Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam highlighted eight lessons learned from the 80 years of building, fighting, and growing of the People’s Public Security Force, while meeting with retired high-ranking public security officers on August 16 on the occasion of the 80th traditional day of the People's Public Security Force (August 19, 1945 – 2025) and the 20th All People's Security Safeguard Festival (August 19, 2005 - 2025).
These lessons include remaining absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland, and the people, taking the revolutionary ideals and the national interests as the guiding principles of action; maintaining a close, flesh-and-blood bond with the people; staying firm in political mettle, and steadfast in the face of all upheavals; and proactively grasping the situation in order to forecast and prevent threats to national security early, from afar, and from the root, General Secretary Lam said. Read full story
- The upcoming state visit to Vietnam by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and the Queen of Bhutan at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong and his spouse is expected to further deepen bilateral ties and promote cooperation in potential areas.
This will be the first state visit to Vietnam by the King and Queen of Bhutan since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2012, marking an important milestone in bilateral relations. Read full story
- Former Israeli Minister of Justice Yossi Beilin has praised Vietnam as a dynamic nation emerging from the shadows of war to become a symbol of peace, development, renewal, and international connectivity.
In a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the country’s 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), Beilin, who played a key role in establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Israel in 1993 as Israel’s then Deputy Foreign Minister, expressed his admiration for Vietnam’s transformation over the past decades. Read full story
- A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on August 17, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Public Security Forces (August 19, 1945 – 2025) and the 20th anniversary of the All-People Security Safeguard Festival (August 19, 2005).
The delegation included Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu.
Former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former State President Truong Tan Sang, former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, also joined the activity. Read full story
- Collectives and individuals of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security were honoured with prestigious orders from Laos and Cuba at a ceremony held in Hanoi on August 16.
The event took place on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the National Day (September 2), the 80th Traditional Day of the Vietnam People's Public Security force (August 19), and the 20th anniversary of the All-People Security Safeguard Festival (August 19). Read full story
- Hanoi Transport Station JSC plans to add 1,000 buses to best meet public travel demand during the National Day holiday from August 30 to September 2, according to its Director Pham Manh Hung.
Passenger and vehicle volumes are expected to surge from August 28 afternoon to August 30, the company said. Read full story
- The Vietnamese film “Dao, Pho and Piano” (Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano) by Director Phi Tien Son makes a strong impression on international audiences at the 3rd ASEAN Film Festival, taking place in Hong Kong (China) from August 7 to 31.
The state-funded war film portrays a young couple’s journey to reunite on February 17, 1947, the last day of the 60-day Battle of Hanoi. The battle signaled the start of the First Indochina War./. Read full story
