Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported lastnight by the Vietnam News Agency.
- General Secretaryof the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong andPresident Vo Van Thuong have exchanged messages of congratulations with GeneralSecretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President ofChina Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 74th founding anniversary of diplomaticrelations between the two countries (January 18, 1950 - 2024).
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his spouse, President Vo Van Thuong and his spose host a reception to welcome Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse in Hanoi on December 12, 2023. (Photo: VNA) PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh exchanged messages of greetings with Chinese PremierLi Qiang while National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue exchangedcongratulatory messages with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the NationalPeople's Congress (NPC) of China Zhao Leji. Read full story
–General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central CommitteeNguyen Phu Trong on January 18 sent congratulations to Tamura Tomoko on herelection as Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP)Central Committee for the 29th tenure.
Tamura Tomoko was recently elected Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee for the 29th tenure. (Photo: Kyodo/The Japan Times) Congratulating the JCP on its successful 29thcongress and Tamura Tomoko on her election, the CPV leader praised the last 102years, as the JCP has stayed consistent in the goal of a democratic revolutiontowards a socialist revolution and in the objection to wars and hegemonism, andattached importance to the development of theory about socialism and thebuilding of its policies, platform, and organisation. Read full story
–President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with 50 delegates representing over 2,000persons featured in “Viec tu te” (Good deeds), a TV show of Vietnam Television(VTV), in Hanoi on January 18.
President Vo Van Thuong meets representatives of the persons featured in the "Viec tu te" programme of Vietnam Television on January 18. (Photo: VNA) Launched in 2014, the show has told more than2,200 stories about the kindness of people of all ages, from various regions,and with different backgrounds, including teachers dedicating their entire lifeto the education of disadvantaged children in remote areas, those donating allof their property to care for the homeless and orphans, and the ones activelyengaging in community activities. Read full story
–Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hosted an official welcome ceremony inBudapest on January 18 afternoon (local time) for PM Pham Minh Chinh, hisspouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, who are paying an officialvisit to Hungary.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán (R) and Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh at the official welcome ceremony for the latter in Budapest on January 18 afternoon. (Photo: VNA) The visit is taking place at a time when thetraditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countrieswith a history of over 70 years are developing fruitfully in all fields. Read full story
–Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue paid a working visit toBac Giang on January 18, asking the northern province to step up infrastructuredevelopment to attract major investors.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presents gifts to workers of the JA Solar Vietnam Co. Ltd. in Bac Giang province on January 18. (Photo: VNA) In Viet Yen district, he visited the JA SolarVietnam Co. Ltd, which has invested 967 million USD in three projects in BacGiang since 2016 to form a solar battery production chain. Read full story
– Commander of theBorder Guard Command Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai and Head of Home OfficeInternational Operation of the UK’s Home Office Victoria Pullen signed anagreement on cooperation in the prevention and combating of human traffickingbetween the two sides in Hanoi on January 18.
Under theagreement, the two sides will increase information exchange; cooperate indetecting, preventing, investigating, and handling drug crimes; coordinate toverify, rescue, and support victims in specialised projects and cases; exchangeexperiences in human trafficking prevention and combat; provide support intraining and capacity building in human trafficking prevention and control,particularly improve English proficiency for border guard officers. Read full story
– Deputy Minister ofScience and Technology Tran Hong Thai on January 18 had a working session withChief Representative of UNESCO in Vietnam Jonathan Baker.
Thaicongratulated Jonathan on starting his working term in Vietnam in the contextthat Vietnam and UNESCO have committed to promoting a deeper and more practicalrelationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the2021-2025 period signed during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit andworking session with UNESCO in November 2021. The two sides pledged to expandcooperation in natural sciences, culture, and education./. Read full story
