity as Party General Secretary and President of China, believing that this historic milestone will provide strategic direction and fresh impetus to further foster ties between the two Parties and countries. Read full story

- Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on April 14 met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, who is paying a state visit to Vietnam from April 14-15.

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Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man (R) and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi on April 14 (Photo: VNA)

During the meeting, the top legislator stressed that Vietnam and China are close neighbours, bound by a longstanding traditional friendship that has been nurtured over generations by the leaders and people of both nations. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) cooperate with and support Vietnam in developing the aviation industry, as well as in exploiting and developing aerospace, while receiving its Chairman He Dongfeng in Hanoi on April 14.

Welcoming He and leaders of COMAC on their working trip to Vietnam, coinciding with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping's state visit to Vietnam, PM Chinh said that during the top Chinese leader’s ongoing visit to Vietnam, the two sides will discuss many important issues for the future development of the two countries and their relations, and at the same time, sign many important documents, including cooperation in the aviation sector. Read full story

- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and his spouse Zinash Tayachew arrived in Hanoi on April 14 afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam and attendance at the fourth Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and his spouse Zinash Tayachew arrive in Hanoi on April 14 afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

PM Abiy Ahmed Ali and his entourage were welcomed at Noi Bai International Airport by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang and Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania and Ethiopia Vu Thanh Huyen. Read full story

- Amanda Nguyen, a Vietnamese – American astronaut, will make history aboard Blue Origin's first all-female crew mission when transporting symbolic botanical payload from her homeland.

As many as 169 Vietnamese lotus seeds will embark on a journey into the space with Amanda on April 14 evening (Hanoi time) from Van Horn, Texas, the US, according to the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology./. Read full story

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Vietnamese Ambassador to India Trinh Minh Manh (Photo: VNA)

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint press conference in Moscow on September 9, 2026 (Photo: VNA)

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko witness the exchange of cooperation agreements between the two countries at the forum in Moscow on September 9, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

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