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☀️ Morning digest on October 10

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

☀️ Morning digest on October 10

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

- Party General Secretary To Lam and his entourage visited Kyongsang kindergarten and a classroom named after President Ho Chi Minh on October 9 (local time), as part of their ongoing state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The delegation was treated to a music show by pupils, with traditional folk songs celebrating Vietnam–DPRK ties, love for the homeland, and a solo piano performance. Read full story

- The community of lawyers nationwide has been making significant contributions to protecting justice, the socialist rule of law, human rights, and the legitimate rights and interests of businesses, citizens, and organisations, thereby promoting socio-economic development and international integration, and building a socialist rule-of-law state of the people, by the people, and for the people, State President Luong Cuong remarked on October 9.

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State President Luong Cuong (L) attends the ceremony marking the 80th Traditional Day of Vietnamese Lawyers (October 10, 1945 – 2025) held by the Vietnam Bar Federation in Hanoi on October 9 evening. (Photo: VNA)

Delivering a speech at a ceremony marking the 80th Traditional Day of Vietnamese Lawyers (October 10, 1945 – 2025) held by the Vietnam Bar Federation, President Cuong appreciated and commended the great contributions of Vietnamese lawyers and the federation to the nation’s struggles for liberation and reunification in the past, as well as to the current cause of national construction and defence. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh October 9 expressed his hope and confidence that Vietnamese enterprises and entrepreneurs will advance hand in hand with the nation’s development, while concluding a meeting with representatives of the business community on the occasion of Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13).

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting with representatives of the business community in Hanoi on October 9. (Photo: VNA)

At the meeting, business leaders and entrepreneurs thanked the Party, State, and Government for their continued attention and support, which have enabled their community to grow stronger. They expressed confidence and ambition to rise in the new era by enhancing competitiveness, accompanying the Government in driving national development, and taking the lead in digital transformation, innovation, and development of the green economy and knowledge-based economy. Read full story

- Vietnam is keen to draw on international experience in developing its crypto-asset market, aiming to create a professional platform for investors, attract financial resources, and foster national economic growth, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has said.

Speaking at a meeting with Marco Dal Lago, Vice President for Global Expansion and Strategic Partnerships at Tether Group, on October 9, Phoc noted that the Government has recently adopted Resolution No. 05/2025/NQ-CP on the five-year pilot of crypto asset trading. Competent authorities are currently reviewing applications and are expected to license around five strong crypto-asset trading platforms. Following the pilot phase, once stability is ensured, a comprehensive legal framework will be introduced to regulate the market. Read full story

- Vietnam Airlines will inaugurate its direct service connecting Hanoi and Cebu, the Philippines, on December 1, 2025, operating three flights per week with Airbus A321 aircraft.

This marks the national flag carrier’s first direct route to Cebu and a further step in expanding its Southeast Asian network. Read full story

- Vietnam calls for continued partnership and assistance from international partners as the country is grappling with floodwaters in many areas rising above historic levels, posing a high risk of prolonged inundation and landslides, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep said on October 9.

Speaking at the disaster risk reduction partnership meeting to update on subsequent floods following typhoons held in Hanoi, the official expressed sincere gratitude to all international partners, organisations, and individuals for their support to Vietnam in disaster prevention and risk mitigation. In 2024, partners contributed about 25 million USD and thousands of tonnes of relief goods, helping communities recover from severe disasters./. Read full story

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