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./.
☀️ Morning digest on May 26
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
