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☀️ Morning digest on March 28

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest on March 28 ảnh 1
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by VietnamNews Agency.

-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need to improve the start-up movement inboth quantity and quality so as to soon make Vietnam become a strong country inthis field at the fourth National Start-up Festival for Students, which openedin the northern province of Vinh Phuc on March 26. Read full story

-The same day, giving a keynote speech at theopening of the Visit Vietnam Year Quang Nam 2022 themed “Quang Nam- AGreen Destination”, held in Hoi An, the PM highlighted the need tofurther step up international tourism re-opening in association with safe andflexible adaptation to the pandemic in the new situation. Read full story

-President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 26 met withoutstanding young people in 2021 on the occasion of the 91st foundinganniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU).

☀️ Morning digest on March 28 ảnh 2 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) meets delegates at the event (Photo: VNA)

He affirmed that the Party and the State alwayspay special attention to encouraging young talents, and have issued manypolicies and guidelines in this regard. Read full story

-Chairman ofthe Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue held online talks withPresident the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban LazoHernández on March 25 night. The two leaders expressed their wish to bring economic-trade-investment tiesto be on par with the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cuba. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest on March 28 ảnh 3Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh (right) presents the Friendship Order to Juan Carlos Valle Raleigh, former Ambassador of Argentina to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
- VietnameseAmbassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh, entrusted by the President ofVietnam, on March 26 presented a Friendship Order to former Ambassador ofArgentina to Vietnam Juan Carlos Valle Raleigh. Read full story

- Vietnam hashanded over the project of constructing the TV and Radio Broadcasting Stationof Bokeo province to the Lao side.

The station, which has a total investment of116.67 billion VND (about 5 million USD), with 113 billion VND asnon-refundable aid from the Vietnamese Government, is one of the four projectsimplemented by the Vietnam Television in Laos. Read full story

- More than 100 Vietnamese young people andstudents studying and working in the US attended a career forum organised bythe Vietnamese Youths and Students’ Association in New York on March 26.

The event was held at the headquarters of thePermanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations. Read full story

-The ExpandedProgramme on Immunisation announced on March 27 that the Australian Governmenthas officially committed to providing Vietnam with about 13.7 million doses ofPfizer and Moderna vaccines to inoculate children aged between 5-11. Read full story

-Vietnam’sseaports have handled an estimated 180 million tonnes of goods in the firstquarter of 2022, the Vietnam Maritime Administrative (VMA) reported.

Notably, the volume of container cargo throughseaports is estimated at 6.2 million TEUs, up 6 percent year-on-year. Read full story

-The centralcity of Da Nang resumed inbound and outbound international commercial flights fromMarch 27 after two years of interruption due to COVID-19.

The first international flight of SingaporeAirlines took off from Da Nang to Singapore the same day, carrying 50passengers. Read full story

-Budgetcarrier Vietjet on March 27 resumed the first international service to thecentral city Da Nang from Bangkok, Thailand, reaffirming its leading role asthe largest flight capacity provider between the two countries while pioneeringin boosting the post-pandemic recovery of tourism and trade connectivity acrossthe region.

☀️ Morning digest on March 28 ảnh 4Passengers welcomed at Da Nang airport (Photo: Vietjet)
The flight departed from Bangkok to Da Nang,carrying over a hundred passengers, including representatives from numerousThai travel agencies to visit Da Nang and Vietnam’s central region on a trip toreactivate the tourism exchange between the two markets, following therelaxation of travel restrictions. Read full story

-Hoi An cityin the central province of Quang Nam and the Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA) on March 26 signed an agreement on supporting the restoration ofCau (Bridge) Pagoda.

Under the agreement, JICA will support Hoi An bysending experts to the city to help restore the pagoda. The activity may beadjusted depending on COVID-19 situation in Vietnam and Hoi An. Read full story

- On March 26,from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time, all Vietnamese people in 63 cities andprovinces nationwide were encouraged to switch off lights in response to EarthHour 2022, themed “Creating the future - Now or never”. Read full story

Earlier on theday, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Ho Chi Minh City and theHCM City Power Cooperation (EVNHCMC) hosted a run to mark the 91st anniversaryof the HCYU and respond to Earth Hour and Olympic Day Run 2022. Read full story/.
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse, together with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, leave Nanning on April 17, successfully concluding their state visit to China from April 14–17 (Photo: VNA)

General Secretary, State President To Lam concludes state visit to China

The trip also included meetings with Vietnamese diplomatic staff and the Vietnamese community in China, exchanges with relatives of Chinese generals, experts and others who had supported Vietnam-China friendship, attendance at a Vietnam - China friendship art programme, a visit to the historic Nanning Yucai School, and participation in activities launching a Vietnam–China Border People’s Festival 2026.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, China issue joint statement on deepening Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership in new era

The State visit to China by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam was a great success, positively contributing to strengthening the traditional friendship and accelerating the building of the Vietnam–China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, thus promoting peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region and the world.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (R) meets President of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire Patrick Achi on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 16. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Côte d'Ivoire strengthen parliamentary, economic ties

On parliamentary cooperation, the top Vietnamese legislator called for increased the exchange of high-level delegations and closer collaboration between the two legislatures, including sharing legislative experience and strengthening ties between their respective committees.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (left) and Yerlan Koshanov, Speaker of the Mazhilis - the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament, during their in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 16 (Photo: VNA)

NA Chairman meets with Kazakhstan’s lower house speaker in Türkiye

The two sides also consented to continue close coordination at multilateral parliamentary forums, particularly the IPU, promoting the role of legislatures in advancing multilateralism and respect for international law, and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development regionally and globally.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam (L) receives Chen Gang, member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese leader receives Secretary of Guangxi’s Party Committee

Vietnam is a close neighbour, trusted friend and one of Guangxi’s most important partners. The Party organisation and authorities of China's autonomous region attach great importance to friendship and cooperation with Vietnamese localities; and will continue to take the lead in thoroughly implementing the important common perceptions reached by the two top leaders, thereby deepening cooperation and friendship between China and Vietnam.

Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at their meeting in Istanbul on April 16, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese NA Chairman meets Turkish President

Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasised that economic, trade, and investment ties should serve as key pillars of the relationship. They agreed to create favourable conditions to raise bilateral trade turnover to 4 billion USD, while continuing to encourage Turkish enterprises to invest in Vietnam and contribute to its economic development.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man speaks at the general debate of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Türkiye on April 16, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam's top legislator addresses general debate at 152nd IPU Assembly

Vietnam is striving with confidence and self-strengthening to enter a new stage of development, aiming to become a developing country with modern industry and upper-middle income by 2030, and a high-income developed country by 2045, said NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man at the general debate of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152).

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man speaks at the policy dialogue aimed at promoting Vietnam–Türkiye cooperation (Photo: VNA)

NA Chairman attends policy dialogue promoting Vietnam–Türkiye cooperation

Türkiye is one of Vietnam’s key partners in the region, serving as a strategic bridge between Asia and Europe. Conversely, Vietnam, with its dynamic and fast-growing economy, is an important gateway for Türkiye to access Southeast Asian and Asia-Pacific markets. These complementary advantages provide a solid foundation for the two countries to further deepen their cooperation in the coming period.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (R) presents a commemorative gift to Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili during their meeting in Istanbul on April 16, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

NA Chairman meets Georgian parliament speaker on IPU-152 sidelines

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man underlined that there remains ample room to further expand cooperation between Vietnam and Georgia in areas where both sides have strengths and potential, including education and training, culture, tourism, sports, logistics and transport, particularly rail transport.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (C, first row) and representatives from 52 leading US enterprises (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister meets delegation of leading US businesses

At the meeting, representatives of USABC, the US Embassy in Vietnam and participating businesses commended Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements and improving investment climate, as well as its strategic development orientation toward rapid and sustainable growth driven by science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra (R) receives President and CEO of Japan’s erex Co., Ltd. Honna Hitoshi (Photo: VGP)

Deputy PM hails cooperation in personnel training with Japan

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra highly valued the training programme jointly implemented since 2022 by Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs and Japan’s erex Co., Ltd, which focuses on enhancing public administration capacity, particularly for grassroots officials, young civil servants and female cadres. Through the initiative, nearly 300 local-level officials and leaders from Vietnam have been sent to Japan for training and professional development.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 16

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 16

Vietnamese PM Le Minh Hung's phone talks with his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man's attendance at the opening of the IPU-152, and the presentation of the 20th Devotion Awards are among news highlights on April 16.