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☀️ Morning digest on November 14

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

☀️ Morning digest on November 14

Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on November 13 received Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat, and Head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department, who is in Vietnam to co-chair the 20th theory seminar between the CPV and the CPC.

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam (R) receives Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s Secretariat, and Head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department. (Photo: VNA)

Emphasising the importance of the highest-level theoretical exchange mechanism between the two Parties over the past 20 years, General Secretary Lam appreciated the success of the 20th theory seminar, themed “The path and practice of socialism in the 21st century.” Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, and attend the G20 Summit along with bilateral activities in South Africa from November 16 – 24.

The trips will be made at the invitations of PM Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah of Kuwait, PM Sifi Ghrieb of Algeria, and President of South Africa and G20 Chair for 2025 Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, according to an announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 13 urged the Ministry of Finance to consider and balance the 2025 reserve fund to propose and submit to the Government a plan to provide housing support for people affected by recent storms and floods in the central region no later than 12:00 on November 14.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the November 13 meeting with leaders of ministries and central-level agencies, which is connected online with disaster-affected localities. (Photo: VNA)

Chairing a meeting with leaders of ministries and central-level agencies, which was connected online with disaster-affected localities, PM Chinh asked the relevant parties to take this occasion to restructure residential areas to avoid dangerous locations and ensure that people do not live too close to the coast. Read full story

- King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan and his delegation left Hanoi on November 13, concluding a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

During the visit, King Abdullah II and his delegation laid wreaths and paid respect to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum, as well as at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs in Hanoi. Read full story

- Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilisation, held talks in Hanoi on November 13 with Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat, and head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department.

The two sides agreed to maintain regular cooperation, focusing on enhancing theory and ideology exchanges. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held a working session with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al Safadi in Hanoi on November 13 to plan the next steps following King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein’s official visit to Vietnam.

Trung said Vietnamese leaders praised King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein’s visit from November 12-13 with concrete, substantive and forward-looking discussions on shaping the future of bilateral relations. Read full story

- Within the framework of his working visit to Laos, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on November 13 met with Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone who affirmed that the Lao Party and State always attach great importance to nurturing the special solidarity with Vietnam.

Phoc congratulated the Lao Party, State, and people on achieving significant and comprehensive accomplishments in both domestic and foreign affairs, marking a historic milestone in the country’s national construction and development cause, ahead of the 50th anniversary of Laos's National Day this year./. Read full story

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