Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse, together with the high-level Vietnamese delegation, attended a state banquet hosted by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse in Vientiane on December 1 evening.
In an atmosphere of friendship, the Lao leader warmly welcomed General Secretary Lam and his spouse, along with the Vietnamese high-level delegation, to their state visit to Laos. He emphasised that the visit embodies the warm friendship and solidarity of the Vietnamese Party, State, and people towards their Lao counterparts. Read full story
- Party General Secretary To Lam had a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on December 1.
Hailing the state visit by General Secretary Lam, the host described the Vietnamese leader and high-ranking delegation’s presence as a great contribution to the success of the ceremony marking the 50th National Day of Laos. Read full story
- Party General Secretary of Vietnam To Lam and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith witnessed the exchange of several key cooperation documents following their talks in Vientiane on December 1.
The activity formed part of General Secretary Lam's state visit to Laos, participation in the celebration of the country's 50th National Day anniversary, and attendance at a high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. Read full story
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam met with Lao National Assembly (NA) Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on December 1.
The meeting formed part of the Party leader's state visit to Laos, attendance at Laos' 50th National Day celebration, and participation in a high-level meeting between the the CPV and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has described corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena as “internal enemies”, against which the fight is long term, difficult and complex, with prevention as the priority.
The PM, who is also Secretary of the Government Party Committee, chaired the committee's conference on December 1 to review the prevention and combat of corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena during the Party’s 13th tenure. Read full story
- State President Luong Cuong held talks in Hanoi on December 1 with Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who is on a three-day state visit to Vietnam through December 2.
The talks, held right after the welcome ceremony hosted by President Cuong, saw the Vietnamese leader hail the great significance of the visit which, he said, will inject fresh momentum into the Vietnam – Brunei Comprehensive Partnership, making it more substantive and effective for the development and prosperity of both nations. Read full story
- State President Luong Cuong on December 1 hosted a state banquet in honour of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and the high-ranking delegation of Brunei on their state visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was also in attendance.
Warmly welcoming the Sultan, the President stressed that more than 30 years after the establishment of diplomatic relations and over five years since the upgrading of their ties to a Comprehensive Partnership, Vietnam and Brunei have seen their relations continuously strengthened and expanded, yielding important and substantive results. Both sides are actively implementing the 2023-2027 action programme, focusing on effectively leveraging potential areas of cooperation such as agriculture, fisheries, Halal industry development, energy, education, tourism, and maritime collaboration. Read full story
- Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on December 1 met with Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who is on a state visit to Vietnam.
Appreciating the Sultan’s visit, which takes place at a time when the two countries are striving to effectively implement the 2023–2027 Action Programme, Chairman Man expressed his confidence that the trip will create new momentum to further advance the Vietnam–Brunei Comprehensive Partnership in a more substantive and effective manner. Read full story
- The Hai Phong Trade and Investment Cooperation Conference 2025 was held on November 30 at the Embassy of Vietnam in Prague, the Czech Republic.
Chaired by Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee Le Tien Chau, the event gathered officials from the city’s departments, Vietnamese businesses in the Czech Republic, and representatives of the Vietnamese community there. Read full story
- Con Dao National Park in Ho Chi Minh City has officially been awarded the prestigious IUCN Green List certification, becoming Vietnam’s third and the world’s 101st protected area to receive the global recognition for effective and equitable conservation management.
The certificate was presented on November 29 at a ceremony co-organised by the park’s management board and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at the park headquarters on Con Dao island. Read full story
- Photo Hanoi’25, the second International Photography Biennale, has attracted more than 200,000 in-person and online visitors, along with coverage from over 100 media outlets worldwide.
Co-organised by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, the French Institute, the UNESCO Office in Vietnam, and other partners, the month-long event wrapped up in Hanoi on November 30. It served as a platform to amplify cultural exchange, art dialogue, and Hanoi’s global visibility as a UNESCO Creative City./. Read full story
