Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on July 13 called for building a professional, elite, modern and humane prison management police force, stressing that the biggest success of the prison system lies not only in ensuring secure detention but also in helping offenders successfully reintegrate into society.
The Party and State leader made the remarks during a visit to and working session with the Police Department of Prison, Correctional Institution and Juvenile Reformatory Management under the Ministry of Public Security, on the occasion of the 64th traditional day of the People's Police Force (July 20, 1962–2026). Read full story
– Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Jennifer Wicks, US Ambassador to Vietnam, who paid a courtesy call on July 13 at the start of her diplomatic tenure in the country.
The Government leader reaffirmed that Vietnam consistently regards the US as one of its most important partners, supports the US playing a constructive role in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world, and wishes to elevate the Vietnam–US comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level for the benefit of the two countries' people. Read full story
– Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang is paying an official visit to Japan from July 12 to 15, with Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi hosting a welcome ceremony for him on July 13.
During his meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru, Giang reaffirmed that Vietnam always regards Japan as one of its leading and long-term partners, and supports the country's increasingly active role in promoting peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world. He expressed his hope that the two countries will strengthen cooperation in pursuit of their shared goal of strategic autonomy. Read full story
– Military academies and educational institutions of Vietnam and China should strengthen education on the tradition of good neighbourliness and friendship between the two countries, said General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence.
Cuong made the remarks in Hanoi on July 13 while receiving a visiting delegation from China's National Defence University, led by Major General Liu Kai, director of its political department. Read full story
– The Department for Roads of Vietnam, in coordination with Cambodia's Ministry of Public Works and Transport, on July 13 conducted a joint field survey at the Tan Nam International Border Gate in Vietnam's southern province of Tay Ninh and the Meun Chey International Border Gate in Cambodia's Prey Veng province.
The survey aimed to review the implementation of the two countries’ road transport agreement and assess conditions for launching international cross-border road transport through the Tan Nam–Meun Chey border gate pair. Read full story
– Vietnamese authorities, in coordination with Indian diplomatic missions, on July 13 completed procedures to repatriate the bodies of 15 Indian tourists who died in the speedboat capsize off Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of An Giang two days ago.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations, the mortal remains were handed over to the Indian side and transported on a flight departing at 18:00 for their homeland, in accordance with the wishes of the victims' families. Read full story./.
