Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Party General Secretary To Lam has called on forces participating in security and order protection at the grassroots level to continue working closely with local Party committees and authorities, aiming to build a strong, widespread, and effective network capable of meeting operational requirements and tasks.
The Party chief made the remarks at a meeting in Hanoi on November 11 with 70 exemplary individuals and collectives from forces joining security and order protection at the grassroots level nationwide. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 11 for Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Solomon Islands Peter Shanel Agovaka, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.
PM Chinh welcomed Agovaka’s first official visit to Vietnam, marking the highest-level visit between the two countries since diplomatic relations were established in 1996, and expressed confidence that it will usher in a new, dynamic, and substantive phase in bilateral relations. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his hope that Lao Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Phosay Sayasone will continue close coordination with Vietnam to further deepen the special relationship between the two countries, ensuring increasingly practical and effective cooperation between the relevant ministries.
At a reception in Hanoi on November 11 for the Lao official and delegation, who are on a working trip to Vietnam and attending the 9th Vietnam – Laos ministerial conference on labour, the PM voiced his delight that the unique cooperation between the two neighbours has continued to grow strongly and substantively. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded that the problems of the European Commission (EC)'s particular concern must be thoroughly addressed within one week so that the "yellow card" warning over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is lifted this year.
He made the request while chairing the 21st meeting of the National Steering Committee for IUU fishing combat on November 11. The weekly meeting was connected with 21 coastal provinces and cities via teleconferencing. Read full story
– Vietnam treasures its relations with South Pacific countries, including the Solomon Islands, a nation with an important geostrategic position and abundant maritime resources, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said at his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Solomon Islands Peter Shanel Agovaka, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from November 11–13.
Trung commended the Solomon Islands’ open foreign policy of “befriending all countries” and expressed gratitude for its support of Vietnam’s candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026–2028 term, as well as its delegation’s participation in the signing ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention). Read full story
– Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held the eighth ministerial-level negotiation on a reciprocal trade agreement between the two countries in Washington D.C, on November 10, ahead of technical discussions scheduled for November 12–14.
In an open, frank and constructive atmosphere, the two officials exchanged and determined directions for handling major remaining issues, and spent time discussing bilateral trade relations. Read full story
– A ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 11 to launch a book about the People’s Public Security force by late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The book, titled “Xay dung luc luong Cong an nhan dan thuc su trong sach, vung manh, vi nuoc quen than, vi dan phuc vu” (building a truly clean, strong People’s Public Security force devoted to the nation and the people), is a work of profound theoretical and practical value, reflecting General Secretary Trong’s consistent concern for ensuring national security, social order and safety, and for firmly safeguarding the Fatherland. Read full story
– Young officers from Vietnam and Cambodia on November 11 participated in various joint activities at the Moc Bai International Border Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh of Vietnam, as part of the second Vietnam – Cambodia Border Defence Friendship Exchange.
The activities included welcoming the Cambodian delegation, planting a youth friendship garden, and conducting legal dissemination sessions for officials and residents in the border areas of both countries. Read full story
– The Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority has received emergency relief supplies from the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) to support individuals affected by recent floods in the central city of Da Nang.
The authority said on November 11 that a relief flight landed at Da Nang International Airport at noon the same day, marking the first of three shipments from the AHA Centre. The consignment includes 3,648 family kits, 1,999 kitchen sets, and 3,000 personal hygiene kits, with an estimated value of over 264,000 USD. Read full story./.
