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☀️ Morning digest on June 24

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

☀️ Morning digest on June 24

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

- The merger of Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, and Ninh Binh provinces in northern Vietnam will shape up a unified development space that integrates and promotes each locality’s strength, creating a powerful and sustainable growth driver, Party General Secretary To Lam said on June 23.

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Party General Secretary To Lam calls for concerted efforts from Nam Dinh, Ha Nam and Ninh Binh provinces to complete the organisation of the two-tier administration model by July 1. (Photo: VNA)

At a working session with the Standing Boards of the Party Committees of the three localities in Nam Dinh, the Party chief underscored that the merger is expected to facilitate harmonious infrastructure planning across the areas of transport, urbanisation, industry, tourism, services, and agriculture. It will also create favourable conditions to develop economic corridors from mountainous to delta and coastal areas, unlocking inter-regional trade, tourism, and logistics potential. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on June 23, urging permanent Cabinet members, ministries, and agencies to respond to escalating Middle East conflicts and other global disruptions that threaten Vietnam’s economic trajectory.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

In his address, PM Chinh framed the challenges as a chance to pivot toward a greener, more sustainable economic model, urging a bold restructuring of markets, products, and production to diversify the nation’s economic base. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on every citizen to act as a “soldier” in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeiting, and intellectual property violations, while also encouraging them to be smart consumers.

His remarks were made during a nationwide online conference on June 23, which reviewed efforts to combat, prevent, and curb smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property rights violations in the first half of 2025, as well as during the peak enforcement period from May 15 to June 15, 2025. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh received Lee In-sun, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Gender Equality and Family Committee of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on June 23.

Thanh highlighted the fruitful development of the Vietnam – RoK relationship over the three decades, noting that bilateral relations are currently at their best ever, with political trust continuously reinforced, fueled in part by the active and constructive engagement of the two countries’ legislative bodies. Read full story

- Vinpearl Joint Stock Company, a member of Vietnam's largest private conglomerate Vingroup, has broken ground on the Lang Van tourism and resort complex, invested with nearly 44 trillion VND (1.7 billion USD), in the central city of Da Nang.

The complex, covering a total area of 512 ha, is designed after a multi-functional model, prioritising the preservation of natural landscapes, honouring local beauty, and creating an ideal living area. Read full story

- Vietnam's Ministry of National Defence and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation in addressing the war aftermath, particularly in treating dioxin pollution.

At a reception in Hanoi on June 23 for USAID's Mission Director for Vietnam Aler Grubbs, Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien expressed gratitude and high appreciation for USAID's efforts in Vietnam, particularly in implementing dioxin treatment projects at Bien Hoa Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai and supporting Agent Orange/dioxin victims in heavily affected provinces. Read full story

- Bookings from Korean tourists for all-inclusive tours to Sapa in Vietnam's Lao Cai province in the first half of 2025 surged by 333% compared to the same period in 2024, according to Hana Tour – the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s largest travel agency.

Notably, in January 2025 alone, the number of Korean tourists booking tours to this highland destination skyrocketed by 1,138%, marking a record-breaking growth rate./. Read full story

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