Ho Chi Minh City and localities of Thailand, including Bangkok, will work to enhance their cooperation and connectivity as agreed by Chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le and Thai Consul General Wiraka Moodhitaporn.

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

In the third session of the 15th National Assembly (NA), five bills and four resolutions will be discussed for approval, while six other draft bills will be open for comments. 

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 26 hosted a reception for Vice President of Laos Pany Yathotou, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

The 10th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on April 26, mainly focusing on preparations for the third meeting of the 15th legislature.

Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 has been transferred from the Vietnam Military Medical University to the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations.

Vietnam and Laos need to maintain the regular exchange of delegations and high-ranking officials and strive to turn economic, trade and investment cooperation into a pillar of bilateral relations, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on April 26.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou compared notes on cooperation between Vietnam and Laos during talks in Hanoi on April 26.

Officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Lao Front for National Development (LFND) discussed their cooperation in 2022 during an online meeting on April 26.

Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou began the official visit to Việt Nam on Tuesday, at the invitation of the Vietnamese counterpart Võ Thị Ánh Xuân.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 26 sent a message of condolences to his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio over the great loss of human lives and property as a tourist boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Hokkaido prefecture.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on April 26.

Việt Nam and the Cook Islands on Tuesday officially set up diplomatic relations

The Politburo has asked Party Committees at all levels to examine and supervise to identify unqualified Party members, as part of a recently issued strategy on examination and supervision tasks until 2030.

Vietnam and the Cook Islands on April 26 set up their diplomatic relations.

Major General Hoàng Kim Phụng, Director of the Việt Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (under the Ministry of Defence), spoke to local media about preparations and the mission of the Military Engineering Unit No.1 and the Level-2 Field Hospital No.4 that will depart on Wednesday (April 27, 2022) for UN peacekeeping mission.

Laos’s newspaper Vientiane Times on April 25 ran an article affirming that the country and Vietnam have built a rare model of solidarity in the world, which is an invaluable asset that the two nations have treasured and preserved.

The high-ranking leaders of Laos expressed their belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV), the Vietnamese people will continue to obtain new greater achievements in the renewal process and successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the Government's report on thrift and waste prevention last year during the session on Monday morning.

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