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

Vietnam reported 890 new COVID-19 infections on May 29, a reduction of 224 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 29 asked the northern mountainous province of Son La to focus on developing service industries to form a harmonious economic structure, and work to turn tourism into a spearhead industry.

The National Assembly will discuss many important issues in the working agenda in the second working week of its third session from May 30 to June 3.

Five rare primate species were discovered in the Pu Hu Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính made a fact-finding trip to strategic projects in Sơn La on Saturday as part of his two-day visit to the northern mountainous province.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính applauded Intel’s decision to expand its investment in Việt Nam while receiving its CEO Patrick Gelsinger in Hà Nội on Friday.

Minister of Home Affairs Phạm Thị Thanh Trà presented a report on a draft law on the implementation of democracy at a grassroots level, as a part of the ongoing third session of the National Assembly yesterday morning in Hà Nội.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received a delegation of the Republic of Korean (RoK) People’s Association in Vietnam led by its Chairwoman Chang Eun-sook in Hanoi on May 27.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu and Secretary General of Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad Chakib Rachid Kaid on May 27 agreed on measures to improve the efficiency of cooperation between the two countries, making it match their political ties and massive potential.

Legislators further discussed draft laws on the fifth day of the 15th National Assembly’s third session on May 27, which was broadcast live on the NA’s television channel.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on May 26 presented Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s decision to re-appoint Sandra Scagliotti as Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Turin.

During the visit to Japan, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has paid courtesy calls to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and several other Japanese high-ranking officials on May 26-27.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has expressed his hope that Japanese leaders will encourage local businesses to increase investment and diversify supply chains in Vietnam.

Deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) on May 27 discussed a report on the draft Law on Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level in their ongoing third session.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has proposed that the Pasteur Institute in Paris and the Pasteur Network continue to support and coordinate with Việt Nam in promoting medical research, especially on COVID-19 and post-COVID issues, as well as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Senior Party officials of Việt Nam and Cuba have agreed that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, regular meetings and exchanges between the two Parties and countries vividly demonstrate their special friendship.

The fight against corruption and other negative phenomena has been stepped up and expanded to new, tough and lingering areas like land, finance, stock markets and bidding since the beginning of this year.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted receptions for the newly-accredited ambassadors from Ukraine and Canada, who came to present their credentials.

The National Assembly will debate three draft laws on May 27, in accordance with the working programme of the legislature’s third session.