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☀️ Morning digest on May 23

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

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had an online meeting with voters in ninedistricts of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 21, ahead of the thirdsession of the 15th National Assembly.

Voters at theevent expressed their approval of the Government’s drastic and effectivemeasures in COVID-19 prevention and control, and the country’ssocio-economic recovery and development. Read full story

- PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony marking the Central Highlandsprovince of Gia Lai’s 90th founding anniversary held in Pleiku City on May 21evening. He said Gia Lai should make renewable energy a key economic sector andpay more attention to developing tourism and processing industries.

The leaderalso asked Gia Lai to go towards sustainable development planning, effectivelymobilise social resources for infrastructure development, zone off hi-techfarming areas, and apply advanced technology to raise agricultural productivityand quality. Read full story

-Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam will attend the 78th session ofthe Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) which willbe held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 23-27, at the invitation of ArmidaSalsiah Alisjahbana, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary ofESCAP.

The Deputy PM’s participationat the session will deliver an important message from the Vietnamese Governmentthat it highly values the effective cooperation with the UN in general andESCAP in particular over the past 45 years, while demonstrating the country’sstrong commitments to promoting its partnership with the UN and ESCAP in thecoming time, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh, whois also the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ESCAP. Read full story

-Deputy PrimeMinister Le Minh Khai will attend the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annualmeeting from May 23-24 in Davos, Switzerland, at the invitation of WEF Founderand Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab.

This will be one of the major multilateral foreignrelations activities of Vietnam in 2022, especially in the context that theannual meeting of this major global economic forum has been postponed over thepast two years due to COVID-19, according to Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai,Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World TradeOrganisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva. Read full story

-A delegationof Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Court led by Deputy Chief Justice Nguyen Van Dupaid an official visit to Cuba from May 18-21 to promote cooperation betweenthe two court sectors and attend the 10th International Meetingon Justice and Law.

At a working session with the Chief Justice ofSupreme People's Court of Cuba, Rubén Remigio Ferro, the Vietnamese deputychief justice informed the host on the main reforms in the Vietnamese courtsystem in the recent past, including enhancing the publicity of sentences,improving judicial service quality for the public and modernising materialconditions. Read full story  

- The Vietnamese economy picked up strongly in early 2022,thanks to a strong vaccination drive, robust global demand for itsmanufacturing products, momentum in domestic demand, and resilient foreigndirect investment (FDI) flows.

This preliminary assessment was made by the ASEAN 3 Macroeconomic ResearchOffice (AMRO) after its Annual Consultation Visit to Vietnam from May 3 - 18. Read full story

-Celebrating avibrant summer and welcoming life back to Vietnam's famous paradise beaches,budget carrier Vietjet has officially reopened flights connecting Seoul and NhaTrang, Phu Quoc and Hai Phong. 

Vietjet plansto relaunch services from Seoul to Phu Quoc and Hai Phong and vice versa thisMay, raising the total routes linking Vietnam and the Republic of Korea to six,given that the two countries are expecting a new wave of tourists from bothsides, after the RoK announced the resumption of short-term tourist visas forforeigners from June 1. Read full story

-The U-23men’s football team of Vietnam beat its Thai archrival 1-0 in the final of theongoing 31 Southeast Asian Games U23 (SEA Games 31) held on its home soil tokeep back the crown in a tense match on May 22.

Before thematch, Vietnam were the reigning champions of U-23 men’s football in SoutheastAsia after the SEA Games 30 held in 2019 in the Philippines. Read full story/.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Vu Ho speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

President Ho Chi Minh honoured in RoK on 136th birth anniversary

With Vietnam–Korea ties expanding across multiple fields, he noted that honouring President Ho Chi Minh in the RoK carries significance beyond the overseas Vietnamese. It offers a chance to raise mutual understanding, empathy, and bonds between the Vietnamese and Korean people built on shared values of peace, cooperation, and development.

President Ho Chi Minh works at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. (File photo: VNA)

Ho Chi Minh Thought guides development path: Top leader

In an article written on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 136th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890 – 2026), the top Vietnamese leader affirmed that “Ho Chi Minh Thought serves as a guiding light along our development path.”

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vu Trung My speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

President Ho Chi Minh’s enduring legacy highlighted at Venezuela commemoration

Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Jesús Faria expressed deep admiration for President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam’s indomitable struggle for national independence. He described President Ho Chi Minh as an immortal symbol of 20th-century national liberation movements, whose legacy continues to inspire leftist parties, progressive movements, and peoples across Latin America, including Venezuela.

Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Loc Ha (R) and EU Ambassador to Vietnam Julien Guerrier. (Photo: VNA)

Ho Chi Minh City, EU boast ample room for sustainable development cooperation

Since the establishment of their diplomatic ties in 1990, Vietnam and the EU have deepened the bilateral ties into one of the bloc’s most dynamic and in-depth partnerships with an ASEAN member, Ha noted, adding that the relationship entered a new chapter in January when the President of European Council’s visit upgraded it to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang speaks at a discussion session on reforming multilateral systems and global governance, held on May 15, 2026, as part of the expanded BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in India. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam ready to strengthen BRICS connection with Asia-Pacific

Hang called on countries to act responsibly in accordance with international law and the UN Charter; respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of states; refrain from using or threatening to use force; and settle disputes peacefully through dialogue. She also underscored the importance of ensuring security, safety and freedom of navigation through straits in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung (centre), DPRK Vice Minister Pak of Foreign Affairs Sang Gil (left), and Vietnamese Ambassador to the DPRK Le Ba Vinh cut the ribbon to open the exhibition. (Photo: VNA)

Photo exhibition highlights Vietnam–DPRK relations

Visitors at the exhibition were moved by historical photographs dating back nearly 70 years, including images of the founding leader of the DPRK Kim Il Sung personally welcoming President Ho Chi Minh and a CPV delegation at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport during their visit to the DPRK from July 8–12, 1957. In return, the DPRK leader paid an official visit to Vietnam from November 27 to December 3, 1958.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Deputy PM calls for substantive assessment of two-tier local administration operations

Chairing a meeting on the development of a scheme to review the first-year operations of the political system’s organisational apparatus and the two-tier local administration model, Tra emphasised that the review must comprehensively and objectively evaluate the nationwide implementation of administrative unit restructuring and the operation of the new local administration model.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi (right) and First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Andrey Yatskin at their meeting in Moscow on May 14. (Photo: VNA)

Key directions for Vietnam–Russia cooperation in 2026

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi had a working session with a delegation from the Russian Federation Council led by First Deputy Chairman Andrey Yatskin, in Moscow on May 14, discussing the expansion of multifaceted cooperation in 2026.

Officials from Cao Bang province of Vietnam and Baise city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China hold talks on May 15. (Photo: VNA)

Cao Bang, China’s Baise city eye to boost all-around cooperation

Cao Bang province of Vietnam and Baise city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China are exploring a “red tourism” route linking Pac Bo and Meng Mo (China) to promote revolutionary tradition education and strengthen bilateral friendship. They are also stepping up cooperation in human resource development through training exchanges and efforts to improve workforce quality.

Atsaphangthong Siphandone (centre), Secretary of the Vientiane Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council, speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vientiane strengthen cooperation for 2026–2030

Under the MoU, the two sides will strengthen cooperation in politics – diplomacy, security – defence, legal and judicial affairs, economic affairs, education, culture and society, cooperation among mass organisations and socio-political organisations, and development support.