Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue onJanuary 31 visited and extended his Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to theParty Committee, authorities, people and armed forces of northern Yen Bai province.
The Chairman expressed his impression at andappreciation of the province’s synchronised, flexible, and effectiveimplementation of socio-economic development tasks, which has led to manyimportant, comprehensive, and outstanding results. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the Hanoi-basedMilitary University of Culture and Arts to play a more active role inpreserving and developing the traditional culture sustainably while visitingthe university on January 31.
The PM highlighted the Party’s guidelines andpolicies on culture which has significantly contributed to the struggle fornational liberation in the past, as well as the present rapid, sustainablenational development. Read full story
- Vietnam and Thailand enjoyed a fruitful partnershipin 2023 with bustling exchanges in all fields, laying a firm foundation for thefurther expansion of their ties in the new year. On the occasion of the NewYear of the Dragon, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura spoke toVietnam News Agency about major achievements in the Vietnam-Thailand relationslast year and prospects for 2024. Read full story
- Ho Chi Minh City on January 31 organised a meeting withconsuls general and heads of international organisations, and economic andcultural offices and business associations of foreign countries and territoriesin the southern metropolis.
Highly appreciating efforts of these units, NguyenThi Le, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of themunicipal People's Council, said that in the process of development, inaddition to its internal resources, the city needs their continuedcompanionship in its work to build itself into a smart city and an economic,financial, commercial, sci-tech, and cultural centre of the region. Read full story
- A delegation of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) ledby Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung visited the Swedish National AuditOffice (NAO) on January 29-30 after attending the 22nd meeting of the WorkingGroup on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) of the International Organisation ofSupreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) in Finland.
At a working session with the Swedish NAO’srepresentatives, Dung spoke highly of the office’s contributions to bilateraland multilateral ties. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai touched upon theimplementation of agreements reached by high-ranking Vietnamese and US leaderssince the two countries elevated their relationship to a comprehensivestrategic partnership, at a reception for US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper inHanoi on January 31.
Khai affirmed that the US is a partner ofstrategic importance for Vietnam, and that the Vietnamese governmentappreciates the US’s consistent message supporting a "strong, independent,self-reliant and prosperous" Vietnam. Read full story
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue onJanuary 31 visited and extended his Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to theParty Committee, authorities, people and armed forces of northern Yen Bai province.
The Chairman expressed his impression at andappreciation of the province’s synchronised, flexible, and effectiveimplementation of socio-economic development tasks, which has led to manyimportant, comprehensive, and outstanding results. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the Hanoi-basedMilitary University of Culture and Arts to play a more active role inpreserving and developing the traditional culture sustainably while visitingthe university on January 31.
The PM highlighted the Party’s guidelines andpolicies on culture which has significantly contributed to the struggle fornational liberation in the past, as well as the present rapid, sustainablenational development. Read full story
- Vietnam and Thailand enjoyed a fruitful partnershipin 2023 with bustling exchanges in all fields, laying a firm foundation for thefurther expansion of their ties in the new year. On the occasion of the NewYear of the Dragon, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura spoke toVietnam News Agency about major achievements in the Vietnam-Thailand relationslast year and prospects for 2024. Read full story
- Ho Chi Minh City on January 31 organised a meeting withconsuls general and heads of international organisations, and economic andcultural offices and business associations of foreign countries and territoriesin the southern metropolis.
Highly appreciating efforts of these units, NguyenThi Le, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of themunicipal People's Council, said that in the process of development, inaddition to its internal resources, the city needs their continuedcompanionship in its work to build itself into a smart city and an economic,financial, commercial, sci-tech, and cultural centre of the region. Read full story
- A delegation of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) ledby Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung visited the Swedish National AuditOffice (NAO) on January 29-30 after attending the 22nd meeting of the WorkingGroup on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) of the International Organisation ofSupreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) in Finland.
At a working session with the Swedish NAO’srepresentatives, Dung spoke highly of the office’s contributions to bilateraland multilateral ties. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai touched upon theimplementation of agreements reached by high-ranking Vietnamese and US leaderssince the two countries elevated their relationship to a comprehensivestrategic partnership, at a reception for US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper inHanoi on January 31.
Khai affirmed that the US is a partner ofstrategic importance for Vietnam, and that the Vietnamese governmentappreciates the US’s consistent message supporting a "strong, independent,self-reliant and prosperous" Vietnam. Read full story
The number of domestic tourists hits 108 million last year, 5.85 higher than the target. (Photo: VNA) More than half of the respondents selected toursthat span from one to three nights, and over 40% opted others from four toseven nights. Read full story
- Vietnam earned 5.14 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquaticexports in January, a year-on-year surge of 79.2%, the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development reported.
Meanwhile, the country imported 3.72 billion USDworth of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the month, leading to a tradesurplus of 1.4 billion USD, up more than 4.5 times from the corresponding timelast year./. Read full story
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