Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a World Economic Forum (WEF) session in Ho Chi Minh City on November 26 that sci-tech will be the primary driver behind Vietnam’s ambition to become a developed, industrialised nation by 2045.
Speaking in a “60 Minutes with the Prime Minister” dialogue with WEF Managing Director Stephan Mergenthaler at the 2025 Autumn Economic Forum, PM Chinh said the country has overcome past challenges through the Party’s strong leadership, national unity, the resilience of its people and businesses, the combination of domestic strengths and global trends, and a consistent policy of independence, self-reliance, and the path toward socialism. Read full story
– Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid official visits to New Zealand and Australia from November 20–25, aiming to deepen substantive cooperation with these key Oceania partners.
In New Zealand, the Deputy PM met with Speaker of the House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee, held talks with Deputy PM David Seymour, met with Minister of State for Trade and Investment and Associate Minister for Agriculture Nicola Grigg, and Minister of Environment Penny Simmons. Read full story
– Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung on November 26 received Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
Welcoming the Palestinian minister, Dung stressed that her visit holds special significance as it marks the first exchange at the foreign minister level between the two countries since they established diplomatic ties. Read full story
– Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held talks with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 26.
Trung warmly welcomed Shahin to Vietnam for the first time and affirmed that the visit is of special significance in strengthening solidarity and promoting the traditional friendship between the two countries. Read full story
– Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang has called on the defence ministries of Vietnam and the Philippines to strengthen delegation exchanges at all levels, particularly high-level visits, and to enhance the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms, especially the Defence Policy Dialogue.
At a reception for Philippine Undersecretary of National Defence Irineo C. Espino on November 26, General Giang highlighted the positive outcomes of bilateral defence cooperation in recent years, including delegation exchanges, maintenance of cooperation mechanisms, human resource training, young officer exchanges, collaboration between military services and maritime law enforcement forces, as well as close coordination in ASEAN-led multilateral forums. Read full story
– Vietnam considers the fight against human trafficking a top priority, Minister-Counsellor and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN Nguyen Hoang Nguyen told the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s high-level session in New York on November 24-26.
The event aimed to review the progress of the “Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons”, which was launched 15 years ago. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the highest-level, most decisive response to Storm Koto, the 15th to form in the East Sea this year, placing public safety above all else.
In an official dispatch to ministries and coastal localities on November 26, the leader urged them to closely monitor and continuously update developments, taking proactive response measures. Read full story
– The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is ready to welcome more enterprises from Guangxi in particular and China in general to expand investment and business collaboration in sectors where China holds advantages, including high technology, environmentally friendly solutions, green transition, and digital transformation.
Speaking at the Vietnam–China (Guangxi) Trade, Investment Promotion, and Business Connection Conference in Hanoi on November 26, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien highlighted that economic and trade cooperation remains a key pillar and a major driving force during the current “golden period.” Read full story./.
