Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- People-to-people diplomacy should be regarded as a strategic pillar of comprehensive and modern diplomacy and a key component of the national development and defence strategy, Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu has stated.
Addressing a conference held in Hanoi on December 30 by the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review people-to-people diplomacy in 2025 and outline orientations and tasks for 2026, Tu highlighted the significant achievements and contributions of people-to-people diplomacy throughout the country’s revolutionary process, under the Party’s sound leadership and guided by Ho Chi Minh’s thought on combining national strength with the strength of the times. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on young people working in Government agencies to strengthen unity to build collective strength, enhance cooperation for shared benefits, and promote dialogue and sharing to reinforce trust, while fostering empathy and solidarity, especially with people in disadvantaged areas and vulnerable groups.
Addressing the plenary session of the first Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Government for the 2025–2030 term on December 30, the PM said the current process of national building and development places high demands on the younger generation. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked for honest reporting and result-oriented efforts in the combat against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with the dual aim of having the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood lifted and promoting a sustainable and responsible fisheries industry.
He made the request while chairing the 28th weekly meeting of the national steering committee for combating IUU fishing with representatives of 22 coastal provinces and cities on December 30. Read full story
- The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on December 30 held conferences to review Party work in 2025, assess professional activities, and emulation movements for the year, and roll out tasks for 2026.
Addressing the conferences, Vu Viet Trang, a member of the Government Party Committee, Secretary of the VNA Party Committee, and VNA General Director, commended reporters, editors, technicians and employees at home and abroad for their unity and efforts in overcoming difficulties and fulfilling assigned tasks amid unprecedented changes. Read full story
- Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Do Van Chien, Head of the Organising Committee for the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s first general election to the NA, chaired a meeting in Hanoi on December 30 to finalise preparations for the commemoration, scheduled to take place on January 6, 2026.
Addressing the meeting, Chien stressed that all preparatory work must be carried out with urgency and solemnity. He called for accelerated development of the communications plan for the period before, during and after the ceremony, to highlight the legislature as a symbol of the great national unity bloc and its close bond with the people. Read full story
- Each work of journalism about the 14th National Party Congress should be well-directed, engaging in form and content, impactful, and capable of shaping and guiding public opinion, said Vice Chairman of The Party Central Committee's Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation Phan Xuan Thuy.
He made the request while chairing a press training conference held in Hanoi on December 30 in preparation for the 14th National Party Congress. The event was held in a hybrid format, connecting with officials and journalists at 34 provinces and cities nationwide. Read full story
- Border guard forces from the northern province of Lang Son and China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region held talks in Lang Son on December 30 to review and assess outcomes of coordination in border management and protection, border gate control and crime prevention in 2025.
Participants identified shortcomings as a basis for advising local authorities on more effective implementation, contributing to a peaceful, friendly and cooperative border, in line with the goals of high-level leaders from the two countries. Read full story
- The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hanoi has proposed allocating 5.28 billion VND (about 201,000 USD) to present 5,280 gift packages to near-poor households and those in special difficult circumstances across the city on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026.
The funding is expected to come from the municipal “For the Poor” Fund, under which each ward will receive 30 gift packages and each commune 50 packages, with each package valued at 1 million VND./. Read full story
