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

- The Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee convened a meeting under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam in Hanoi on September 9 to discuss the settlement of consequences of super typhoon Yagi.

Typhoon Yagi, the third to enter the East Sea this year, was the strongest storm in the waters over the last 30 years and also reportedly sustained the fastest wind speed in the world so far this year. It has taken a heavy toll across localities in the northern region. Read full story

- Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin held talks in Moscow on September 9, highlighting parliamentary cooperation as a highly important pillar that has been developing unceasingly.

Welcoming Man on his first official visit to Russia after his election as Chairman of the Vietnamese NA, Volodin said he believed that following this trip, high-level meetings between the two parliaments will be organised more frequently, creating a solid stepping stone for the development of the Russia - Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership. Read full story

- Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin co-chaired the third session of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese NA and the State Duma in Moscow on September 9. Read full story

- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi held talks in Hanoi on September 9, discussing concrete orientations and measures to further promote the two countries’ cooperation in the coming time.

Engaging in a private meeting after the welcome ceremony for the Mozambican President, the two leaders agreed to enhance the traditional ties between the CPV and the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) by maintaining theoretical research cooperation, experience exchange, and personnel training, thus serving as the basis for developing the two countries’ relations. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and visiting Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on September 9 discussed and agreed on specific measures to further promote cooperation between the two countries.

At their meeting in Hanoi, PM Chinh thanked President Nyusi for his condolences to the Vietnamese people on the passing of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who during his lifetime always fostered the development of the relationship between Vietnam and Mozambique. Read full story

- The total retail sales of goods and services increased by 8.5% to nearly 4.15 quadrillion VND (169.7 billion USD) in the January – August period thanks to improving consumption, production and tourism, according to the latest updates of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The retail sales of goods totalled nearly 3,200 trillion VND, accounting for 77.1 % of the total revenue and up 7.3% against the same period last year. Read full story

- An international Famtrip delegation, consisting of 30 buyers from travel companies and media outlets from countries, including China, Singapore, Germany, and Australia, visited the south central province of Binh Thuan to explore new tourism products and services on September 7-8.

The group toured popular local attractions such as Bau Trang, Fish Sauce Museum, and Novaworld Phan Thiet entertainment ecosystem. They also experienced new tourism services, accommodations, and culinary offerings in Ham Tien-Mui Ne, and Tien Thanh in Phan Thiet city. Read full story

- The Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia (BIDC) - a subsidiary of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) in Cambodia, held a ceremony on September 6 to receive a noble award from the King of Cambodia and celebrate its 15th founding anniversary.

King Norodom Sihamoni awarded the Cambodia Royal Order of Monisaraphon, the highest order of the Cambodian Royal Family to the BIDC. Three leaders of the BIDC were also awarded the Sowathara Order of Mohesana for their contributions to promoting investment and economic development in Cambodia while the bank's General Director was granted the Monisaraphon Order. Read full story

- The “United Tastes" programme was kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 9.

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs of the US Alexis M. Taylor said event is a key opportunity for US businesses to explore Vietnam's supply chain and retail market. It also connects Vietnamese consumers and businesses with American products, targeting both households and the HoReCa sector (hotel, restaurant, and catering services). Read full story./.