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☀️ Morning digest on May 27

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

☀️ Morning digest on May 27


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 has called for stronger reforms in legislative work, emphasising a shift from a management-oriented mindset to a development-driven one, moving away from “ban it if it cannot be control” toward creating legal frameworks that foster innovation, unlock productive capacity and pool all resources for development.

The top leader made the statement while chairing a conference in Hanoi on May 26 to adopt a draft report on the second round of the Politburo and Secretariat’s inspections and supervision over the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee’s Standing Board. Read full story

- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a conference in Hanoi on May 26 to approve a draft report on the second round of inspections and supervision by the Politburo and the Secretariat over the Standing Board of the Hanoi Party Committee.

The inspection delegation reviewed the implementation of the two-tier local administration model, solutions to achieve growth targets under the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress, the enforcement of Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on science – technology development, innovation and national digital transformation, and the evaluation and classification of the quality of Party organisations and officials. Read full story

- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has stressed the need for a major shift in development mindset during his working session with the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Vinh Long province on May 26, describing it as a crucial task for the locality at the current stage.

He called on the Mekong Delta province to move from an administrative and service-oriented mindset to a development-creating approach, while renewing leadership and governance methods in a more proactive, creative manner, with officials who dare to think, dare to act and dare to take responsibility. Read full story

- Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has highly valued the role of the US Congress in promoting bilateral relations, particularly through delegation exchanges, parliamentarians' meetings, dialogue between specialised committees, and support for cooperation programmes between the two legislative bodies.

At a reception on May 26 for a visiting delegation of US lawmakers led by Congressman Michael Baumgartner, member of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, the minister said the trip helps enhance mutual understanding, strengthen trust, and create further momentum for the stable, substantive and long-term development of Vietnam – US relations. Read full story

- The elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during European Council President Antonio Costa’s January visit to Vietnam has opened up new room for cooperation, particularly in science-technology and innovation, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung told visiting European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva on May 26.

The Deputy PM welcomed Zaharieva and the EU delegation to Vietnam at a time when Vietnam-EU relations are developing positively, comprehensively and intensively across multiple areas. Read full story

- The ASEAN Future Forum 2026 (AFF 2026) will run in Hanoi on June 9-10, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told an international press briefing in the capital on May 26.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong told reporters that the forum, first proposed by the Vietnamese Prime Minister at the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia in September 2023, has been successfully organised in 2024 and 2025, gradually establishing itself as an open dialogue platform that effectively complements ASEAN’s formal processes. Read full story./.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung (centre) and US lawmakers at the reception in Hanoi on May 26 (Photo: VNA)

Foreign Minister lauds US Congress's role in bilateral relations

The minister called for the continued maintenance of regular and constructive dialogue channels to properly address differences, with respect for each other’s political regimes, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and in line with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader calls for stronger reforms in legislative work

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for stronger reforms in legislative work, while chairing a conference in Hanoi on May 26 to adopt a draft report on the second round of the Politburo and Secretariat’s inspections and supervision over the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee’s Standing Board.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Vietnamese officials participate in the phone talks on May 26. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

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NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Doan Anh (fourth from right), Vietnamese officials and the delegation of US Congress members at the meeting in Hanoi on May 26 (Photo: daibieunhandan.vn)

Vietnam, US foster deeper, more substantive legislative ties

Regular, frank and constructive legislative dialogue, US lawmakers said, is essential to building mutual understanding and trust, settling differences appropriately, and making practical contributions to the stable and long-term development of bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung delivers concluding remarks at the working session with the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Vinh Long province on May 26. (Photo: VNA)

PM urges Vinh Long to renovate development mindset for double-digit growth

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called on the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long to move from an administrative and service-oriented mindset to a development-creating approach, while renewing leadership and governance methods in a more proactive, creative manner, with officials who dare to think, dare to act and dare to take responsibility.

The meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang and a delegation of US Congress members in Hanoi on May 26 (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Vietnam, US step up parliamentary, defence cooperation

Deputy PM and Defence Minister Phan Van Giang expressed his hope that US lawmakers will continue serving as practical bridges of friendship contributing to bilateral cooperation in such fields as the economy, trade, education – training, defence technology and industry, pilot training, and English-language training for Vietnamese military personnel.

Participants in the international press briefing on May 26 (Photo: VNA)

ASEAN Future Forum 2026 to open on June 9 with expanded agenda: ministry

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Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung (right) and European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva at their meeting on May 26, 2026 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, EU eye stronger cooperation in science-technology, innovation

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Singapore deepen political trust, elevate strategic coordination

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