Hanoi (VNA) - 🗹The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam has urged leaders of agencies, units and localities to strengthen direction and translate Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW into reality, in line with their specific conditions, while expand training in science, technology, innovation, and digital skills for civil servants, and fostering a culture of innovation across the political system.
Chairing a meeting of the standing board of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation in Hanoi on May 29, General Secretary Lam, who is head of the steering committee, praised the efforts by ministries, sectors, units and agencies in implementing Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW issued on December 22, 2024 by the Politburo on breakthrough development in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation. Read full story
- Vietnam always attaches great importance to strengthening ties with traditional friends in Central and Eastern Europe, with Hungary being a top priority, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas at their meeting in Hanoi on May 29.
The Government leader highlighted the significance of Tamas’s visit, noting that it holds special importance as the two countries are celebrating the 75th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations (1950 – 2025), and Vietnam is marking the 80th anniversary of its National Day. Read full story
Receiving Excelerate Energy President and CEO Steven Kobos in Hanoi, Chinh lauded the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the US firm and PV Gas, a unit of state-run Petrovietnam, urging the two sides to work closely together to ensure practical and effective cooperation. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed Oman raise the scale of the Vietnam – Oman Investment (VOI) Fund to 1 billion USD while receiving Sheikh Nasser bin Suliman Al Harthi, Deputy President for Operations of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) in Hanoi on May 29.PM Chinh hailed the OIA Deputy President’s working visit in the context of increasingly strengthened and flourishing Vietnam – Oman relations across many fields, especially in investment and economic cooperation. Read full story
- The Vietnam International Electronics and Smart Appliances Expo (IEAE) 2025 officially opened in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City on May 29, drawing the participation of more than 350 companies from China and Vietnam.The exhibition, jointly hosted by the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company (VINEXAD) and the Chaoyu Expo company at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), covers nearly the entire value chain of the consumer electronics and small home appliance industries. Read full story
Accordingly, the maximum retail price of E5 RON92 petrol has been set at 19,196 VND (0.76 USD) per litre, up 74 VND; and that of RON95-III petrol at no more than 19,565 VND per litre, a modest increase of 33 VND. Read full story
- The Indian Navy’s ship INS Darshak, commanded by Colonel Praveen Thomas, docked at Saigon Port in the morning of May 29, beginning a friendly three-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
Speaking at a press briefing on board, Thomas noted that the visit marks an important milestone in bilateral cooperation between India and Vietnam. It further strengthens the India–Vietnam partnership in the Indo-Pacific region, contributing to maritime security and safety, sustainable marine resource management, and strategic regional integration. Read full story
- Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has been ranked 11th among the world's top 15 cities most favoured by tourists in 2025, according to a recent article by Time Out titled “The cities tourists are ditching and where they’re heading instead.”The ranking is based on year-on-year analysis of Google search data for flights, hotels, and itineraries, conducted by UK-based travel insurance firm InsureandGo. Read full story
The patient was referred by KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Singapore to the Ho Chi Minh City-based hospitals for treatment—due to the unavailability of this advanced procedure in Singapore./. Read full story