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☀️ Morning digest on February 6

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

☀️ Morning digest on February 6

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 conference in Vientiane on February 5 on outcomes of the CPV’s 14th National Congress, on the occasion of the former’s state visit to Laos.

The top Vietnamese Party leader said he was pleased to share with Lao Party and State leaders the key outcomes of the 14th National Party Congress, noting that the Congress was a great success, marking a major milestone in the 96-year history of the CPV as well as in the millennia-long historical and cultural legacy of Vietnam. Read full story

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Party General Secretary To Lam (left) meets with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on February 5 in Vientiane. (Photo: VNA)



- Party General Secretary To Lam met with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on February 5 in Vientiane during his state visit to Laos, reaffirming the two countries’ resolve to further deepen their great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion.

PM Sonexay Siphandone said General Secretary Lam's visit is taking place amid the shared joy of both nations following the successful Party congresses in Vietnam and Laos. He said the visit carries profound historical significance, creating fresh momentum for consolidating and further deepening the Vietnam–Laos relationship. Read full story

- Party General Secretary To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on February 5 concluded a successful state visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

During the visit, General Secretary Lam held talks with General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith; met with Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane; and received President of the Lao Front for National Construction Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with President of the Lao NA Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on February 5, as part of the ongoing state visit to Laos by Party General Secretary To Lam.

NA Chairman Man congratulated the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on the great success of its 12th National Congress, affirming that the Congress marked an important milestone demonstrating the Party’s determination to follow the renewal policy, with clear directions, goals, and tasks for national construction and development in the new period. He also congratulated Saysomphone on his re-election to the Politburo of the 12th LPRP Central Committee. Read full story

- Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has expressed his deep appreciation and special recognition of the Vietnamese Government’s strong determination, under the close leadership and direction of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, in helping translate the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Vietnam and Laos into practical and effective outcomes.

The remarks were made during a meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone on February 5, held within the framework of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to Laos. Read full story

- The online version of Pasaxon - the official organ of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party - on February 5 published an article praising General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam’s state visit to Laos as a symbol of the special strategic cohesion between Laos and Vietnam.

The article noted that for the Lao Party, State and people, the visit is a political and diplomatic event of particular significance, marking a new milestone in the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between the two brotherly nations. Read full story

- Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang met with Politburo member of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and Minister of National Defence of Laos Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on February 5.

Giang highlighted the profound political significance of the ongoing state visit to Laos by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, saying that it is the first overseas trip by the top leader of the CPV. The visit, he said, clearly demonstrates Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching special importance to and giving top priority to Vietnam–Laos relations, thus injecting new momentum and opening a new stage of development for ties between the two countries and armies. Read full story

- Building on a record-high budget revenue performance in 2025, Ho Chi Minh City has set a more ambitious target of nearly 1 quadrillion VND (38.5 trillion USD) in State budget revenue in 2026.

According to the municipal Department of Finance, total State budget revenue collected in the city in January 2026 reached an estimated 105.082 trillion VND, equivalent to about 13% of the annual estimate and up more than 10% year on year./. Read full story

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (left) meets with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on February 5. (Photo: VNA)

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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-chair a conference in Vientiane on February 5 on outcomes of the CPV’s 14th National Congress, on the occasion of the former’s state visit to Laos. (Photo: VNA)

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