National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed Vietnam's consistent policy of consolidating and promoting its strategic partnership with the Philippines in various areas during his meeting with President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos in Manila on November 23.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a high-ranking delegation from the Republic of Uganda arrived in Hanoi on November 23 to begin a three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Late Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt’s life and work was the typical embodiment of a loyal revolutionary soldier. He was an excellent leader who spent all of his life for the country and for the people.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

This is the first visit of a foreign national assembly leader to the Philippines after its General Election in May this year.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue had talks with Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Martin Romualdez in Manila on November 23, immediately after a welcoming ceremony for him at the House's headquarters.

A grand ceremony commemorating the 100th birth anniversary of Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet (1922-2008) took place on November 23 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long – the late leader’s native place.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Uganda arrived in Hanoi on November 23 afternoon, beginning a three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Politburo member and National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Villamor airbase, Manila at 10am on November 23 (local time), beginning his three-day official visit to the Philippines at an invitation of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Hoang Huy Chung has described National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to the archipelago nation from November 23 to 25 as a significant milestone in bilateral ties.

A delegation of the Vietnam Lawyers Association (VLA) led by its Vice President and General Secretary Tran Cong Phan attended an international seminar on the East Sea held in Moscow, Russia, on November 22.

A Hanoi delegation led by Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thi Tuyen has paid a working visit to Cuba from November 19, in a bid to foster friendship and cooperation with the traditional partner of Vietnam.

The official visit to Vietnam by President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, from November 23-25, is expected to open up cooperation opportunities between the two countries in the time ahead.

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

PM Chính said that with a long frontier on sea and land, Việt Nam has become a place for drug criminals to work and is at risk of becoming an international drug transit site.

Parliamentary leaders of Vietnam and Nepal have agreed to further promote bilateral cooperation and exchange updated information on activities of their respective parliaments, at their meeting in Phnom Penh on November 22.

Vietnam always treasures its traditional friendship, and comprehensive partnership and cooperation with Ukraine, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said while meeting with First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko on the sidelines of the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-43) in Phnom Penh on November 22.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has expressed her wish that the Vietnamese community in France would further promote Vietnam-France ties in all spheres, especially in economy, culture, sci-tech and people-to-people exchanges, thus enhancing the bilateral strategic partnership in a more practical and effective manner.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 22 met voters in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10 and Go Vap district to inform them on the outcomes of the 15th National Assembly’s recently-concluded fourth session.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) delegation has been approved to co-sponsor a draft resolution on enhancing digital transformation for comprehensive social protection as part of the ongoing 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-43) in Cambodia on November 22.