Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
- PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh asked localities to stabilise daily activities ofhouseholds in landslide areas and ensure safety for them and majorinfrastructure facilities while working with representatives from ministries,agencies and provinces in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on August 11.
The working session took place after theGovernment leader made a field trip to landslide sites in the Mekong Delta provincesof Ca Mau, Soc Trang and Bac Lieu earlier the same day.Read full text
- PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh made field trips to several agricultural productionfacilities and transport projects in Dong Thap as part of his visit to theMekong Delta province on August 13.
The PM visited a rice mill factory of the VietnamRice Company Limited (VINARICE) at the Truong Xuan Industrial Cluster in ThapMuoi district, which has a played a role in building the rice value chain.Read full text
- National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visits to Indonesia and Iran, and attendancein the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly(AIPA-44) from August 4 to 10 have reaped successful results.
Bui Van Cuong, NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office, said theVietnamese delegation, led by Chairman Hue, made substantive contributions toAIPA-44, held in Indonesia, helping promote cooperation among memberparliaments.
Meanwhile,the official visits to Indonesia and Iran were new milestones in Vietnam’srelations with the two countries.Read full text
-Adelegation of the National Assembly (NA)’s Council for Ethnic Affairs, led byits Vice Chairman Nguyen Lam Thanh, paid a working visit to Brazil from August7-10.
While in Brasilia, the delegation had workingsessions with President of the Brazil-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’Group Marcio Honaiser; President of the Commission on Human Rights, Minoritiesand Racial Equality of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Luizianne Lins; andSecretary for International Relations of the Federal District Government PacoBrito. They also met with some officials of Sao Paulo during their stay there.Read full text
-PVGAS Corporation and its subsidiary PV GAS LPG JSC have signed a cooperationagreement with Japan Cooperation Centre Petroleum (JCCP) on improving themanagement capacity of LPG cylinders distribution by barcode in Vietnam.
The signing marked an important step instrengthening cooperation between PV GAS and its partners to improve thecompany’s management capacity and advance its position in the LPG market.Read full text
-AVietnam-Japan festival took place in Hanoi on August 12, featuring a myriad ofexciting activities to celebrate the five-decade diplomatic relations betweenthe countries (September 21, 1973-2023).
In his opening remarks, Chairman of theVietnam-Japan Friendship Association’s municipal chapter Dao Viet Long stressedthe bilateral relationship has seen significant leaps in development, servingas the foundation for its even more vibrant future growth and for the extensionof its regional and global reach, bringing mutual benefits to both sides.Read full text
-The37th World Flower Council Summit is scheduled to take place in Da Lat city, theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong, from September 8 - 12, marking thefirst event to be held in Vietnam.
Themed “Vietnam-Blooming with timeless charm”, theevent is expected to see more than 500 delegates who are famous designers,experts, flower arrangement artists, and scientists from more than 20 countriesaround the world.Read full text
-TheDepartment of Culture and Sports of the northern mountainous province of LaoCai, and the Swami Vivekananda culture centre at the Indian Embassy in Vietnamco-organised a Vietnam - India art exchange programme in Lao Cai city on August12.
The event aims to cultivate and strengthenthe traditional relationship between the two countries in general, as well aspromote friendship between Lao Cai province and India through cultural andartistic, and tourism activities.Read full text
-TheCuc Phuong National Park, a famous tourist destination in the northern provinceof Ninh Bình, has been named “Asia’s Leading National Park” by the World TravelAwards for the fifth consecutive year.
The national park has surpassed many major rivalslike Chitwan National Park in Nepal, Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park in Japan andKinabalu National Park in Malaysia to win the prestigious title.Read full text/.
