Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of se👍lected news summaries r🐭eported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Party General Secretary To Lam gave a reception in Hanoi on April 23 for Daniel Rosen, CEO of Rosen Partners – a privately held, industry-leading investment firm in the US.

Welcoming Rosen's return to Vietnam on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic relations and the second year of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Lam expressed his pleasure at the strong developments in bilateral relations in recent times. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 23 attended a virtual summit on climate action at the invitation of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as leader of a country at the forefront of implementing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

The event was also attended by 16 heads of State and Government and chairs of regional organisations such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Union, the African Union, the Alliance of Small Island States, and the Caribbean Community. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 23 hosted Susanna Campbell, Chair of Swedish textile recycling group SYRE, and Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Johan Ndisi, calling on SYRE to invest in developing a green and sustainable textile industry in Vietnam.

Welcoming the SYRE delegation’s visit to explore investment opportunities in green production and the circular economy, PM Chinh encouraged the firm to leverage Vietnam’s abundant textile waste and surplus materials to manufacture sustainable products, while utilising clean energy and eco-friendly inputs in the production process. Read full story

- Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 27 to 29, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

The trip will be made at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse. Read full story

- Vietnam always values its time-tested friendship with Algeria - a relationship that generations of leaders and people from both countries have continuously nurtured since the days of the struggle for national independence up to the present, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai affirmed on April 23.

Receiving Chairman of the Algeria-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Salah Djegloul, Hai stressed that Vietnam appreciates Algeria’s role and standing in Africa and the world, and believes the country will continue gaining greater achievements in its nation building and development cause. Read full story

- President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien, on behalf of the the Presidium of the VFF Central Committee, has sent letters of condolences to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics following the passing of Pope Francis.

In the letters, Chien expressed his deep sorrow over the news of Pope Francis’ passing, describing it as a profound loss for the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam and the Vietnamese Catholic community in particular. Read full story

- A special exhibition opened on April 23 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 –2025).

Speaking at the opening, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum Vu Manh Ha emphasised the historic significance of the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising, culminating in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, which led to the complete liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification. This victory marked the end of the three-decade resistance and opened a new era of independence, freedom, reunification, and national construction and defence. Read full story

- VietnamPlus, the online platform of the Vietnam News Agency, has received international recognition for the second time, winning the Best Innovative Digital Product award at WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards Asia 2025 for its interactive 3D feature.

The award-winning entry, titled “70 Years of Hanoi’s Liberation: A Sacred and Elegant Capital,” was recognised as one of the most prestigious categories of the conference. Read full story

- The Hunan (China) cultural exchange and tourism promotion event held in Hanoi on April 23 underscored efforts to enhance tourism and cultural understanding between Vietnam and China.

In his address, General Director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh highlighted the event’s significance amid celebrations of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the Year of Vietnam-China Humanistic Exchange, noting that tourism, culture, and people-to-people exchanges have long been recognised as key pillars in fostering trust, deepening mutual understanding, and strengthening people-to-people ties./. Read full story