Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summarieslast night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong DinhHue had talks with Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Parliament Mohammad BaqerQalibaf in Tehran on August 8, affirming that Vietnam always treasures thefriendship and multifaceted cooperation with Iran, one of its importantpartners in the Middle East.
The talks formed part of Hue’s official visit toIran from August 8 to 10.Read full text
-Chairman Hue and Speaker Ghalibaf announced the outcomes of their talks to thepress in Tehran on August 8 (local time).
NAChairman Hue said he and the host engaged in extensive and profounddiscussions on various areas ranging from politics, diplomacy, economy, trade,investment, agriculture to cooperation at multilateral forums.Read full text
- NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehranon August 8 as part of his official visit to Iran.
Chairman Hue affirmed to his host that Vietnamalways attaches importance to further promoting the friendship and multifacetedcooperation with Iran.Read full text
-NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that leaders of both Vietnam and Iranpay due attention to bilateral economic and trade ties during a reception inTehran on August 8 (local time) for Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine andTrade Abbas Aliabadi.
TheVietnamese leader stressed that both sides need to fully tap the potential ofcooperation and effectively implement commitments, while creating favourableconditions for the operations of businesses.Read full text
-NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception for President of theIran-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) Seyed Kamal Sajjadi in Tehran onAugust 8 (local time) as part of his official visit to Iran.
The top Vietnamese legislator highly appreciatedcontributions to consolidating and strengthening friendship between the twocountries’ people by Seyed Kamal Sajjadi, who is also co-founder of thefriendship association and former Iranian Ambassador to Vietnam.Read full text
-AVietnamese delegation attended the Young Parliamentarians of AIPA (YPA) Meetingin Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 8 as part of the 44th General Assembly of theASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
At the meeting, participating countries discussedan Indonesia-proposed draft resolution on strengthening the youth’s involvementin inclusive development, economic transformation and democratic participation;and a Malaysia-submitted draft resolution on promoting young parliamentarians’role in governance.Read full text
-The Vietnamese delegation made importantcontributions to reviewing and completing draft documents at the meetings ofthe ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Committee on Political Mattersand AIPA Committee on Economic Matters, within the framework of the 44thGeneral Assembly of AIPA in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 8.
During the meeting of the AIPA Committee onPolitical Matters, countries considered and adopted a Resolution on the Reportof the Meeting between ASEAN-AIPA leaders on the occasion of the 42nd ASEANSummit, and a Resolution on the Report of the 14th AIPA Advisory Group Meeting(AIPA Caucus).Read full text
-Duringthe meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Committee onSocial Matters in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 8 within the framework of the44th General Assembly of AIPA, the Vietnamese delegation offered opinions on aResolution proposed by Indonesia, reiterating that green growth has beenidentified as a vital aspect of sustainable development.Read full text
-Despitestrong efforts and more positive signals recorded, Vietnam’s economic growthstood at only 3.72% in the first half of 2023, putting heavy pressure on therealisation of this year’s GDP growth target of 6.5%, said Deputy Minister ofPlanning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong.
Addressing the Vietnam Wealth Advisors Summit 2023in Hanoi on August 8, he said it is worrying that production and businessactivities in many sectors are struggling with difficulties. The resilience ofenterprises has been eroded after the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of them havehad to scale down operations and output.Read full text
-DeputyPrime Minister Tran Hong Ha has asked ministries, agencies, localities andsocio-political mass organisations to continue listening to children’s feedbackto meet their aspirations.
Addressing the seventh national children’s forumin Hanoi on August 8, the Deputy PM hailed the spread of child participationrights models, including children's forum at all levels, the provincial anddistrict-level children's councils, core children's groups at residentialareas, and children's rights clubs, contributing to educating confident andresponsible citizens who are ready to dedicate their physical efforts andbrainpower from a young age.Read full text
-Undera new circular released by the Ministry of Public Security, regular passportsgranted via shortened procedures will be issued besides existing passport types.
Circular 31/2023/TT-BCA regulates the forms ofpassports, laissez-passers, and related forms and is applied to Vietnamesecitizens and relevant agencies. It will take effect on August 15, 2023.Read full text/.
