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 General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired a high-level meeting between the two Parties in Vientiane on December 2.
The meeting is the highest-level cooperation mechanism that holds special significance to guiding and developing the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion between Vietnam and Laos in a substantive manner, thereby generating practical benefits for the two peoples and contributing to regional and global peace, security, and prosperity. Read full story
– General Secretary of the CPV To Lam on December 2 visited former General Secretaries of the LPRP and former Presidents of Laos Choummaly Sayasone and Bounnhang Vorachith as part of his state visit to Laos.
The former Lao leaders expressed their pleasure at meeting General Secretary Lam – a close friend of the Lao people – during his important visit, which coincided with the 50th National Day of Laos and the 105th birth anniversary of President Kaysone Phomvihane. They said the visit reflects the continuation of the long-standing friendship between the two Parties and people, and key leaders of the two countries as well. Read full story
– Vietnam and Laos issued a joint statement following the state visit to Laos by General Secretary of the CPV To Lam on December 1-2, during which he also attended a ceremony to celebrate the 50th National Day of Laos, and co-chaired a high-level meeting between the CPV and the LPRP in Vientiane.
During the trip, the Vietnamese Party chief held talks with General Secretary of the LPRP and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, and met with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and National Assembly Chairman Xaysomphone Phomvihane. He also attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Laos–Vietnam Friendship Park, paid visits to former senior Party and State leaders of Laos, delivered a policy speech at the Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration, and joined other activities. Read full story
– Built on the foundation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established more than a decade ago, the high level of political trust between Vietnam and Russia remains a crucial basis to further unlock cooperation potential for the benefit and development of both nations, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has affirmed.
The top legislator made the statement while receiving Andrey Vladimirovich Yatskin, First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, in Hanoi on December 2. Read full story
– The inauguration ceremony of the National Assembly (NA)’s museum, together with the launch of new publications and a commemorative postage stamp set marking the 80th anniversary of the Vietnamese legislature, took place in Hanoi on December 2.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man, along with several former and incumbent leaders of the Party and legislature, attended the event. Read full story
– Vietnamese leaders on December 2 sent messages of congratulations to Cuban leaders on the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 2, 1960–2025).
General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee To Lam extended his warm congratulations to Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba. Read full story
– Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Van Quang had talks with a delegation from the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan led by Chief Justice and Chairman of the Judicial-Legal Council Inam Imdad Karimov in Hanoi on December 2.
Hailing the visit, which followed the establishment of the Vietnam – Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership in May 2025, Quang said the relationship upgrade provides a cornerstone for the two countries to foster bilateral cooperation, and that Karimov’s trip will promote collaboration between the two sides’ court systems. Read full story
– From December 2, Chinese visitors to Vietnam can use their familiar mobile payment apps to scan VIETQR Global codes and make direct payments at shopping, dining and tourist locations nationwide.
The announcement was made at a ceremony in Hanoi launching bilateral QR-code retail payment connectivity between Vietnam and China. The event was organised by the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS), UnionPay International (UPI) of China, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank). Read full story./.
