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 June 25 called for a comprehensive review, cleansing, standardisation and integration of data across the entire political system, stressing that data must be considered as an important foundation and a strategic national resource.
Chairing a thematic meeting on digital transformation within the political system, organised by the Central Steering Committee for Science and Technology Development, Innovation and Digital Transformation, General Secretary and President Lam, who is also head of the committee, said digital transformation has played a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the new organisational apparatus and administrations at all levels. Read full story
– Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 25 received Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama, who came to pay a farewell courtesy call at the end of his tenure.
The top leader of Vietnam congratulated Salama on his successful term as Palestinian Ambassador and head of the diplomatic corps in Vietnam. He highly valued the close bond, deep understanding, and special sentiments that the ambassador has nurtured for Vietnam over the past 40 years, describing them as a vivid testament to the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Palestine. Read full story
– Party General Secretary and State President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 25 for outgoing Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Choi Young-sam.
General Secretary and President Lam congratulated Choi on successfully completing his term in Vietnam and highly appreciated the Ambassador's important contributions to the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which is becoming increasingly profound, effective, and beneficial to the people of both countries. Read full story
– National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on June 25 witnessed the signing ceremony of coordination regulations between the NA’s Committee for National Defence, Security and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The signing of the coordination regulations represents a concrete step in implementing the Party’s major policies and orientations on building a socialist rule-of-law state, improving the legal system, and enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the legislature’s operations. Read full story
– The two-day 13th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) for the 2026–2031 term concluded in Hanoi on June 25 afternoon, completing its full agenda.
Delivering his closing remarks, First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee Bui Quang Huy affirmed that the congress has completed all scheduled items and fully and seriously incorporated the guidance of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam into its future programme of action, creating strong political momentum for the union’s activities and youth movements during the new term. Read full story
– Vietnam stands ready to provide appropriate support for Venezuela following the devastating earthquake that struck the South American nation on June 24 evening, while closely monitoring the situation to ensure the safety of Vietnamese citizens there, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on June 25.
Speaking at the ministry’s regular press briefing in Hanoi, Hang said Party General Secretary and State President To Lam sent a message of sympathy to Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Eloina Rodriguez Gomez following the disaster, which caused significant human and material losses. Read full story
– Following the success of the inaugural edition in 2024, the central province of Quang Tri cooperates with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to elevate the Festival for Peace to the national scale this year, a local official told an international press conference held in Hanoi on June 25.
The festival, running from April to December, features a wide range of commemorative, cultural, artistic, sporting, tourism, investment networking, trade promotion and community activities carrying messages of peace, friendship and development, organisers said. Read full story./.
