Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a new decision assigning lead responsibilities to key ministries to drive the UK – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) forward.
The new decision, effective on January 16, replaces the earlier assignment from August 24, 2021. Read full story
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on January 19 received non-resident foreign ambassadors who are in Vietnam to attend the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
Welcoming the ambassadors, the Deputy FM underscored that their presence at this major political event reflected international solidarity, friendship and valuable support for the Party, the State and the people of Vietnam. Read full story
- Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Switzerland (CPS) Massimiliano Ay expected the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to consolidate its position on the international stage, noting that the Party’s experience is rich and deserves wider recognition from the West.
In an interview with a Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) correspondent in Geneva, Massimiliano Ay proposed meetings between European communist parties and Vietnamese institutions, along with training courses and knowledge updates in political and ideological work, as well as exchanges in more specific areas. He stressed that socialist countries need to support one another and share experience more effectively, while making their voices heard internationally. This, he added, is also a symbolic and inspirational factor that helps strengthen the morale of communists. Read full story
- The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is not only a major political and social event for Vietnam, but also a clear demonstration that the Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the CPV, are determining for themselves the nation’s destiny and development priorities.
The remark was made by Sergey Syrankov, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus, in a recent interview with Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in Eastern Europe. Read full story
- Vietravel Airlines announced on January 19 that it will inaugurate a Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh service on February 1, 2026, marking its first route linking to the north-central region.
The route will operate three flights daily in both directions, the airline said. Read full story
- The Secretariat for the ASEAN Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Network will be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to Malaysian Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
The official was quoted by local media as saying that ASEAN Digital Ministers endorsed the Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN AI Safety Network, as adopted by ASEAN Heads of Government at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur in 2025. Read full story
- The People’s Committee of Phu Quoc Special Zone in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is accelerating the implementation of projects serving the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in 2027 (APEC 2027).
Simultaneously, the committee is also carrying out land-origin verification, vocational transition support, job placement, resettlement and other policies for people affected by site clearance. Read full story
- Ho Chi Minh City is intensifying the enforcement of regulations on vessel monitoring system (VMS) installed on fishing vessels, as part of urgent efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc has requested relevant departments, agencies and local authorities to synchronously implement management, inspection, supervision and sanctioning measures related to VMS, with a focus on addressing outstanding shortcomings in legal compliance and fulfilling pressing tasks in fighting IUU fishing in the city. Read full story
- Vietnam is entering a decisive stage of economic maturation, marked by a structural shift from large-scale manufacturing toward higher value-added production and increasingly sophisticated services, according to Shan Saeed, Global Chief Economist at Malaysia-based international real estate technology group IQI Juwai.
Citing Vietnam’s consistently strong real GDP growth of 7-8% annually, merchandise exports exceeding 355-380 billion USD, and average annual foreign direct investment inflows of 35-40 billion USD, Saeed affirmed that Vietnam has consolidated its position as one of ASEAN’s most resilient growth engines and most attractive investment destinations./. Read full story
