Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- The 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) elected Luong Cuong as President of Vietnam for the 2021 - 2026 term at its ongoing 8th session on October 21.

The parliament adopted a resolution on the election of Luong Cuong, Politburo member, Permanent member of the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, and NA deputy of the 15th tenure, as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2021 - 2026 tenure. Read full story

- General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith has delivered a congratulatory letter to Luong Cuong on his election as State President of Vietnam by the 15th National Assembly on October 21.

In his letter, Laos’ top leader affirmed that the election reflects the trust and high regard from the Party, State, and people of Vietnam to Luong Cuong. Read full story

- The Vietnamese delegation's substantive and constructive contributions to the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) have left lasting impressions among participants.

The event wrapped up in Vientiane on October 21, under the chair of Chairman of the Lao National Assembly and AIPA-45 Chair Saysomphone Phomvihane. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) Margaritis Schinas in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21 on the sidelines of the ongoing Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE).

Son told the EC official that Vietnam highly values its comprehensive partnership with the EU and expressed his satisfaction with the positive developments in their relations. Vietnam is the only ASEAN country to have a full framework of cooperation with the bloc, and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has provided a significant boost to the sides’ trade and investment. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has underscored the importance of energy and mining cooperation as a pillar of economic ties between Vietnam and Laos.

During a reception in Hanoi on October 21 for Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Phosay Sayasone, Son assured his guest that Vietnam always values and gives the highest priority to the Vietnam-Laos special relationship. Read full story

- Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, hosted a visiting delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Qu Qingshan, Director of the CPC Central Institute of Party History and Literature, in Hanoi on October 21.

Thang emphasised the significance of this visit, saying it represents a step to concretise the high-level common perception on deepening theoretical exchanges between the two Parties. Read full story

- A solemn ceremony was held on October 20 in the southern city of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture of France, to mark the 10th anniversary of the memorial dedicated to Indochinese workers who came to work in the Camargue region during World War II.

The memorial was built in 2014 in Arles’ Salin-de-Giraud area, with its words written in both French and Vietnamese expressing gratitude to the Vietnamese workers who were conscripted in France between 1939 and 1952. Read full story

- The 3.5 billion USD mega-port of Chancay in Peru, set to be completed this year and expected to become a key logistics hub in Latin America, will open new opportunities for Vietnam's logistics industry by enhancing maritime transport connections and facilitating trade between the two regions.

According to experts, designed to handle 1.5 million TEUs annually, Chancay is poised to play a vital role in boosting economic and trade relations between the Southeast Asian nation and its Latin American peers. Forecasts suggest that trade between Vietnam and Latin America could grow by up to 10% on a yearly basis, provided that improvements in logistics and transport connections are made. Read full story./.