Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam, together with the delegation of NA deputies of Hanoi, met with voters in 11 wards of the capital city on September 23 to inform them of the proposed agenda for the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly and listen to their opinions and recommendations.
Speaking at the meeting, the Party chief expressed his gratitude to voters for their thoughtful and responsible feedback, reflecting broad consensus and strong support for the Party’s and State’s major policies and decisions in recent times. Read full story
- Efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing must go beyond lifting the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning to develop a sustainable fisheries sector and protect Vietnam’s reputation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed at a meeting on September 23.
Addressing the 14th meeting of the National Steering Committee for IUU Fishing Prevention and Control, PM Chinh stated that combating IUU fishing is not merely about having the “yellow card” removed but about enforcing strict management of the fishing fleet and laying the groundwork for sustainable development. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued dispatch No.171/CD-TTg, dated September 23, calling for urgent and decisive measures by ministries, agencies, and localities to respond to super typhoon Ragasa, the ninth storm that hit the East Sea this year.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4 pm on September 23, its eye was located about 680km east of China’s Leizhou Peninsula with wind speeds reaching Level 17 on Vietnam's wind scale, and gusts exceeding that. Read full story
- Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam Tran Hai Quan attended and delivered remarks at the 15th China-ASEAN Prosecutors-General Conference in Hong Kong on September 23.
In the plenary session, Quan shared Vietnam’s experience in combating money laundering, corruption, and asset recovery, and proposed measures to strengthen cooperation among prosecutorial agencies of ASEAN member states and China. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha expressed his hope that the establishment of the TUMO Centre for Creative Technologies will open a new space for Vietnamese students and young people to connect research with practice, equipping them with solid knowledge and skills for their future careers.
Addressing the 2025 Armenia – Vietnam Education & Technology Summit on September 23, the Deputy PM noted that Armenia has rapidly transitioned towards a knowledge-based economy, driven by technology, innovation, green growth, and digital transformation, which is valuable experience for Vietnam in its new stage of development. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on September 23 chaired an emergency hybrid meeting with the National Civil Defence Steering Committee and leaders from northern and north-central localities to coordinate preparations for super Typhoon Ragasa, currently forecast as the most powerful storm globally in 2025.
Reporting on the development of the storm, the ninth arising in the East Sea so far this year, Hoang Duc Cuong, Deputy Director of the Meteorological and Hydrological Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, said Ragasa intensified into a super typhoon on September 22 near the northeast Philippines and entered the East Sea the following day's morning. With wind speeds reaching Level 17 and gusts exceeding that, Ragasa has surpassed Hurricane Erin to become the year’s strongest storm. Read full story
- Delegations of young Vietnamese and Philippine military officers engaged in a dialogue in Hanoi on September 23, part of the latter’s visit to Vietnam for an annual exchange.
Co-chairing the event, Colonel Nguyen Van Ninh, deputy head of the Youth Committee of the Vietnam People's Army and head of the Vietnamese delegation, stressed that the dialogue aimed to strengthen mutual understanding, consolidate trust, and foster friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the militaries and peoples of the two countries. Read full story
- Vietnam will stage its first full-distance IRONMAN triathlon in the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 10, 2026, the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the IRONMAN Group announced on September 23.
Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi said the IRONMAN 70.3 Da Nang, held annually for a decade, has become a beacon of endurance, ambition and community spirit. Participation has grown from a few hundred athletes in its early years to more than 3,500 in 2025, including almost 1,900 domestic competitors, a record that highlights Vietnam’s surging interest in endurance sports./. Read full story
