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☀️ Morning digest on January 10

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

☀️ Morning digest on January 10

Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Party General Secretary To Lam urged generations of leaders and officers of the People's Public Security through the periods to continue contributing to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party, the State, and the people, at a meeting with them in Ho Chi Minh City on January 9.

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Party General Secretary To Lam speaks at the meeting with generations of leaders and officers of the People's Public Security through the periods in Ho Chi Minh City on January 9. (Photo: VNA)

The Party leader commended and highly appreciated their important contributions to the common achievements of the nation, while extending his best wishes to them on the occasion of the New Year 2025 and the upcoming Lunar New Year (Year of the Snake). Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart, Sonexay Siphandone, co-chaired an investment cooperation conference in Vientiane on January 9, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s trip to the neighbouring country.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the investment cooperation conference in Vientiane on January 9. (Photo: VNA)

In his remarks, PM Chinh stressed that the Party and State of Vietnam always highly evaluate and prioritise the preservation and development of the friendship with Laos. High-ranking leaders of both countries are resolved to enhance economic and investment cooperation as a strong pillar of the bilateral ties, ensuring it truly aligns with the potential and stature of the great friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and special solidarity. Read full story

- State President Luong Cuong visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party organisation, administration, people, and armed forces of Pa Tan commune in Sin Ho district of the northern noutainous province of Lai Chau, and presented gifts to local policy beneficiary families and poor households, on January 9 as part of the Spring in border areas warms people's hearts” programme.

The State leader expressed his joy at efforts made by the local administration, soldiers, and people of Lai Chau to overcome difficulties and challenges to complete and even exceed the set socio-economic development goals in 2024. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes in Hanoi on the afternoon of January 9, expressing his confidence that the newly-appointed diplomat would help to facilitate the implementation of agreements signed between the two Parties and States.

Highlighting the increasingly strengthened political and diplomatic ties between the two countries, the NA leader mentioned the landmark State visit to Cuba by To Lam in his capacity as Party General Secretary and State President in September 2024. He noted that this visit elevated the bilateral relations to a new height and charted fresh pathways for economic, trade, and investment cooperation. Read full story

- Vietnam always treasures the friendly, traditional neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation with China, considering this a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation and development, and multilateralisation and diversification of external relations, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man said while receiving Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei in Hanoi on January 9.

The top legislator expressed his joy at the good relations between Vietnam and China, which has recorded many remarkable results. He said that following the state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President of China Xi Jinping in December 2023, and the state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and State President To Lam in August 2024, the bilateral relations have strongly developed, becoming more comprehensive and substantive. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes in Hanoi on the afternoon of January 9, expressing his confidence that the newly-appointed diplomat would help to facilitate the implementation of agreements signed between the two Parties and States.

Highlighting the increasingly strengthened political and diplomatic ties between the two countries, the NA leader mentioned the landmark State visit to Cuba by To Lam in his capacity as Party General Secretary and State President in September 2024. He noted that this visit elevated the bilateral relations to a new height and charted fresh pathways for economic, trade, and investment cooperation. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 9 urged relevant units to accelerate the progress of sub-projects to complete the Long Thanh International Airport project as soon as possible.

In a working session with the units during his inspection trip to the construction site in the southern province of Dong Nai, the Deputy PM hailed efforts made by contractors and workers to ensure the progress of sub-projects, saying that sub-projects No. 1 and No. 2 on constructing office buildings of state management agencies, aviation management facilities, are making good progress. Read full story

- The official Logo for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Relations was officially announced in a ceremony at the ASEAN Secretariat's headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 9.

The event was organised by the New Zealand mission to ASEAN in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and Vietnam's permanent mission to ASEAN. Vietnam is the coordinator for the ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations from 2024-2027. Read full story

- Vietnam’s inflation in 2025 is projected to remain within a manageable range of 3% to 4.5%, in line with the National Assembly’s goal to keep it around 4.5%, matching expert forecasts, heard a seminar held in Hanoi on January 9.

Dr. Nguyen Duc Do, Vice Director of the Institute of Economics and Finance under the Academy of Finance, said that inflation in 2025 will be influenced by both global and domestic factors. Internationally, the global economy is expected to grow at a steady pace of 3.2%, matching the growth rate of 2024. Meanwhile, commodity prices, including oil and raw materials, are anticipated to slightly decline, which could ease inflationary pressures. Read full story

- The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam in 2025 to 7%, up from the previous projection of 6%, given the strong momentum that carried over from 2024 and pricing in the potential downside from future trade conflicts under the US administration.

According to UOB experts, Vietnam ended 2024 on a strong note, with real GDP growth surging to 7.55% in the fourth quarter of 2024. This figure was well above median consensus view of 6.7% and the bank's forecast of 5.2%. Read full story

- The central city of Hue commenced 2025 on a high note, welcoming its first international cruise ship at Chan May Port, Phu Loc fistrict, on January 9.

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Hue welcomes over 4,400 foreign visitors on first cruise ship of 2025. (Photo: VNA)

The welcome ceremony, jointly organised by the municipal Department of Tourism, Chan May Port JSC, and Saigontourist Travel Service Co., Ltd., highlighted the city's growing appeal as a premier tourist destination./. Read full story

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