Hanoi (VNA) ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ– The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

- State President Luong Cuong offered congratulations on the 80th founding anniversary of the United Nations in a message sent on August 1 in response to an initiative of Ambassador Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

The online event featured speeches by President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and most of the heads of States and Governments of the UN members. Read full story

- State President Luong Cuong, his spouse Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Cairo on August 3 afternoon, starting their state visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his spouse.

President Cuong, his spouse and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation were welcomed at Cairo International Airport by Egyptian Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif; Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung and his wife; the Vietnamese Ambassadors to Algeria, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Nigeria and Tanzania; and officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 2 instructed Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city to mobilise resources and lay the groundwork for the development of Vietnam’s International Financial Centre (IFC).

The leader made the request while chairing a conference in HCM City on the implementation of the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 222/2025/QH15 on the IFC. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested Ho Chi Minh City to spearhead Vietnam’s development through pioneering efforts in five critical areas as the newly-formed megacity emerges as Southeast Asia’s largest one following administrative reorganisation.

The Government leader made the request while chairing the sixth meeting of the Coordinating Council for the Southeastern Region, and the 4th meeting of the Steering Board for implementing the National Assembly’s Resolution 98/2023/QH15 on piloting several special mechanisms and policies for HCM City’s development on August 2. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 2 reiterated that Long Thanh International Airport must be completed to receive its first flight on December 19, 2025 and begin commercial operations in early 2026.

Inspecting the airport construction in the southern province of Dong Nai, the leader praised efforts to accelerate progress but warned that the remaining tasks are complex and time is running out. Read full story

- The state visit to Egypt from August 3 - 6 by State President Luong Cuong, his spouse and high-ranking delegation of Vietnam marks an important diplomatic milestone for both nations, as it demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing bilateral relations, deepening political trust, and revitalising traditional friendship. The trip is expected to create momentum for a new phase of cooperation, especially in economy and trade between Vietnam and Egypt, as well as with African countries.

Made at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his spouse, this is the first state visit to Egypt by a Vietnamese head of state to Egypt in seven years, following the 2018 visit by then State President Tran Dai Quang. Read full story

- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 2 refuted the assessment of a recent report from the US-based National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia concerning humanitarian cooperation in the search for and identification of American service members missing in action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang, in response to the press’s request for reaction to criticisms contained in the report on the cooperation with the US side in the matter, stated: “These are distorted, false information, and we firmly reject them.” Read full story

- All four students of Vietnam’s national team competing at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2025 in Sucre, Bolivia, have won medals, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on August 2.

The team brought home one gold, two silvers, and one bronze, reinforcing Vietnam’s strong record in the increasingly competitive academic competition. Read full story

- The ASEAN Defence Observer Group has begun a two-week mission to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand along tense border areas, reported the Khmer Times.

According to Maly Socheata, spokesperson for the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, the observer group includes military representatives from seven ASEAN nations – Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam./. Read full story