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

- Vietnam values and wishes to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with France – its first comprehensive strategic partner in the EU, Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed on May 26 while receiving French President Emmanuel Macron, who is on a three-day state visit to Vietnam.

Lam said that the visit holds particularly important significance, affirming both sides’ strong determination to implement concrete outcomes of the Vietnam–France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Read full story

- Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly invited French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte Macron to visit the Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam, Vietnam’s first national university, to learn about Vietnamese culture, as part of their state visit to Vietnam on May 26.

The Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam, built in 1070, educated generations of talented scholars from the Ly to the Le dynasties, who made significant contributions to the nation’s development. Read full story

- France has always held an important position in Vietnam's foreign policy and is the first European Union country with which Vietnam has established a comprehensive strategic partnership – the highest level of diplomatic relations, State President Luong Cuong affirmed during his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Hanoi on May 26.

The state visit to Vietnam by the French President and his spouse affirms a clear commitment to advancing the Vietnam – France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a more substantive and effective manner, Cuong said. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of other ASEAN member states on May 26 signed the Kuala Lumpur Declaration entitled “ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future,” approved the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, along with four strategies on politics-security, economy, culture-society and connectivity.

The signing and adoption of these strategic documents is a historic milestone, opening a new chapter of ASEAN development in the journey of regional integration in the next two decades, affirming the commitment and determination of the countries towards a self-reliant, dynamic, creative and people-centred ASEAN. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other ASEAN leaders in an interface with representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Kuala Lumpur on May 26, affirming Vietnam’s readiness to work together with AIPA to create a strong and prosperous ASEAN.

The dialogue took place as part of the 46th ASEAN Summit and related summits. Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Vu Hong Thanh represented the Vietnamese parliament in the event. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 26 joined other ASEAN leaders in the interfaces with ASEAN Youth and representatives from the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), on the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with ASEAN Youth, themed “Youth for a Sustainable Future: Empowering Inclusion and Driving Change in ASEAN,” ASEAN youth delegates made policy recommendations to the region's leaders, reflecting their aspirations and sense of responsibility in shaping the future of the region. Read full story

- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone on May 26 as both leaders are attending the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Malaysia.

At the event, PM Chinh expressed his profound gratitude to the Lao leaders for their condolences over the passing of former State President Tran Duc Luong. He described Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou's attendance at the funeral for the late leader as a powerful symbol of the close fraternal relations between the two nations. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on May 26 afternoon on the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

During the meeting, the Philippine President extended his deepest condolences to the State, Government, and people of Vietnam on the passing of former President Tran Duc Luong. Read full story

- Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with French President Emmanuel Macron on May 26 afternoon as part of the latter’s ongoing state visit to Vietnam.

At the event, the top Vietnamese legislator laid stress on the significance of the visit, noting that the Vietnam-France relations have been developing vigorously across all sectors since they elevated the bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October last year. Read full story

- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and his Malaysian and Singaporean counterparts Anwar Ibrahim and Lawrence Wong witnessed the signing of an agreement on cooperation in exporting renewable energy, on the occasion of attending the 46th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings in Kuala Lumpur, on May 26.

This event marks the first step in the implementation of the tripartite cooperation, affirming the common commitment to promoting cross-border clean electricity trade. This is also an important milestone, demonstrating the common determination to realise the vision of an ASEAN power grid and enhance regional energy connectivity in a more sustainable and flexible manner. Read full story

- Vietjet signed an aircraft purchase agreement with European aerospace giant Airbus for 20 A330-900 wide-body jets on May 26, marking a milestone in the carrier’s development plan for the next decade.

The signing was witnessed by State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam./. Read full story