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 Central Committee To Lam on February 19 received Cuba's Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.
At the reception, Lam affirmed Vietnam’s deep appreciation for Cuba’s solidarity and support and expressed his confidence that, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba, the Caribbean country will continue overcoming challenges and achieving new milestones in national construction and protection. Read full story
- State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 19 for visiting Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during which he affirmed Vietnam's solidarity with Cuba.
The Vietnamese State leader stated that generations of Vietnamese people deeply appreciate Cuba’s selfless support for Vietnam during its most challenging moments in the struggle for national liberation in the past. Read full story
- State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception for Ambassadors and Chargé d'Affaires of ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste in Hanoi on February 19, in which he said that Vietnam views the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a strategic priority in its foreign policy, and Southeast Asian countries as close neighbours.
On behalf of the Ambassadors and Chargé d'Affaires of the ASEAN countries in Vietnam, Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Tan Yang Thai, extended warm New Year greetings and best wishes to the Vietnamese State leader, expressed his hope that Vietnam will continue to be a successful development model in the region. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha in Hanoi on February 19, during which he urged Cambodia to continue granting citizenship to people of Vietnamese origin residing in Cambodia.
The Vietnamese leader proposed the two sides continue promoting border cooperation and collaboration in combating transnational crimes, particularly drug trafficking, human trafficking, and online fraud. Read full story
- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla discussed directions and measures to promote the traditional solidarity, special friendship, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations during their talks in Hanoi on February 19.
Son expressed his delight at the fruitful development of the Vietnam – Cuba relations in all Party, State, and people-to-people diplomacy channels, reaffirming that the Party and State of Vietnam attach importance to the special relationship with Cuba, the first country in the Western Hemisphere to establish diplomatic ties with Vietnam. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with Chen Gang, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in Hanoi on February 19.
The talks took place as part of Chen’s visit to Vietnam where he also attended a New Year meeting for secretaries of the Party committees of Vietnam’s Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Ha Giang provinces and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Read full story
- Several international media outlets have recently assessed that Vietnam’s plan to streamline its state apparatus has garnered strong public support.
Singapore’s The Straits Times and Thailand’s Bangkok Post and Kaohoon International described the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s approval of the apparatus restructuring plan as a major shift. The Vietnamese authorities are pushing forward with the initiative to cut state budget expenditures and enhance the system's efficiency. According to authors from these news outlets, the public strongly backs the reform, as a streamlined state apparatus will help Vietnam pursue its ambitious growth targets. Read full story
- The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2025 will feature the highest number of participating teams in its history, the organising committee announced on February 19.
Themed “Danang – The New Rising Era,” the festival, which will take place from May 31 to July 12, is expected to be the most intense competition yet, bringing together top-tier teams from the world's leading fireworks hubs./. Read full story
