Hanoi boosts ties with Finnish localities

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao received a delegation of mayors of Finnish cities and provinces, who are on a visit to Vietnam from October 16-21.

At the reception, Thao highly valued the time-honoured traditional relationship between the Finnish and Vietnamese people, saying that in the current national development process, Vietnam continues to receive valuable support from Finland , especially in economics, culture and poverty reduction.

Finland ’s assistance for Hanoi in building a standard clean water plant and many other projects has helped improve the living standards of capital city residents, he said.

On behalf of the Finish delegation, Asko Peltola, Mayor of South Ostrobothnia, President of the Council of Mayors of Finland, spoke highly of Hanoi ’s development and the role of Vietnam in the world community.

Vietnam is a market of full potential, he said, adding that the visit will open up cooperative development opportunities between Vietnamese regions and Finland.

On the same day, the Hanoi mayor received Turkish Ambassador to Vietnam Ahmet Akif Oktay and Pakistani Ambassador Shahid M.G. Kiani./.

Youths' efforts yield socio-economic fruits

Many activities were carried out across the nation during the Vietnam’s Youth Month, an annual festivity taking place in March to celebrate the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU), contributing to the nation’s socio-economic development, heard a conference held by the union's Central Committee in Hanoi on April 23.

Vietnamese, Algerian Parties forge cooperation

Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, on April 24 held online talks with Mourad Lamoudi, who is in charge of external relations at the National Liberation Front (FLN) Party Central Committee of Algeria.