- Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue receivedGovernor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono on August 6 within the framework of hisofficial visit to Indonesia.
Hue told the governor that his visit aimed to strengthen relations between thetwo countries on all channels and at all levels, including via party,parliament, and government channels, locality-to-locality cooperation andpeople-to-people exchanges. Read full story
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited the office ofVietnam’s FPT group in Jakarta on August 6 as part of his official visit toIndonesia.
Established in 2017, FPT Indonesia has gradually gained a foothold in thismarket, which has a population of 280 million, and become the biggest andfastest-growing Vietnamese IT company in the country. It has also diversifiedservices in the Indonesian market to supply new and innovative technologies insuch fields as finance, banking, consumption, and health care, he noted. Read full story
- Regional media outlets have highlighted the significance of VietnameseNational Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Indonesiaand attendance in the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly(AIPA-44). Read full story
- Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam is going to leave for the UNpeacekeeping mission in the Abyei region in the next few days, with about 300tonnes of supplies to be brought along.
The supplies, including equipment, machinery and food, to serve the performanceof duties and daily needs, for one year of working has been packaged and readyto be transported. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a directive requesting greaterefforts to ensure national food security and promote sustainable riceproduction and exports in the current period.
In the directive, the PM pointed out that in recent times, the global foodtrade situation has been developing complicatedly with rice prices tending toincrease because of some countries’ export bans and reduction in the amount ofrice sold, some others' growingpurchases for rice reserves, the expired Black Sea Grain Deal, and extremeweather phenomena, natural disasters and droughts. Read full story
- The seventh National Children’s Forum opened in Hanoi on August 6, with theparticipation of 188 children representing 25 million peers across the country.
The forum is being co-organised from August 5-8 by the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the National Assembly's Committee forCulture and Education, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Ho ChiMinh Communist Youth Union's Central Committee under the theme of “Childrenparticipate in building a safe, friendly and healthy living environment forchildren”. Read full story
- TheConsulate General of Vietnam in Khon Kaen in collaboration with authorities ofNakhon Phanom province and the association of Thai people of Vietnamese originin the province held a ceremony on August 6 to mark the 47th foundinganniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the strategicpartnership between Vietnam and Thailand.
Before the opening ceremony, delegates offered incense at President Ho Chi MinhMonument in Nakhon Phanom’s Nong Yat commune. Read full story
- Prices of Vietnam’s rice exports have reached the highest level in 15years following export restrictions insome countries.
The price of 5% broken rice has increased to590-600 USD per tonne, higher than the 550-575 USD per tonne of the previousweek.
Vietnam’s average price of exported rice in the first six months of 2023reached 539 USD per tonne, a 10.2% increase over the same period in the previousyear, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Read full story./.
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