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

- Leaders of many countries along with ruling parties, communist parties, and partner parties have continued sending letters and messages of condolences to Vietnam on the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

In his condolence letter, President of the Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. praised General Secretary Trong as a comprehensive and visionary leader, a lighthouse kindling Vietnam’s hope, and a great contributor to the country’s economic development and the effective combat against corruption and negative phenomena. He considered the Party leader’s “bamboo diplomacy” approach as an important factor making Vietnam’s external relations balanced and multilateralised. Read full story

- President To Lam on July 24 received President of the National Assembly (NA) of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez who is in Vietnam to attend the state funeral of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

During the reception, President Lam said Cuban is one of the first countries to inform Vietnam about the attendance at the funeral, noting the Cuban delegation’s presence is a vivid manifestation of the comradeship, brotherhood, and special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba, as well as the precious sentiments of the Cuban leaders and people towards Party General Secretary Trong. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 24 received a high-ranking delegation of the Cuban Party and State led by President of the National Assembly of People's Power Esteban Lazo Hernandez who is in Vietnam to offer condolences and attend the national funeral for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Cuban leader conveyed the Cuban Party, State, Government, and people’s deep condolences to their Vietnamese counterparts, including PM Manuel Marrero Cruz’s to PM Chinh, on the passing of General Secretary Trong. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 24 received President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines during her visit to Vietnam to attend the state funeral for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

During the reception, PM Chinh sincerely thanked the guest, leaders, the Government and people of Australia for sending their condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam over the passing of the Party leader. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 24 received President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez who is leading a Cuban delegation to Vietnam to attend the national funeral of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Man emphasised that the Party, NA, Government and people of Vietnam are extremely grateful to the Party, NA, Government and people of Cuba for sending representatives to attend the funeral of General Secretary Trong, and extend condolences over his passing. Read full story

- Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on July 24 received President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines, who is in Vietnam to attend the funeral for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Thanking Lines for representing leaders of the Australian State, Government, and Parliament to attend the funeral, Man considered this as a demonstration of their sincere sentiments towards the late leader as well as good relations between the two countries. Read full story

- US politicians and officials with close engagement with Vietnam have shared their stories and recognised General Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong's imprints in elevating Vietnam-US relations to new heights.

Expressing deep sorrow when hearing the passing of the Party General Secretary, US Senator Patrick Joseph Leahy told the Vietnam News Agency that he had once read extensively about the statesman and longed to meet him. This wish was fulfilled with their first meeting in Hanoi, followed by another in Washington DC. Both meetings left Leahy with a clear impression of the Vietnamese leader's commitment to advancing the relationship between the two countries. Read full story

- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong was a special, rare politician and a profound theorist with sharp mind, Chairman of the Friendship Group with Vietnam Prof. Dr. Günter Giesenfeld told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident correspondent in Berlin.

Giesenfeld and his wife translated the Vietnamese Party chief’s article on several theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Vietnam into German, helping people there have a better understanding about the socialism as well as the path that Vietnam has chosen. Read full story

- A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended the Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Interface with the Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Vientiane on July 24.

These were the first activities within the framework of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-57) and related meetings. Read full story

- Chairman of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) Vishal V. Sharma on July 24 approved a decision to officially give consent to Vietnam’s proposals on the orientation and vision for researching, preserving, and developing the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.

The move was made at the WHC’s ongoing 46th session in New Delhi, India./. Read full story