Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Vietnam and Jordan should continue to strengthen bilateral relations and political trust, strive to become each other’s trusted partners, effectively implement existing agreements, and expand cooperation in defence and security, economic development and sustainable growth.
The shared view was expressed on February 3 during a reception hosted by Party General Secretary To Lam for Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives Mazen Turki El Qadi, who is on an official visit to Vietnam. Read full story
– Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony in Hanoi on February 3 evening to honour outstanding grassroots Party cell secretaries and present the 10th National Press Awards on Party building, known as the Golden Sickle and Hammer Awards.
The event, co-hosted by the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, the Communist Review, the Nhan dan (People) newspaper, Vietnam Television, and the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, coincided with the 96th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3). Read full story
– State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception for Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives Mazen Turki El Qadi in Hanoi on February 3, stating that the visit will sustain fresh momentum for bilateral ties to develop more strongly and substantively.
President Cuong commended the notable progress in bilateral ties in recent years, especially following the Jordanian King's visit, and affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State, and people always attach importance to consolidating friendship and effective cooperation with Jordan. Read full story
– State President Luong Cuong on February 3 received Czech Ambassador to Vietnam Hynek Kmonicek, who paid a farewell call upon the completion of his tenure in the country.
Congratulating Hynek Kmonicek on successfully fulfilling his term of office, President Cuong appreciated his important contributions to the positive development of the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic, particularly since the two countries upgraded their ties to a Strategic Partnership in January 2025. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reaffirmed Vietnam’s openness to Swiss and European enterprises, encouraging greater investment in high-tech and high value-added projects linked with technology transfer, as well as deeper cooperation in green and digital transformation, renewable energy, the marine economy, green finance and tourism.
At a February 3 meeting with a delegation of Swiss and European businesses led by Dr Philipp Rösler, President of the Swiss–Viet Economic Forum (SVEF), the PM commended the forum and Rösler for their active role in connecting Vietnam with partners, promoting investment cooperation and enhancing Vietnam’s profile among European and global business communities. Read full story
– Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu held a meeting with 96 outstanding secretaries of grassroots Party cells nationwide in Hanoi on February 3 on the occasion of the 96th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930–2026).
The 96 honourees are exemplary Party cell secretaries selected and recommended by Party committees at all levels. They are recognised for outstanding performance, high prestige, innovative models and effective practices that have delivered tangible results in the Party building, socio-economic development, improvement of people's living standards, and enhancement of the great national solidarity at the grassroots level. Read full story
– Le Hoai Trung, Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, held talks with Wang Yi, Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, in Beijing on February 3.
Trung briefed Wang on the key outcomes and success of the 14th National Congress of the CPV, highlighting its new theoretical and practical insights. He reaffirmed the CPV’s resolve to follow the Congress’s guidelines, overarching goals, key tasks, and strategic breakthroughs, with the aim of achieving fast and sustainable development and building Vietnam into a developed country with a socialist orientation. Read full story
– Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong received a delegation of the Committee on National Security at the Hungarian NA led by Committee Chairman Zoltan Sas in Hanoi on February 3.
Phuong described the Hungarian delegation’s visit as an important opportunity for both sides to share experience and concretise the positive results achieved, thus helping to further enhance the Vietnam – Hungary Comprehensive Partnership in the new development phase. Read full story
– Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien is in Singapore from February 2–5 to attend the 10th Singapore Airshow at the Changi Exhibition Centre.
The biennial event stands as Asia's largest defence and aerospace exhibition, serving as a key platform to forge regional partnerships and seal agreements in the sector. Read full story./.
