Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited KhanhHoa’s General Hospital and SOS Children's Village Nha Trang, and attended theinaugural ceremony of a theatre in Nha Trang city, within the framework of hisworking visit to the south central province.
At the provincial General Hospital, PM Chinhvisited and presented gifts to patients and their relatives, and learned aboutthe hospital’s service attitude as well as its care and treatment for patients.Read full text
– The 12th Vietnam-US Political, Security andDefence Dialogue was held in Washington D.C on March 30 under the co-chair ofVietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc and US AssistantSecretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis.
At the event, the two sides expressed theirdelight at the extensive and practical development of the two countries’relations in the bilateral, regional and international aspects based on theprinciple of respecting independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity andpolitical institutions of each other.Read full text
– Vietnam and Israel on April 2 announcedthe conclusion of negotiations for their free trade agreement (FTA), creating apremise for the two countries to sign the deal right this year.
The announcement was made at a working sessionbetween Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and IsraeliMinister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat during the former’s ongoingvisit to Israel.Read full text
– The Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Groupheld the 10th-round meeting in the Vatican on March 31 under the co-chair ofVietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang andMonsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the HolySee's Relations with States.
In the spirit of friendship, mutualunderstanding, and mutual respect, the two sides discussed the Vietnam - HolySee relations and issues related to the Vietnam Catholic Church.Read full text
– A ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Italy Year2023 was held in Rome on March 31 evening in celebration of the 50th foundinganniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations (March 23, 1973-2023), andthe 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, VietnameseDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said that over half acentury, Vietnam and Italy have become more and more important partners of eachother in all fields, from politics - diplomacy, trade and investment toculture, tourism, and education and training, in both bilateral andmultilateral frameworks.Read full text
– Vietnam’s tourism holds a lot of potentialfor development, especially in the context of new favourable factors, accordingto an article published on the website of Lianhe Zaobao newspaper.
The article quoted Suan Teck Kin, ExecutiveDirector in Global Economics and Markets Research of Singapore-based UnitedOverseas Bank (UOB), as saying that the "bright spot" for theSoutheast Asian economy this year is the tourism sector, as well as relatedservices such as accommodation, catering, retail, transport and entertainment.Read full text
– A culture-tourism week kicked off in thesouth central province of Phu Yen on April 1 night, expected to recover andspur local tourism.
The programme is organised by the provincialPeople’s Committee to celebrate 412 years of Phu Yen’s formation anddevelopment (1611-2023) and 48 years of its liberation (April 1, 1975). Therewill be a festival for music bands and art troupes in and outside the province,a cuisine fair and art performances within the framework of the week, to lastuntil April 7.Read full text
– Representatives from around 180 Japanesebusinesses and investors on April 1 attended a Tokyo workshop on Vietnamesereal estate, during which many of them highly appreciated the potential ofVietnam’s property market.
The event was organised by Vinhomes - thelargest commercial real estate developer in Vietnam - in collaboration with theVietnam Groove Real Estate Business Investment JSC, with the aim of givingJapanese investors an overview of the Vietnamese real estate market.Read full text/.
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited KhanhHoa’s General Hospital and SOS Children's Village Nha Trang, and attended theinaugural ceremony of a theatre in Nha Trang city, within the framework of hisworking visit to the south central province.
At the provincial General Hospital, PM Chinhvisited and presented gifts to patients and their relatives, and learned aboutthe hospital’s service attitude as well as its care and treatment for patients.Read full text
– The 12th Vietnam-US Political, Security andDefence Dialogue was held in Washington D.C on March 30 under the co-chair ofVietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc and US AssistantSecretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis.
At the event, the two sides expressed theirdelight at the extensive and practical development of the two countries’relations in the bilateral, regional and international aspects based on theprinciple of respecting independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity andpolitical institutions of each other.Read full text
– Vietnam and Israel on April 2 announcedthe conclusion of negotiations for their free trade agreement (FTA), creating apremise for the two countries to sign the deal right this year.
The announcement was made at a working sessionbetween Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and IsraeliMinister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat during the former’s ongoingvisit to Israel.Read full text
– The Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Groupheld the 10th-round meeting in the Vatican on March 31 under the co-chair ofVietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang andMonsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the HolySee's Relations with States.
In the spirit of friendship, mutualunderstanding, and mutual respect, the two sides discussed the Vietnam - HolySee relations and issues related to the Vietnam Catholic Church.Read full text
– A ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Italy Year2023 was held in Rome on March 31 evening in celebration of the 50th foundinganniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations (March 23, 1973-2023), andthe 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, VietnameseDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said that over half acentury, Vietnam and Italy have become more and more important partners of eachother in all fields, from politics - diplomacy, trade and investment toculture, tourism, and education and training, in both bilateral andmultilateral frameworks.Read full text
– Vietnam’s tourism holds a lot of potentialfor development, especially in the context of new favourable factors, accordingto an article published on the website of Lianhe Zaobao newspaper.
The article quoted Suan Teck Kin, ExecutiveDirector in Global Economics and Markets Research of Singapore-based UnitedOverseas Bank (UOB), as saying that the "bright spot" for theSoutheast Asian economy this year is the tourism sector, as well as relatedservices such as accommodation, catering, retail, transport and entertainment.Read full text
– A culture-tourism week kicked off in thesouth central province of Phu Yen on April 1 night, expected to recover andspur local tourism.
The programme is organised by the provincialPeople’s Committee to celebrate 412 years of Phu Yen’s formation anddevelopment (1611-2023) and 48 years of its liberation (April 1, 1975). Therewill be a festival for music bands and art troupes in and outside the province,a cuisine fair and art performances within the framework of the week, to lastuntil April 7.Read full text
– Representatives from around 180 Japanesebusinesses and investors on April 1 attended a Tokyo workshop on Vietnamesereal estate, during which many of them highly appreciated the potential ofVietnam’s property market.
The event was organised by Vinhomes - thelargest commercial real estate developer in Vietnam - in collaboration with theVietnam Groove Real Estate Business Investment JSC, with the aim of givingJapanese investors an overview of the Vietnamese real estate market.Read full text/.
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