Politics Việt Nam’s top leader to visit Mongolia, Ireland, France, attend 19th Francophonie Summit The visits are made at the invitation of Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, Irish President Michael D. Higgins and French President Emmanuel Macron, respectively. 13 hours ago | Vietnam news Military Engineering Unit Rotation 2 returns home from peacekeeping mission in Abyei 15 hours ago | Vietnam Law Military Engineering Unit Rotation 2 returns home from peacekeeping mission in Abyei 09/28/2024 21:16 | Vietnam news Migrants’ rights should be better promoted: research findings 09/25/2024 08:30 | Vietnam Law 1 VietnamPlus | 03/19/2024 07:36 ☀️ Morning digest March 19 The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency. 2 Vietnam news | 03/19/2024 07:24 Ministry of Foreign Affairs works hard to negotiate visa exemptions At the moment, 13 nations—the main travel destinations for Việt Nam— have unilaterally exempted visa. The ministry is in negotiations with other nations about bilateral visa waiver applications for official visas. 3 Vietnam news | 03/18/2024 22:33 Prime Minister receives Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan PM Chính called for stronger partnerships in spearhead industries of both countries like petroleum and agriculture to guarantee energy and food security. 4 Vietnam Law | 03/18/2024 22:00 Prime Minister receives Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on March18. 5 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 21:52 Vietnamese, Lao provinces foster friendship, cooperation The authorities of the northern province of Nam Dinh on March 18 organised a ceremony to present Laos's friendship orders to local leaders of different periods and worked with a delegation from Laos’s Oudomxay province. 6 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 21:22 Prime Minister receives Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on March 18. 7 Vietnam news | 03/18/2024 21:13 Vietnam’s upgrade of ties with major partners reflects enhanced political trust: minister Among the 30 strategic partners and comprehensive partners, Việt Nam now has comprehensive strategic partnerships with seven countries. It has established comprehensive strategic partnerships or strategic partnerships with the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council. 8 Vietnam news | 03/18/2024 21:09 Việt Nam assists Laos in ensuring security in ASEAN Chairmanship Year 9 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 20:51 Vietnam assists Laos in ensuring security in ASEAN Chairmanship Year The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on March 18 handed over 50 vehicles to the Lao Ministry of Public Security to help it ensure safety for activities held during Laos's Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. 10 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 20:42 Vietnam’s upgrade of ties with major partners reflects enhanced political trust: minister Vietnam’s elevation of relations with major and important partners reflects the strongly enhanced mutual understanding and political trust between the country and the partners, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told a question-and-answer session on March 18. 11 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 19:25 Vietnamese, Chinese parties' strategic advisory bodies on external relations enhance cooperation Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, held talks with Liu Jianchao, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPC Central Committee’s International Liaison Department, in Jilin province on March 18. 12 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 19:13 Vietnamese, Uzbek foreign ministers hold talks Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with his visiting Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov in Hanoi on March 18. 13 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 18:57 MoFA enhances ties with UNESCO to promote cultural diplomacy: Minister To promote cultural diplomacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has proactively coordinated with international organisations, especially the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. 14 Vietnam news | 03/18/2024 18:30 Việt Nam, Uzbekistan enhance connections for new cooperation opportunities Việt Nam and Uzbekistan need to enhance connections between their ministries and sectors to explore possibilities and seek new cooperation opportunities. 15 Vietnam Law | 03/18/2024 17:34 Finance Minister answers Q&A questions Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc answered questions about the management and monitoring of insurance business raised by lawmakers at the Q&A session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on March 18. 16 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 17:30 Diplomacy helps mobilise external resources for socio-economic development: minister Foreign affairs and diplomacy have played a pioneering role in mobilising external resources to serve the country's socio-economic development, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told a question and answer session at the National Assembly Standing Committee’s 31st sitting on March 18. 17 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 16:58 ☕ Afternoon briefing on March 18 The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. 18 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 16:17 Party leader congratulates President Putin over re-election Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, on behalf of the Party and State of Vietnam, on March 18 sent a congratulatory letter to Vladimir Putin over his re-election as President of Russia 19 Vietnam news | 03/18/2024 15:57 Sóc Trăng conference spotlights Party leader’s book on promoting great national solidarity Addressing the event, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến described the book as a handbook for Party Committees at all levels in building and promoting the great national solidarity bloc in the current period. 20 VietnamPlus | 03/18/2024 14:54 Foreign Minister to face scrutiny on citizen protection work As the National Assembly Standing Committee continues its 31st sitting in Hanoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is set to face questions regarding legal violations committed by both Vietnamese citizens abroad and foreign nationals in Vietnam on March 18. 99 100 101 102 103